‘Brutal’ stock markets hurt FRR’s return in 2018
French reserve fund posts 5.2% investment loss after return-seeking assets fall 8%
IORP II: How the EU directive has reshaped the pensions industry
IPE explores how the IORP II directive has been implemented across EU member states
France’s Sacra latest to launch new FRPS pension vehicle
Insurance sector scheme turning into an ‘FRPS’ with €3bn investment portfolio
AXA to build private debt partnership with Capzanine
AXA Group companies buy out Eurazeo stake to improve client access to mid-cap private debt assets
ERAFP awards ‘unbenchmarked’ EM corporate bond mandate
Portfolio run by Aberdeen to comprise conviction holdings meeting certain ESG criteria
ESG: France’s Article 173: taking stock
France’s ground-breaking reporting duty for institutional investors is being reassessed after a two-year test period
IPE Conference: Quantitative v qualitative in impact investing
Asset owners from Ireland, Sweden, France and the UK argue that numbers aren’t the only way of measuring impacts
PRI signatories elect new board members
Laetitia Tankwe, adviser to Ircantec’s president, joins two incumbent asset owner representatives in being elected
IPE Conference: PensionDanmark is Europe’s best pension fund
CEO Torben Möger Pedersen takes solo award, while AP4, FRR, ERAFP and ÄVWL are all multiple winners
France’s ERAFP reveals successor to Desfossés
Laurent Galzy appointed CEO of the €30bn pension fund for a four year term
Aviva gets green light for €4bn pension fund launch in France
‘Aviva Retraite Professionnelle’ is first FRPS vehicle to launch since 2016 reform
France’s PERCO company pension plans near €17bn in assets
Asset managers looking forward to pension savings boost from PACTE law
Desfossés to leave €30bn French public service pension fund
ERAFP chief executive to leave in December amid wide-ranging reform of the French system
Melbourne Mercer: Netherlands beats Denmark as world’s top system
Finland takes third spot; Spain debuts with a C grade for its system
Ircantec unveils oil and gas divestment and engagement plan
Scheme to dump traditional bond holdings, shares in specialised and non-European majors
Asset management roundup: DWS partners with Tikehau for alts ‘alliance’
Plus: eVestment secures undisclosed consultant and fee data for new service; UBP enters impact investing space
ESG roundup: Amundi unveils plan to step up responsible investment
Plus: Canadian pensions giant teams up with Generation for long-term investments; Hope for impact reporting ‘coalescence’
Asset management roundup: Tech ETFs launched, TOBAM cuts carbon
Lyxor and Invesco launch tech-based exchange-traded funds, TOBAM cuts its carbon footprint, and IM Global Partners adds liquid alts
European dividend payments break records in Q2
Total company payouts hit new highs in France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Ireland
Mandate roundup: €5.7bn French scheme hunts ‘flexible allocation’ manager
Plus: FRR adds BlackRock to transition manager roster; Finland’s Keva hires fixed income technology provider
Loi PACTE: Seeking workplace simplicity
Loi PACTE proposal aims to simplify and unify employee supplementary savings regimes
En Marche for pension reform
President Emmanuel Macron’s promised pension system reform is a work in progress
Pension Regimes: Compulsory schemes
Liberté, egalité, diversité: an outline of France’s pension regimes
Af2i: Open for business
Jean-François Boulier, president of Af2i outlines his association’s activities and ambitions
UK audit inquiry reignites ‘illegal dividends’ dispute
UK and international rules on distributable reserves have ‘inconsistencies’, accountancy body admits, reigniting long-running debate
Accounting roundup: Kingman on the FRC; Carillion audit report
Also: FRC reports on current and future use of artificial intelligence in accounting and corporate reporting
Investment self help
Many people start their new year with diets, exercise, or perhaps a dose of self-help. Bookshops are well stocked with guides to better working, living, thinking, sleeping and even breathing.
Wrong on the recession
The clouds darkened last month. Forecasts of the world’s economics prospects became distinctly gloomier.
Beyond green bonds
Green finance is booming. Interest in green finance is booming even more.
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