All IPE articles in February 2024 (online) – Page 5
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NewsSwedish pension funds warn companies against digital-only AGMs
Alecta, AMF, AP funds say will vote down proposals to axe obligation to hold physical shareholder meetings
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NewsCompenswiss closes year with 5% return
‘The [fund’s] performance was still negative in October. It was only towards the end of the year that most asset classes recovered significantly,’ said the scheme’s director
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NewsIIGCC unveils new corporate climate target assessment tool
New metric aims to highlight any misalignment between company emissions pathway and the climate benchmark
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NewsNumber of UK defined benefit schemes continues to shrink
The number of UK DB schemes reduced by 2% from 5,378 to 5,297 in 2023
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NewsPrivate market investments boost Previmoda’s returns
Project Iris (private equity) and Project Zephyr (private debt) have recorded largely positive returns in 2023
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on L&G
L&G joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the first signatories, committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Putting impact at the core of sustainable investment market stats
The question of whether sustainable investments actually make a difference was one of the reasons why Eurosif revised its methodology for its market studies
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NewsUK electricity company picks WTW’s LifeSight as master trust provider
LifeSight now has approximately 360,000 members with £17bn in assets under management secured
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NewsKENFO underweights oil and gas holdings
It will not provide new financing for infrastructure assets in the oil and gas sector that are not in line with NZAOA targets
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NewsMajority of UK pension providers found to have ‘inadequate’ or ‘poor’ climate plans
UK pension providers are ‘failing to implement ambitious, science-based climate plans’, according to report from Make My Money Matter
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NewsUK pensions committee calls for pension fiduciary duty clarity
Pensions for Purpose called for a change in The Companies Act to better align company director duties beyond short-term profit maximisation
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NewsVER private assets target unlikely to rise, says CEO
State Pension Fund of Finland grapples with investment strategy implications of new phase of higher outflows
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AnalysisBank of England right to scrutinise the role of funded reinsurance
Prudential Regulation Authority calls for limited exposure to reinsurance
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AnalysisEuropean disappointment as US strife shows up in manager CA100+ exits
Repercussions for mandates may be limited but beware any European asset manager thinking about treading the same path
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NewsPeople moves: Dutch regulator names head of pension supervision
Plus: TPT hires head of DC distribution; Pensions for Purpose appoint non-exec director
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NewsNEST to invest £5bn in thematic equity fund by 2030
The UK workplace pension scheme appointed Lombard Odier Investment Managers to manage the multi-thematic equity fund
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NewsFirst Italian schemes commit to Real Economy Project’s infrastructure FoF
CDP has committed €300m to the FoF, and potentially the same sum will be raised through other pension funds
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NewsAPK pension funds record above-average returns in 2023
APK’s Pensionskasse and Vorsorgekasse post 7.9% returns, above the Austrian average of 6.42%
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NewsTPR urges pension trustees to take note of transition plan recommendations
TPR climate and sustainability lead says UK TPT recommendations can help advisers put together transition plans
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NewsLGPS Central seeks sterling investment grade credit manager via IPE Quest
The UK investment pool is expected to funded the mandate in mid-2024 with a total value of around £600m
