All IPE articles in July 2023 (online) – Page 4
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NewsRolls-Royce pension fund picks BlackRock for custom-built default fund
Plus: LPP invests in Federated Hermes’ private equity fund; GAD completes methodology assessment into British Steel scheme; Osmosis partners with SuMi TRUST
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NewsPeople moves: Newton creates new head of product advocacy role
Plus: New head of UK institutional sales for Gresham House
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NewsLGPS funds should retain autonomy over asset allocation, says pensions industry
External directives ‘may backfire’ and lead to ‘poorer outcomes’ for scheme members and sponsoring employees, says Hymans Robertson
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NewsRegulator allows Dutch pension funds to split DC transition into three parts
The plan should give pension schemes time to make adjustments on the basis of DNB’s findings, should this be necessary, says Cindy van Oorschot
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NewsFinancial Stability Board asks ISSB to take over TCFD monitoring role
The move ‘provides yet further clarification of the so-called ‘alphabet soup’ of ESG initiatives for companies and investors’, says ISSB chair Emmanuel Faber
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NewsNBIM asks for change to European green reporting standards on materiality
As European Commission’s consultation on draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards closes, Norway’s SWF manager says companies should be made to say why topics are not material
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NewsBelgian government reaches deal on first-pillar pension reform
The agreement, which is to represent 0.5% of GDP in long-term savings compared to a pension deal reached last year, is supposed to safeguard a €847m cheque from the EU’s Covid Recovery Fund
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NewsWave of demand for bulk annuity market expected to hit record level
Bulk annuity market doubled over the last five years, says PIC
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NewsChancellor reveals plans to boost pension investments in UK growth
Plus: DC pension schemes sign up to Mansion House Compact
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NewsDWP and Treasury consult on trustee skills, capability and culture
’The main concern seems to be the ability of trustees to make investment decisions but the review may also have wider benefits,’ says Hymans Robertson
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NewsSovereign investors reshape portfolios after year of negative returns
Sovereign investors are now more resolute than ever in their ambitions to fund the energy transition
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NewsLD Pensions’ returns grow in June, but it warns of slowing economic growth
Danish pension fund manager reports 5.5% first-half return for Holiday Allowance Fund
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NewsBayer Pensionskasse prioritises fixed income high credit rating allocation
Following an ALM study last autumn, the scheme has adjusted its strategic asset allocation
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NewsUK roundup: Small DC schemes fail to meet value expectations
Plus: Border to Coast sets up engagement programme; Risk sharing could provide an age-old solution, says Hymans Robertson; Impact Cubed launches SDG dataset
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NewsPublic prosecutor investigates former DWS CEO Asoka Wöhrmann
The public prosecutor’s office and DWS are now locked in negotiations regarding a fine
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NewsSwedish funds lobby slams FTN’s first tender as unfair to smaller bidders
Several key views aired in consultation were not acted on, says Fondbolagens förening
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NewsAP7 takes first direct private equity step and plans to pick GPs for long term
Per Olofsson, acting CIO, gives IPE the low-down on the Swedish pension fund’s journey into new asset classes
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NewsDutch pension sector asks European Commission to reconsider CSRD proposal
The Pensioenfederatie and pension asset managers APG, PGGM and MN have sent a letter to Ursula von der Leyen saying they are “very concerned” that the proposal will lead to the unavailability of sustainability data for pension funds
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NewsGerman doctors’ pension scheme builds up directly-held bond portfolio
The pension fund recorded positive returns of 3.3% last year on assets invested, despite losses in bond and equity markets
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NewsShareAction issues guidance manuals for responsible investment best practice
The first paper recommends how asset managers can set interim net zero targets that are fit for purpose
