All IPE articles in January 2024 (online) – Page 7
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NewsKeva fined for failing to make sure derivatives contracts were reported
CEO of Finland’s largest pension fund says Keva suffered no financial damage from the issues
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NewsDutch funds fail to meet promise to implement OECD Guidelines
Only five out of 75 pension funds in the Netherlands have fully implemented a 2018 agreement to do so
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NewsRexam Pension Plan in £1.4bn buy-in deal with Rothesay
The deal secures the benefits of over 14,000 members of the scheme
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NewsSwiss schemes face higher national debt in medium to longer term, says Complementa
Plus: Pensionskasssen Monitor published by Swisscanto saw funding ratios of private pension funds increase from 110.1% in 2022 to 114.9% in 2023
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NewsIESBA proposes draft ethics code to address greenwashing
The proposed standards from both frameworks are hoped to serve as a cornerstone of ethical behaviour, says IESBA chair
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NewsSwedish funds agency loses two of its seven board members
Hans Lindblad and Åsa Edman quit less than halfway through their three-year terms
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NewsGerman government drafts rule for mandatory connection to pension dashboard
Pension funds will have to design a functioning interface for data exchange by 30 September
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NewsSweden’s restyled AP Funds’ ethics council completes team
Anna Warberg and Alexander Elving appointed as sustainability specialists to work under director Jenny Gustafsson
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Smart Pension
Smart Pension joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the first signatories, committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities
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NewsThink tank offers up ‘representative deforestation credit portfolio’
AFII developed open access product ’as a prod and and poke’ for investors to get started on deforestation risk
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NewsUK innovation and tech pension scheme in £400m buy-in deal with Just Group
The deal secures the benefits of all 2,500 pensioners and dependants and 1,500 deferred members of the scheme
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NewsUK government confirms final DB scheme funding regulations
The regulations are set to come into force from April 2024
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NewsDWP regulation is ‘starting gun’ for new DB funding regime
Final set of regulations provide greater flexibility for mature schemes to diversify investments in a wide range of assets without constraints, says PLSA
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NewsPenSam picks S&P Dow Jones Indices to tailor climate-focused index
Danish pension fund CIO says carbon budget indices, plus customisation, let fund ‘achieve our climate objectives in a credible way’
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NewsPension insurers charter commits to sustainable pension risk transfers
‘The charter delivers on a better articulation of what the pensions community wants from insurers,’ says A4S
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NewsSBAI agrees emissions risk, impact reporting principles for derivatives, shorts
Alternatives body proposes ‘endorsed emissions’ metric to account for impact sought through divestment or portfolio tilting
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NewsDutch pension funds well prepared for liquidity crunch, say regulators
The switch to obligatory central clearing will increase liquidity needs while the transition to DC will likely have the reverse effect, according to regulators DNB and AFM
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NewsNorway’s SWF returns 16% in 2023, but underperforms index
GPFG’s unlisted real estate suffers 12.4% loss, as property management drags overall relative return into negative territory
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NewsM&G appoints Allianz’s chief for its £74bn private markets business
The firm’s £74bn private markets division invests in private credit, structured credit, impact and private equity, real estate and infrastructure
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NewsBooking.com to join Dutch pension fund, court rules
The costs for the travel agency to join PGB retroactively from 1999 may amount to more than €400m
