All IPE articles in December 2022 (online) – Page 4
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People moves: UKSIF names Man Group’s RI research head as new chair
Close Brothers, Kempen, Mercer, Veritas, L&G, Lazard, Unison, UKSIF, VBV
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Alternative risk premia strategies stand tall amid turmoil
While bond and equity markets have been pummeled in 2022, Alternative Risk Premia strategies have at last been able to demonstrate their diversification prowess. Will this year’s performance restore investor confidence in these strategies after the painful results of 2020?
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NewsEC proposes EMIR amendments to make EU clearing more attractive
The Commission aims to build a ‘safe and resilient’ clearing system, by strengthening the EU supervisory framework for CCPs
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NewsSwedish pensioners’ basic protection is unreliable patchwork, authority says
Pensionsmyndigheten calls on government to launch inquiry to propose clear goals for reform
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NewsAktienrente fund needs ‘three-digit billion’ sum for impact, says German finance minister
The funds the government plans to allocate in the initial phase for the statutory equity pension are not sufficient, says Christian Lindner
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Thinking Ahead Institute, PRI to create new global standard for stewardship resourcing
The project will involve an institutional benchmarking study to better understand current stewardship practices, resourcing requirements and other key costs
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NewsAsga Pensionskasse expects -6% returns this year
Despite the negative returns, Asga will apply an interest rate on saved capital of its members of 2.5% in 2022
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UK roundup: Border to Coast reappoints Robeco for voting and engagement support
Plus: FTSE 350 pension scheme funding stabilises following Gilt market turmoil; Coats UK scheme completes buy-in with Aviva
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Rohde warns some Danish pension funds have just one repo counterparty
Similar scenario to UK’s LDI crisis less likely for “better-equipped, less-leveraged” Danish pension companies, says head of central bank
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3% indexation ceiling gives Dutch funds a headache
Several pension schemes in the Netherlands cannot compensate pensioners as much for inflation as they would ideally want because of fiscal constraints
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Norway’s new northern fund to be separate from sovereign fund, panel advises
Working titles for proposed investment unit are ‘Government New Northern Fund’ and ‘Government Pension Fund Arctic’
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NewsBVI proposes fund saving accounts to reform third pillar pensions
German government tasked group of experts to examine the introduction of private products with higher returns than Riester-Rente for pensions
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NewsUK launches consultation on NHS scheme’s proposed amended regulations
One of the proposals is an amendment to the member contribution structure to ensure general practitioners pay the correct contribution rate
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Poor climate plans will trigger votes against board members in 2023, Railpen warns firms
Railpen said biodiversity and social implications of the climate transition were important considerations in transition plans
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Danish FSA says pension fund liquidity risk needs close follow-up
Watchdog concludes there is no immediately significant rise in liquidity risk, in new assessment ahead of next June’s central clearing deadline
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German actuaries, Aba propose review of pension rules to boost real assets investments
The government has started the dialogue on ‘strengthening company pensions’ to reform the second pillar pension system
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AP7 blacklists Chinese firms for coal business but no conversion plans
Swedish SEK855bn pension fund bans Ireland’s Eaton Corporation for involvement in nuclear weapons
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NewsSwiss parliament opts for new model to join Pensionskassen
The Council of States wants to leave the age to start saving for retirement untouched at 25 years old, instead of reducing it to 20 years old
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IPE Conference: New renaissance
‘A greater share of our wealth is being spent on what economists call non-tradable,’ says Ian Goldin
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IPE Conference: Positive mega-trends
The level of conflict in the world is also lower than in the past, says Erik Solheim
