All IPE articles in December 2023 (online) – Page 2
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NewsAdepp and ABV to strengthen bond at international level
The associations agreed to strengthen joint actions through a position paper on topics of interest to pension funds for professionals
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NewsUK to conduct transition finance market review
Review to be led by Vanessa Havard-Williams, former head of Linklater’s global environmental and climate change practice
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NewsIrish supervisor warns master trusts to keep up standards despite pressure
Pensions Authority reveals results of this year’s scrutiny of fast-growing MT sector
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NewsMigros Pensionskasse ups members’ retirement age in line with reform
MPK plans to increase retirement age to 65 years old by three months per year from 2025 to 2028
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NewsNo new accounting rules for net zero, IFRS committee decides
International standards, in particular IAS 37, deemed to provide ‘adequate basis’
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NewsLarge Swiss firms fail to assess impact of digital transformation on workforce
However, Switzerland’s largest listed companies researched in Ethos study have improved their scores with regard to digital responsibly
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NewsNorwegian, Swedish professors stick with advice on adding private equity to GPFG
Døskeland and Strömberg say NBIM’s preferred implementation is very similar to their advice
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NewsEU watchdog spells out rules for ‘transition’-labelled funds
Guidelines will be formally published next year
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NewsFolketrygdfondet formally proposed to run NOK30bn Arctic SWF
Kjetil Houg says draft legislation is ‘declaration of confidence’ in his organisation
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NewsItalian first pillar-schemes pay €2.6bn in taxes
Tax regime continues to cause ‘distortions’, says private pension funds association Adepp
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NewsAustrian pension funds increase exposure to bonds
Pension funds returned 1.88% in the first nine months of 2023, and -1.34% in the third quarter of the year
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NewsPension fund money makes up smaller slice of asset managers’ AUM
European asset managers seen tending €29trn in 2023 after stronger markets this year
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NewsSkandia points finger at ‘questionable investments’ coverage for diving trust in Swedish pensions
‘The autumn’s media reporting on questionable pension investments’ referes to Alecta, says Skandia’s pension economist
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NewsPPF and DWP explore legislative changes to further reduce levy
Next year’s target collection of £100m will be the lowest levy the PPF has ever charged
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NewsICMA and IRSG launch voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings
‘In the growing market for ESG ratings and data products, the Code will be vital for increasing transparency and trust,’ says ICMA deputy CEO
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NewsUK pension funds call for more control over proxy voting
Signatories to an open letter to asset managers include London CIV, Merseyside Pension Fund, Environment Agency and Smart Pension
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NewsEthos reviews voting guidelines for sustainability and climate disclosures
Swiss listed companies will have to submit sustainability reports to shareholders vote from next year.
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AnalysisCDU pension plans leave open questions
Draft party programme tackles retirement age and life expectancy, but falls short on specify details
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NewsCultural shift needed to make pension reforms work, says London minister
The Edinburgh and Mansion House reforms would address some ‘friction points’, says Bim Afolami
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NewsCOP28: Fossil fuels reference ‘a key signal to asset owners’
Final text also includes welcome recognition of importance of ‘enabling policy framework’
