All IPE articles in February 2019 (online) – Page 2
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UK and US agree post-Brexit derivatives clearing pact
Senior figures on both sides of the Atlantic have agreed to extend existing oversight powers to cover the UK when it quits the EU next month
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More large shareholders vote against excessive CEO pay [updated]
However, remuneration continues to rise, according to a major survey of exec pay and voting patterns
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Investec launches environment strategy to target decarbonisation trend
Fund aims to benefit from growth of companies actively reducing their carbon output across the value chain
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Columbia Threadneedle's Scrimgeour to succeed Zinkula at LGIM
Zinkula will officially exit Legal & General Investment Management in August 2019
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‘Brutal’ stock markets hurt FRR’s return in 2018
French reserve fund posts 5.2% investment loss after return-seeking assets fall 8%
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UK publishing company agrees £500m buy-in with L&G
Deal brings total liabilities insured to £1.7bn following transactions in 2017
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AP1 chief: Meeting investment return target will get tougher
Investment loss of 0.2% before costs follows weak equity markets in the fourth quarter of 2018
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Fund managers to lose out by ignoring diverse investor base, experts warn
Young and ethnically diverse investors are starting to take control of their financial futures, according to an expert panel
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Storebrand, DNB set to re-enter Norway’s €50bn municipal market
Mandatory tendering must be part of the reform when new rules come into force next year, providers say
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Asset management roundup: PE managers struggle for ‘skin in the game’
Plus: UK trade body launches guide to Libor replacement, urging fund managers to act early
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Chart of the Week: The growing influence of the PRI
Data suggests asset owners don’t place much weight on the PRI’s standards when picking managers
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Vale: Swedish funds cut mining giant from portfolios after dam collapse
AP1 cuts €39m of investments as fellow mining giant BHP pledges support for improved standards
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Investment manager disputes regulatory fine over IPO price fixing
Hargreave Hale is one of two firms to have been fined six-figure sums for misconduct relating to IPOs
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Investors welcome mining sector first as Glencore amends climate policy
Mining giant vows to align with Paris Agreement and targets zero net emissions after shareholder pressure
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AP4 hails active management boost to 2018 return
CEO Niklas Ekvall says next stage of AP funds’ investment reform is vital
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Fund managers to turn up pressure on director remuneration
Pension payments to executives and diversity issues will take centre stage at AGMs in 2019
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People moves: New leadership for €406bn asset manager
Universal-Investment, DNB, Neuberger Berman, SAREF, Natixis, Detailhandel, AZL, ICG, Cambridge Associates
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Little appetite for auto-enrolment in Germany
Experts have proposed a possible compromise to bring in auto-enrolment for pension funds, reports Barbara Ottawa
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AkzoNobel pays off shortfall at UK subsidiary pension funds [updated]
Sponsor pays €639m in final payments to two schemes to bridge funding gaps
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PRI signatories must report climate change risks from 2020
More than 2,200 asset owners, managers and service providers will have to report to PRI