All divestment articles – Page 3
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NewsESG roundup: EC seeks applicants for emerging economies HLEG
Plus: UK pension investors back Living Wage employer resolution; Scottish Widows announces £1.5bn divestments over updated exclusion policy; MainStreet launches ‘ESGeverything.com’ fintech platform
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Major investors see need for portfolio construction rethink – survey
Nuveen and Robeco publish results of institutional investor surveys
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Norway’s SWF submits plan to divest zero-value Russian assets ‘over time’
NBIM proposes adjustments to GPFG’s mandate to reflect the removal of Russia from fund’s investment universe – but does not disclose details
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NewsNBIM criticises OECD’s draft climate risk tool for its divestment focus
SWF manager says dual objective of RBC and shift of capital in green direction creates confusion
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Dutch schemes react to Ukraine war
While a growing list of pension funds have announced their intention to divest from Russia, a large number of funds has kept silent about the conflict
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NewsSwiss pension funds deal with prospect of undervalued Russian assets
Several Swiss pension schemes – which have small exposures to Russian assets – are examining how to proceed
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AP7, PFZW join list of pension funds stating Russia divestment intent
Trading environment may mean divestment decisions are largely theoretical for the time being
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Norway SWF’s NOK27bn Russia assets lose 90% of value, may become worthless
GPFG nurses 6.1% loss so far this year, as NBIM leadership emphasises uncertain outlook in news conference
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ABP next Dutch fund to announce intention to divest Russian assets
Dutch pension schemes had a €5bn total exposure to Russia at the end of last year
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Pension schemes move to sell Russian assets amid trading obstacles
UK’s USS, NEST and BTPS, in addition to Publica in Switzerland and Bpf Bouw in the Netherlands have all decided to divest from Russian assets
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NewsNorway’s SWF given fortnight to come up with Russia exit plan
Finance minister warns NOK30bn divestment could take some time, given Russia’s ban on equity sales
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NewsDanish pension funds defend themselves after €6bn fossils accusation
ActionAid: “Pension companies can’t both call themselves sustainable and invest in fossil fuel expansion”
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NewsPFZW gives fossil fuel companies two years to show Paris alignment
The €278bn Dutch pension fund previously said it would stick with fossil fuel companies, with intensified engagement efforts
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NewsAkademikerPension dumps €269m fossil-fuel corporate bonds
CIO sees tendency that fossil fuel bonds, like fossil fuel shares, are starting to price in stranded-asset risks
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UK roundup: LPFA removes last extractive fossil fuel company investment
Plus: Growth of professional trustees; Master trust warns of costly mandatory single charging structure; Cushon buys Better with Money
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Swiss pension funds bet on engagement strategies to guide real ESG changes
‘We are not invested in very ‘problematic’ sectors such as fossil fuels’, says Nest Sammelstiftung
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AkademikerPension blacklists over 200 utility companies using coal
Danish pension fund excludes firms in which 25% of energy comes from coal, selling off €83.3m of assets
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Danish pension fund vows to divest Russia holdings if invades Ukraine
‘Right now, Russia is a millimetre away from landing in quarantine,’ says AkademikerPension CEO
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ESG roundup: LGPS fund due for divestment request from council
Plus: impact data, EC ESG ratings move being prepped, human rights work for sovereign debt investors
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Norway’s SWF backs aim of long-term net-zero goal
NBIM reveals in talks with Climate Action 100+ on signing up
