All IPE articles in February 2024 (online) – Page 7
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NewsFRC launches review of the UK Stewardship Code
The revised Code will most likely be published in early 2025
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News€10bn Swiss pension fund seeks new head
LUPK posted returns of 5.1% in 2023, beating its internal benchmark
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NewsOxford says carbon offsets are not helping net zero as it updates guidance
‘Trust in the concept of ‘offsetting’ has been so badly damaged that some organisations are moving away from using the term at all,’ says University
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NewsPKA censured after complaints over refusals to transfer pensions
PKA pledges to give better explanations when pension pots can’t be transferred
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NewsNew European regulation for ESG ratings hailed as ‘quality booster’
The new regulation for ESG rating providers, approved by European Parliament last week, is expected to improve transparency and comparability of ESG ratings
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NewsClimate Action 100+ reacts to US asset manager exits
Body publishes statement and letter to signatories to point to consistency within its approach and with fiduciary duties
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NewsCEO of Germany’s WPV steps down after 30 years
The scheme will hand over the management to current CIO and risk management officer
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NewsEU delay of sector-specific sustainability standards draws mixed reactions
The delay will reduce clarity for companies and hinder meaningful progress, says law firm Frank Bold
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NewsUK master trust appoints Van Lanschot Kempen as fiduciary manager
With the mandate, the Cheviot Trust’s quality approach to governance will be enhanced by better information and data in relation to sustainability
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NewsItaly opens consultation on CSRD
Finance ministry and securities market regulator to assess market size of assurance services in transition to new regime
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NewsMetallRente sees occupational pension contracts slow down
Last year, the pension fund added 62,616 new occupational pension contracts to its books, down from 69,264 in 2022
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NewsInvestors’ biggest risk is being distracted by elections and geopolitics, conference hears
West Yorkshire Pension Fund ‘can be patient’ and is not ‘triggered by geopolitical events’ when making investment decisions, CIO says
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NewsFailed vote on EU due diligence law risks ‘bolstering anti-ESG agenda’
Germany and Italy have been leading efforts to block the proposal
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NewsPLSA, ABI respond to UK government’s growth plan with four measures
Associations propose higher pension contributions, the right regulation, government action to support investment opportunities, and measures that enable consolidation
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NewsAlecta writes off €1bn of its Heimstaden Bostad investment
CEO of troubled Swedish pensions giant says ‘fully aware it will take time and hard work to regain customers’ trust’
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NewsPeople moves: Managing partner of PKA’s private equity arm to leave role
Plus: AP2 picks corporate governance lead; Fidelity International names president
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NewsAkademiker and LD Pensions challenge DSV on human rights
Danish pension fund duo make AGM proposal asking transport firm to broaden reporting on human rights risks
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NewsDenmark’s LD Pensions reaps benefit of student input on ESG
Copenhagen Business School students develop a tool to map green transition skills on corporate boards
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NewsFunded reinsurance should not pose ‘material risk’, according to Fitch Ratings
Ratings agency says the use of funded reinsurance applies to less that 30% of life insurers bulk annuity business
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NewsGerman government to start talks on longer working life with social partners
The government has also abolished earning limits for employees who opt for early withdrawal of statutory pensions to keep older employees at work
