IPE's EU Coverage
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NewsFund naming guidelines could hamper green bond growth, warns EFAMA
Industry body wants ESMA guidelines to follow the principle that the project financed should be the focus when it comes to green bonds, not the issuer’s business activities
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Opinion PiecesEurope’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is an opportunity, not a threat
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is often mentioned as one of the examples of the European Commission’s excessive zeal when working to implement the Green Deal. It is singled out as an example of overregulation that negatively impacts the competitiveness of European corporations, creates barriers to accessing the EU market and is costly to implement.
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Opinion PiecesThe EU needs a few more AP7s
Europe sure does not have a savings problem – EU household savings amounted to €1.4trn in 2022 versus €840bn in the US. What Europe does have, though, is a glut of bank savings capital that serves as a double bind.
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AnalysisNew EU green agenda: what investors ordered?
If you ask most investors what they think of the EU’s sustainable finance agenda, they will tell you it’s well-intentioned, but a total mess.
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: From fragmentation to integration
Over the past few decades, Europe’s financial system has grown in size and complexity but remains largely bank-centric compared with more market-oriented systems
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NewsVon der Leyen moves forward with competitiveness agenda as commissioner candidates revealed
Announcement follows last week’s Mario Draghi’s report which came with 172 policy proposals and recommendations
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NewsNo VAT for Dutch DB funds if benefits depend on returns, rules ECJ
The European Court of Justice referred the case back to a lower Dutch court
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NewsMajor investors urge companies to tackle nature-related inaction
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, BVK, P+ and Velliv are among the 26 institutions signing a statement issued by the World Benchmarking Alliance
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AnalysisInvestment strategy: how one Dutch pension fund democratised its ESG process
Pensioenfonds Detailhandel’s groundbreaking attempt to democratise its investment process is just one development in this growing trend
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Special ReportItaly: Policymakers focus on first pillar
Despite recent growth, second-pillar pensions have never been a priority for the Italian government
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NewsInvestors encouraged to push proxy advisers on climate issues
Investor group statement comes a year after the group urged the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to step up on climate proxy voting advice.
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NewsIIGCC urges FRC to clarify climate engagement position
The IIGCC has warned the FRC’s changes to the Code risks framing collaborative engagement and escalation as “tools of last resort”.
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NewsMorningstar proxy season analysis: ESG shareholder resolution growth primarily driven by ‘anti-ESG’ proponents
Overall support for ESG proposals stayed flat in 2024 at 23%, with a marked rise in anti-ESG resolutions.
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How EU policymakers can help plug Europe’s pension gaps
Petra Hielkema, EIOPA’s chair, sets out how the authority and EU policymakers can build an ecosystem capable of plugging the substantial pension gaps Europe is facing
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NewsNGOs announce ‘independent, science-backed’ taxonomy to raise EU game
New platform ‘not intended as critique of EU taxonomy’
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NewsEC official dismisses concerns about CSRD materiality assessments
Sven Gentner was speaking on a panel at IPE’s recent Transition conference
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NewsCFA Institute study finds ‘worrying’ views on EU ESG regulatory framework
The study found a range of challenges facing EU investors around ESG disclosures, which the CFA said regulators should pay attention to.
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NewsBigger Irish presence as EIOPA names OPSG members for new term
New faces also include Dijana Bojceta Markoja, from the Association of Pension Funds and Insurance Companies in Croatia
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NewsAP2 and German think tank launch deforestation due-diligence guide
Swedish pensions buffer fund and Climate & Company say new tool is ready for financial institutions to use
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NewsATP tells portfolio firms it prefers fewer key CSRD data points
Danish pensions giant sends letter to investee companies giving guidance on the new EU green reporting it expects from them
