IPE's EU Coverage – Page 10
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Opinion Pieces
Establishing a sustainable path
Investors increasingly want to take a more environmentally, socially and governance-conscious approach to investing. Despite the growing choice of ESG strategies, the wide range of products and a lack of uniformity can make it difficult to compare the options.
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News
Eurosif floats KPI choice rule change for taxonomy alignment reporting
Association recommends all three KPIs be covered in periodic reporting for helpful additional information for investors
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News
Danish watchdog sees SFDR splitting investment products market
Some providers surprised by degree of detail in the regulations, and finding timescale hard, says FSA’s head of sustainable finance
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News
DNB’s Petra Hielkema recommended as new chair of EIOPA
Council will appoint Hielkema if she is confirmed in a European Parliament plenary vote
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News
AP7, KLP join retailers in urging Brazil to throw out Amazon bill
Proposed law would “encourage further land grabbing and widespread deforestation”, says Norwegian pension fund
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EC official reminds of SFDR intent amid ‘label’ tendency
Head of asset management unit also says EC working on providing clarity about meaning of ‘promote’ in Article 8
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EU database among Delbecque ideas for PEPP-boosting action on tax
Member state rulemakers also urged to give PEPP the same tax benefit as national personal pension products
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PensionsEurope calls for multi-stakeholder pensions forum at EU level
Response to EC Green Paper on Ageing also reveals plans for ‘European Retirement Week’ in November
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EIOPA opines on IORP cost reporting, DC scheme risk management
IORP II-related opinions aimed at enhancing supervisory convergence, feedback invited
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Analysis
Analysis: EC gets to issuer side of sustainable finance measures
Major corporate sustainability reporting proposal delivered alongside final draft climate taxonomy criteria
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Opinion Pieces
Equities to the fore as an inflation hedge
At a time when institutions can deploy billions swiftly at the touch of a few buttons, there is increasing focus on deploying capital well. A notable buzzword of late has been ‘resilience’ as pension funds look to downside risks.
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Opinion Pieces
Hopes for coherence in sustainability disclosures regulations
It could have been done differently, but, nonetheless, a clear path is emerging as to how EU sustainable finance regulations will become more of a coherent whole. The problem that has been perceived and outlined time and time again by investor groups is that disclosures are being asked of their constituencies – asset managers, pension funds – for which the data is not really available, or only at a significant cost. Tough, some may say, get on with it.
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Opinion Pieces
Green ambitions to drive recovery
Last month, Italy announced its first foray into the hot market of green bonds by raising a record €8.5bn (see page 9).
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Features
DB accounting: Lump-sum benefits
Service-defined lump-sum payments are causing accounting attribution problems
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Opinion Pieces
Capital will drive best practice in reporting
The European Commission’s review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), scheduled for publication shortly, comes at a time of increased scrutiny of both corporates and those who supply them with debt and equity.
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Special Report
Pensions regulation around Europe
How politicians and regulators plan to change pensions in key European countries
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News
PensionsEurope partners with broadcaster to boost awareness
Brussels-based industry group will work with ITN on ‘Investing in the Future’ programme
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News
Low-yield business model impact among EIOPA priorities for NCAs
EIOPA also reveals ESG-related plans for prudent person rule chapter in IORP supervisory handbook
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News
EC’s sustainable governance play: Asset owners wary of potential snags
A good EU legal framework would help to institutionalise the process of just climate transition, says UK’s LAPFF
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NBIM warns EC against dogmatic rules on ESG skills for boards
Norway’s SWF manager calls for more EU harmonisation of shareholder voting and due diligence