All IPE articles in February 2024 (online)
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NewsPeople moves: LGPS Central appoints private and public market heads
Plus: DC Investment Forum picks chair, vice-chair; Lombard Odier names new chief operating officer
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NewsCompanies twice as likely to disclose impacts of their operations, says CDP
This year’s CDP Non-Disclosure Campaign was supported by 288 financial institutions, with nearly €26trn in total assets
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News2024 to be the biggest year for UK pension de-risking
WTW expects the pension risk transfer market to reach £80bn in 2024
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NewsAlecta turns back on Lars Rohde; picks Carina Åkerström as chair instead
Swedish pensions giant criticises former Danish central bank governor’s lack of disclosure after wooing him as ‘high-calibre’
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NewsFrance’s ERAFP includes debt refusal in tighter fossil fuel policy
Pension fund also tightens thresholds for thermal coal, unconventional oil & gas
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NewsIndustry sees continuity in Labour Party pension plans
Some ‘slightly interventionist’ changes include strengthening TPR powers in relation to DC consolidation
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NewsAMNT backs mandatory standardised vote reporting to pension schemes
Legislation to make standardised vote reporting by asset managers is currently before the House of Lords
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NewsPwC finds limited ManCo compliance with SFDR PAI rules
Also, 39.1% of surveyed firms said they did not consider ‘principal adverse impacts’ of their investment decisions
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NewsEIOPA’s IORP Risk Dashboard shows market and asset return risks as main concern
Liquidity risks are at a medium level but show an increasing trend compared to the previous quarter, driven by developments in derivative positions
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NewsSwiss BVK re-emerges from underfunded position with 7.2% return
The scheme’s funding ratio returned to a healthy level of 102.9%, from 97.6% in 2022
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NewsQuarter of UK schemes yet to start General Code preparations
The Pensions Regulator’s General Code has been laid before parliament earlier this month and is expected to come into effect at the end of March
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NewsIG Metall Baden-Württemberg regrets rejection of social partner model
Roman Zitzelsberger, head of the union for the metal and electrical industry, announced his departure
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NewsCometa boosts guarantees for members in ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Asset manager Generali will beef up fixed income investments as a result
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AnalysisDutch pension funds write off Russian investments, except PFZW
The healthcare scheme keeps interests in more than twenty Russian companies on its balance sheet
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NewsAuto-enrolment changes could add £105bn to young adults’ pensions
People’s Partnership has called for cross-party agreement with the support of key unions and trade bodies, on a timeline for implementing auto-enrolment reforms
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NewsInvestors withdraw AGM climate proposal, Exxon sticks with lawsuit
Exxon considers there are ‘important issues to resolve’
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NewsOpposition slams 13th month pension payout Swiss proposal
Recent poll suggests 61% of Swiss would vote in favour of the proposal in upcoming referendum on 3 March
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NewsAon expands services to help clients assess security in pension schemes
Aon has appointed Alice Wilmot and Michael Fenton to its covenant and security team
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NewsItalian pension schemes with higher equity exposure outperform, says COVIP
Laborfonds, Fondaereo, and Fopen’s equity sub-funds recorded higher returns in 2023 than peers investing in other asset classes
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NewsABP investment chief to depart after two years
Dominique Dijkhuis has been on sick leave since early 2023
