All IPE articles in July 2018 (online) – Page 4
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NewsFRC finds support for stewardship code to mirror section 172 duty
Support for signatories to report on how they considered wide range of stakeholders
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Country ReportUK schemes must tender fiduciary contracts, competition body says
CMA finds adverse effects on market competition in investment consulting and fiduciary management sectors
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Country ReportAdvisers, fiduciaries respond to ‘softer stance’ from competition regulator
But some dispute the findings of adverse effects on market and customers from the CMA
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Dutch bank scheme incurs loss on catastrophe bonds
ABN Amro scheme posted 2% return for 2017 despite the setback
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NewsESG engagement proposals ‘neither practical nor purposeful’: PLSA
Proposed requirement for statement on approach to member views would risk ‘greater confusion’
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People moves: Blankfein to exit Goldmans; DWS expands insti team
Goldman Sachs, DWS, Investec, PAAMCO Prisma, IFRS Foundation, FRC, Vanguard, SIMAG, Achmea, VanEck, BlueBay, Barnett Waddingham, Kas Bank
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Consumer group issues stark capital protection warning over PEPP
Better Finance argues that without capital and inflation protection it will recommend investors avoid the PEPP
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ING scheme raises hedging to protect inflation-linked payments
Pension fund also considering hedging interest rate risk on liabilities
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Nordea restructures after selling Danish business
Pan-Nordic team of 30 staff aims for improved access to investment deals and stronger performance
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Funding at top Dutch schemes improves, but worries about cuts remain
Recovery is slowing down, raising fears that benefits may have to be cut
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Brexit: UK regulator warns on derivatives, reassures on passporting
Financial Conduct Authority lays out vision for transition from EU to UK rulebooks
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Jane Ambachtsheer exits Mercer for BNP Paribas sustainability role
Influential responsible investment expert to lead sustainability drive at French asset manager
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Asset management roundup: AXA IM’s quant arm nets CalPERS mandate
S&P seeks to integrate future carbon prices in indices; Swiss bank UBP acquires UK manager
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Joseph Mariathasan: Finding a narrow path to prosperity
US president Donald Trump seems ready to instigate a trade war that could have a calamitous impact on global prosperity
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German investors step up outsourcing as fixed income demand falls
Just 3% of asset owners are seeking a fixed income manager, Greenwich Associates survey finds
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Pension Insurance Corporation seals two more de-risking transactions
Civil Aviation Authority and 600 Group have both insured some or all of their pension liabilities
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APG disbands derivatives counterparty arm [updated]
Pension fund clients including ABP and BpfBouw will take over derivatives management themselves
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Regulator hits out at Commission’s bid for powers to alter IFRS rules
Carve-ins would negatively affect mutual comparability of companies’ annual accounts, corporate governance body argues
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Kempen to go ‘tobacco-free’ by end of 2018
Number of asset managers and asset owners banning tobacco grows
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Closure in the pipeline for £2bn plumbing industry pension scheme
Trustees warn that low expected asset returns mean contributions could nearly double in the years ahead
