All articles by Gail Moss – Page 4
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CCLA launches global company mental health benchmark
Plus: Federated Hermes appointed for pair of fixed income mandates
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Special Report
ETFs offer a firmer footing in shifting sands
The ETF market has experienced a sea change over the past few months. While net inflows of $463.8bn (€463.8bn) into ETFs and ETPs listed globally during the first half of 2022 are the second highest on record, the total value of assets in these products fell from $10.3trn at end-2021 to $8.9trn at the end of June 2022, according to research firm and consultancy ETFGI. There was a 6.4% fall in value during May alone.
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MSCI net zero guide for asset owners recommends ‘good understanding of climate science’
Guide aims to provide roadmap by referencing both climate science and frameworks designed to enable asset owners to put climate ambition into practice
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Special Report
Sweden: Premium pension revamp takes shape
Following the appointment of a board, the new Fund Selection Agency is filling senior management slots and the AP7 default fund is undergoing a strategy revamp
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Norway: Steps towards a new pension settlement
Increasing the retirement age will help put Norway’s pension system on a more sustainable footing, but improving benefits will mean extra costs
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Iceland: International Monetary Fund warns on system risk
Despite its top-ranking pension system, there has been slow progress on increasing diversification abroad and in infrastructure
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Spain: Second-pillar reforms broaden coverage
Amendments to existing laws and new ones extend access to second-pillar occupational pension funds to more workers
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Denmark: Commission heralds comprehensive approach
Expert body tackles complexity, incentives, tax and indexation
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Finland: New laws passed ahead of unified pensions blueprint
Working group proposals for merging pension systems yet to be published
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Greece’s SWF appoints ESG advisers to build value in public assets
Growthfund has already endorsed the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Framework
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‘Where are we now?’: Reflecting on the journey of sustainable finance
‘Planning for transition is increasingly understood to be needed at all levels, that’s a big shift,’ says UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce
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Mandates model from FCLTGlobal helps investors address long/short-term conflict
‘The relationship between asset owners and managers presents a classic time-horizon mismatch,’ report says
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Portuguese pension funds make -3.8% returns in Q1 2022
Most asset classes experienced a difficult first quarter, with equity portfolios generally falling between 3% and 5%
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Bond volatility demands UK schemes prepare for urgent action, says Aon
The situation has arisen because the bond market has repriced rapidly
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Scope ESG integration study shows wide differences between asset managers
Points were awarded to asset managers based on the number of sustainability aspects asset managers had taken into account
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UK firefighters win judicial review over pension costs
FBU issued formal pleadings to the high court, with other unions including Unite and GMB
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Spanish funds get back to reality with 2.8% returns to Q1 2022
In Q1 the best performance within alternatives came from commodities and infrastructure
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UK pension funds hit record £250bn surplus, research from PwC reveals
The increase was mainly driven by the continuing rise in long-term bond yields
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TNFD releases second beta version of nature-related risk framework
TNFD is seeking to strike a balance between complexity of the science and the needs of market participants for clear, simple and comparable information
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TPR issues stern warning on pensions dashboard deadlines
Just 37% of DC and DB schemes have discussed pensions dashboards at their scheme’s trustee board meeting