All articles by Gail Moss – Page 5
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Country ReportCentral & Eastern Europe: Tax breaks boost Romania’s pensions
Challenges remain as critics eye poor investment performance
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Country ReportCentral & Eastern Europe: Poland’s qualified success with auto enrolment
Participation in the PPK auto-enrolment remains stable if relatively low and assets are growing steadily
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Country ReportCentral & Eastern Europe: Lithuania’s growing interest in alternatives
Local funds would like to see a more diverse range of domestic investment opportunities, including through more local listings
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NewsNo link between executive pay and company performance, summit told
The current executive pay system is broken, enabling and protecting excess with ‘a pretence of accountability’
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Greece’s funded supplementary system heads towards first €24m
New Greek pension system ‘will lead to higher pensions’
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NewsManagers with a 1.5ºC goal may risk fiduciary concerns, says report
Strategies most likely to be adopted are ones that superficially align with 1.5ºC, NZAMI study shows
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Cost-of-living crisis no reason to delay second-pillar reforms, says OECD
‘We will need to continue to develop and strengthen a multi-pillar system combining different types of pension schemes,’ said OECD secretary-general
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Country ReportNordic region: Norway's wealth fund reassesses investment strategy
Review recommends great flexibility for its investment managers
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FeaturesUK fiduciary managers wrangle with LDI fallout
UK Gilt yields rose throughout 2022, even before September’s well-publicised spike caused by the unfunded mini budget. Fears of global inflation, exacerbated by the energy crisis and geopolitical uncertainty following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, took UK 10-year yields from around 1% in January to 3% in mid-September.
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Act now to curb downside climate risk, investors warned
‘At present, many investments are not accurately priced with regard to climate transition,’ says Thinking Ahead Institute
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Country ReportSpain: Industry gives a partial thumbs up to pension proposals
Can Spain’s new workplace pension system work well without auto enrolment?
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Country ReportPortugal: Pension funds navigate uncertain times
Schemes are employing defensive measures to protect against portfolio risk
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FeaturesUK sovereign debt in turbulent waters as challenges remain
The buttoned-up Gilts market has never seen or done anything like it. Trusty stalwart of liability matching for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, the blue-chip security has already poleaxed a British chancellor of the exchequer just a month in office, and has effectively done the same to prime minister Liz Truss.
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UK’s legal investing framework limits sustainability impact, says PRI
Many UK investors are still hesitant to change their established practices and pursue sustainability impact goals
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Belgian pension funds maintain 4.02% long-term real return, says PensioPlus
Plus the association said over 80% of Belgian pension funds now incorporate some form of ESG factors within their investment policy
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NewsBuyers beware? SPP panel ponders bulk annuities
Pensions industry should focus on long-term implications, says regulator
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NewsCCLA launches global company mental health benchmark
Plus: Federated Hermes appointed for pair of fixed income mandates
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Special ReportETFs 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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NewsMSCI 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 ReportSweden: 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
