All IPE articles in July 2019 (online) – Page 6
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NewsPeople moves: PPF creates head of restructuring role
PPF, Shell, Länsförsäkringar, Church of England, AMX, Pictet, Hermes, EB-SIM, Metzler, Faros Consulting, Capital Cranfield, PGIM, OEE
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NewsSmiths Group secures £176m buy-in with Canada Life
FTSE 100-listed engineering firm strikes pension risk transfer deal bringing total bulk annuity value across all schemes to £1.6bn
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NewsATP, PKA invest in European Investment Bank’s DKK3bn climate bond
First Danish kroner bond issued by an sovereign, supranational or agency was praised for fostering transparency
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NewsAviva launches ethical and ESG workplace pension default strategy
Lifestyle strategy is based on Aviva ‘Stewardship’ funds in operation since 1980s that apply exclusions and engagement
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NewsAberdeen Standard and Barings expand China operations
Two asset management giants have registered ‘wholly foreign-owned enterprises’ to offer asset management services to Chinese investors
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NewsDutch schemes fail to improve funding ratios in June
Cuts to benefits are becoming increasingly likely to be imposed from January as conditions have not helped improve funding levels
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NewsChemical company scheme secures €820m insurance deal with NN Group
Chemours has transferred roughly 3,000 deferred members to insurer Nationale-Nederlanden, while active members will be moved to an APF
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NewsSwiss pension fund looks to allocate more than €3bn to EMD, high yield
An unnamed Swiss investor has launched six manager searches for active and passive fixed income allocations
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NewsStrathclyde pension fund gains 5.9%, Lothian rejigs allocation categories
Two largest Scottish local authority pension funds report on performance in the year to the end of March
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NewsUK regulator toughens stance on poorly performing pension schemes
The UK’s Pensions Regulator (TPR) is seeking to accelerate pension scheme consolidation to raise governance standards. In a consultation paper launched today, TPR said it wanted to ensure all pension savers were in schemes with “excellent standards of governance that deliver good value” – which would mean “fewer but ...
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NewsUK to explore mandatory climate reporting for pension funds, companies
Government green finance strategy welcomed, but investors emphasise it must only be seen as a first step
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NewsHalf of FTSE 100 companies could buy out DB funds in 10 years: report
Diverting an additional 6% of profits would let 70% of FTSE 100 schemes buy out within a decade, says Barnett Waddingham
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NewsUK pension fund figures sign climate impact pledge
Signatories pledge to push asset managers to engage with investee companies about their impact on climate and plans to transition to a low-carbon future
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NewsEC sustainable finance approach ‘could expose EU to legal risk’
Think tank argues that a confused understanding of sustainable investment ‘spoils’ the Commission’s package of measures to engage finance in the fight against climate change
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NewsBritish Steel buyout ‘could affect pension insurance market capacity’
British Steel Pension Scheme trustees are reportedly in early stage talks regarding a pension risk transfer deal to secure the pensions of its 81,000 members
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NewsDutch government proposes lump sum payments at retirement
New concept for the Netherlands will form part of the country’s wider planned pension reforms
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: China’s city cluster plan – a lesson for Europe?
China plans to grow links between its major cities to create regional powerhouses with populations bigger than some European countries
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NewsFRC board warns over government delays to budget sign-off
Delays to agreeing the audit regulator’s budget for 2019-20 could hamper work on the transition to the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
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NewsNew fund category to boost Swiss marketplace moves a step closer
The Swiss government has launched a consultation on legislative changes that would allow certain funds to be offered without prior authorisation
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NewsPenSam blacklists 26 oil firms but sticks with Shell, BP
Danish pension fund divests more than €17m worth of shares in its latest equity portfolio exclusions move in support of the Paris Agreement on climate change
