All IPE articles in July 2022 (online) – Page 5
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Danish FSA tells Industriens Pension to consider adding more PE staff
Watchdog hands out official orders to correct private equity management procedures, as part of wider focus on the way pension funds handle the asset class
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Asset managers now clearer about environmental, social voting policies
US index giants BlackRock and Vanguard have lower environment, social focus than do major European managers, study finds
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West Yorkshire Pension Fund to use derivatives ESG risk framework
Framework will be used to build an ESG-aware derivatives overlay as fund gradually builds its portfolio of illiquid, alternative assets
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Cometa changes voting policy to engage on social aspects of listed companies
The fund has also imposed on asset managers a more challenging sustainability score, rewarding those demonstrating a rigorous approach to sustainable investing
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ESG roundup: New guide unveiled to assist schemes tackle global deforestation
Plus: MSCI ESG research shows greater concentration in ownership of corporations; BNP Paribas outlines 2025 strategic ambitions
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Dutch physiotherapist scheme goes passive with custom-made ESG benchmark
The fund has swapped €400m in fund investments for a passively managed ESG mandate
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Norwegian FSA sees positive pensions solvency effect from higher rates
Pension fund solvency ratios rise to 187% in this year’s Q1 from 179% at end 2021
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KENFO bets on cash, short-term bonds to withstand high inflation
It also gears portfolio strategically towards a balanced asset and risk structure to strengthen the ability to face crises
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UK pensions minister Guy Opperman returns to post
‘Agreed to help DWP navigate the next few weeks, while we decide the appointment of a new Prime Minister,’ says Opperman
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Portfolio management moves beyond Excel
As the governance and disclosure obligations on pension funds increase, there is clear evidence of a diseconomy of scale
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German court rejects creditors’ claim against Pensionskasse for tax consultants
The pension fund is required to continue to fulfill existing contracts up to the death of its last member
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NEST’s pay gaps shrink but CEO says UK trust ‘still on our journey’
Gender pay gap contracts by 1.4 percentage points, ethnicity pay gap 1.3 points smaller between years
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EU taxonomy decision increases reporting burden for pension funds
Critics of the Commission’s proposal to brand nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable energy sources have reacted with disappointment, and the credibility of the EU’s taxonomy was called into question
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PenSam told to tighten up procedures around private equity valuations
Danish FSA hands out official orders to add paperwork on performance monitoring, amid wider regulatory focus on private equity
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UK roundup: Private sector companies still provide DB pensions
Plus: Investor group calls on UK CEOs for action on mental health; Workplace pension members plan contribution reduction to cope with living cost
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Asset owners are more proactive once signed up to UK Stewardship Code
The code is making a separate impact from other stewardship or ESG policies
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: How to fix the three ‘mega-gaps’ facing the UK economy
Planting the seeds of long-term growth now by focusing on age, carbon and infrastructure is how we can ensure our economy gets back on track
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DACH roundup: SOKA-BAU to strengthen private equity, infra investments
Plus: Pensionsfonds increase contracts; Swiss largest firms cut pension liabilities
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HSBC AM’s global head of responsible investing quits
Kirk has been gathering a group of like-minded individuals to deliver ‘what is arguably the greatest sustainable investment idea ever conceived’
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Top business school proves ESG does not harm corporate bond portfolios
Academic evidence can give comfort to bond investors, says Insight Investment RI chief