All IPE articles in February 2019 (online) – Page 3
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NewsAP3 records positive 2018 return after gains on unlisted assets, FX
Swedish buffer fund posts 0.6% return and adds SEK6.8bn to state pension system
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NewsMP Pension sells €11m of holdings linked to warzones
Danish academics’ pension fund divests from three companies and begins engagement with 17 others
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NewsInterview: ATP boss on NOW: Pensions sale and future plans
Sale of UK subsidiary comes as Denmark’s biggest pension fund looks set to get even bigger
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NewsEconomists advocate age-based approach to pension cuts
Netherlands’ current rules on reducing pension payments are unfair across generations of savers, argue Theo Nijman and Lans Bovenberg
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NewsInvestors turn on steel industry in push to slow climate change
IIGCC leads calls for steel manufacturers to take long-term approach to reducing emissions
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NewsESG investing does not cost more, research shows
Being a responsible investor doesn’t come with extra investment costs, according to research by a Dutch consultant
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NewsMiFID II research rules ‘hitting sector coverage and quality’
Largest asset managers have made the largest cuts to their research budgets in the wake of MiFID II changes
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News€17bn pension provider vows to scrutinise firms over tax payments
Denmark’s PenSam has added tax issues to its list of ESG policies
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Country ReportDutch MP: Fiduciary managers ‘shield themselves from accountability’
Asset managers operating in the Netherlands have been involved in ‘almost all possible kinds of market abuse’, argues Pieter Omtzigt
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NewsUK audit inquiry reignites ‘illegal dividends’ dispute
UK and international rules on distributable reserves have ‘inconsistencies’, accountancy body admits, reigniting long-running debate
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NewsCEE roundup: Third provider targets North Macedonia [updated]
Slovenian insurer Triglav to bring more competition to Macedonian pension fund market
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NewsFinland’s top providers cushion 2018 losses with real estate, private equity
Ilmarinen’s merger and new client activity helped cement its position as the country’s biggest provider
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NewsNorway oil fund chair slams government plan to take more SWF money
Idea ‘violates’ good budget practice, says central bank governor Øystein Olsen
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NewsIrish auto-enrolment on track for 2022, says minister
More than 100 organisations have responded to government consultation on new system’s structure
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NewsRBS incurs £102m cost of equalising pension payments
UK’s third-biggest pension scheme reveals GMP equalisation costs and slashes equity exposure
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NewsPension dashboard should display impact information, says taskforce
Social impact investing ‘implementation taskforce’ responds to government consultation
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NewsChart of the Week: DC overtakes DB in top seven pension markets
€35.6trn invested in 22 markets, Willis Towers Watson reports, with DC making headway in the UK, Canada and Japan
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NewsAlecta beats benchmark in 2018 despite 3.5% loss
Group solvency falls; employer costs reduced at biggest Swedish pension fund
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NewsHow the financial crisis took the shine off the Dutch pensions system
Ultra-low interest rates mean the state pension is now the best element of Dutch system, says pensions law professor Yves Stevens
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NewsCompenswiss moves to tackle mounting cashflow problem
Compenswiss feels ‘forced’ to increase monthly divestment to meet pension payments
