All articles by Gail Moss – Page 10
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NewsGlobal pension funds outpace GDP growth, says Thinking Ahead study
Global pension assets as a percentage of GDP reached a record high of 80%, an 11.2% rise over 2019
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NewsShell sets out net-zero plan details, to grant regular shareholder vote
Climate Acton 100+ investors hail announcement and engagement effect; campaign group sees response to shareholder resolution votes
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Ireland’s new investment law could fuel real asset boom
The legislation, which took five years to reach the statute book, is expected to strengthen Ireland’s position as a financial hub
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Country ReportA long and winding road
COVID-19 joins the line of obstacles slowing Irish pension reform plans
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Country ReportHigh hopes for new ILP Act
The new types of funds should be the vehicle of choice for investment in private assets
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Investors set 2030 deadline for mining reforms
An investor group, led by CEPB and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds, has committed to further interventions to drive change, including on tailings dams
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FeaturesPerspective: Litigation - state of pay?
Changes in legislation like the UK’s Consumer Rights Act 2015 have led to an increase of class actions led by pension funds as they seek to recover investment losses
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Country ReportCEE – Croatia: Real diversification
A lack of local diversification opportunities is holding back Croatian pension funds
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Country ReportCEE – Estonia: Preparing for a liquidity storm
A rule allowing early withdrawals is changing the dynamics of the Estonian pension business
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InterviewsExit Interview: Jordi Jofra - Still thinking outside the box
It is well into Spain’s lockdown and Jordi Jofra is ensconced in a village 40km from his former office in Barcelona. One of his lockdown boxes ticked has been to finish reading Men without Women, Haruki Murakami’s best-selling collection of short stories on men and alienation – perhaps appropriate for the times.
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Tyne and Wear pension fund shares in $62.5m class action payout
Preliminary approval given to settlement with Chilean mining company
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Wellcome Trust ‘prospers’ under COVID-19 fallout with 12.3% return
The charity raised cash levels and hedged around 20% of its public equity exposure before the market decline
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Language tweaks can lower barriers to pension engagement, says study
NEST Insight, Invesco and language strategy specialists collaborate on research recommending ‘Four Ps’ approach
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CCLA to launch mental health benchmark
The benchmark will provide investors with an objective way of assessing companies on their mental health record
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Norfolk Pension Fund gets OK for Apple shareholder suit
Norfolk County Council, the pension fund’s administering authority, is the lead plaintiff in the securities class action
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Special ReportA new standard for carbon investing
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials aims to improve disclosure of the greenhouse gas emissions of financial investments
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Controversial Estonian pension reforms cross the finishing line
New law turns second pillar into a voluntary system
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NewsESG roundup: BlackRock backs IFRS standards board proposal
Plus: TCFD looks into ’implied temperature rise’ metric, investors engage with miners on indigenous community rights
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ESG is huge opportunity for European managers – report
But asset managers warned ‘you cannot have your cake and eat it’
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New law ups governance requirements in Portugal
Portuguese occupational pension funds returned an average 5.9% over the second quarter of 2020
