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Investor groups weigh in on ‘beyond green’ taxonomy proposals
Industry bodies respond to consultation by European Commission advisory body
EU sustainable finance: Pushing the green envelope
How the industry is reacting to the European Commission’s sustainability proposals – including green taxonomy extension, a social taxonomy and hard targets for asset management to decarbonise
Long term matters: Commenting from the cheap seats or on the playing field?
Scientifically literate investment executives who care about the future of human civilisation and the ecosystem will be painfully aware that Jean-Claude Juncker’s comment about the euro-zone also relates to the climate crisis.
Outlook for Europe: Shining lights for venture capital
The European venture capital market was a no-go area for institutional investors in the decade following the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s but allocations to the asset class have increased over recent years. Today, Europe’s thriving startup sector is providing lucrative investment opportunities, as we analyse in this report.
EC advisors release draft criteria for non-climate taxonomy objectives
A group of about 100 experts delivered 102 draft technical screening criteria
‘Platform DC’ is where it’s at for asset managers, says INDEFI
Consultancy projects DC market surpassing €10bn by 2030
European pensions sector bemoans overreach in EIOPA costs, DC opinions
OPSG, PensionsEurope and Insurance Europe respond to a pair of draft opinions from EIOPA
IORP II review set to be delayed
The Commission wants to build up a clear picture of how the legislation was transposed
Commission delays application date for SFDR disclosure rules
‘Length and technical detail’ of Regulatory Technical Standards cited as reason for delay
GRI ‘first choice’ pick to work on EU sustainability reporting standards
EFRAG task force ‘hopes to find other valuable partners, soon’, says chair
Analysis on ‘double materiality’ in pensions framework part of new EC strategy
In leaked sustainable finance documents EC says dual perspective key for financial sector contribution to sustainability goals
Gabellieri stepping down as secretary general of AEIP
Brigitte Pisa and Katja Bjerstedt, nominated by Agirc-Arrco and TELA, respectively, have been appointed president and vice-president for the next two-year term
Private markets: Seeking post-COVID alternatives
Italian pension funds continue to invest in private markets ahead of a potentially promising post-Covid recovery phase
ESG: progress but still much road to travel
Good things are happening in the land of ESG. Aspects of the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan regulation have certainly been frustrating, but the sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR), for example, does look like it could end up having a beneficial effect, even though there are still problems associated with it and the effect is perhaps not the one that was envisaged for the SFDR.
Sweden’s insurance lobby applies for PensionsEurope membership
IORP II regulation means Insurance Sweden needs to join PensionsEurope too, says association’s CEO
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