All IPE articles in July 2024 (online) – Page 3
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NewsUK regulator to evolve supervision of master trusts
TPR’s supervision will focus on investments, data quality and standards, and innovation at retirement
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NewsGerman government plans incentives for longer working life
The German government is planning incentives to make people work longer beyond the statutory retirement age, as the country’s labour market faces a shortage of skilled workers and as baby boomers retire. The government wants to start making unemployment insurance payouts to employees originally paid by employers, as incentives for ...
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NewsBrookfield’s entry into UK bulk annuity market marks next wave of new entrants
K3 Advisory says at least three other new entrants are at varying stages of readiness to enter the market
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NewsInvestor bodies urge new UK PM to ‘seize opportunities’ of net-zero transition
The IIGCC, UKSIF and the PRI wrote to UK prime minister Keir Starmer asking for renewed policy focus to boost competitiveness and decarbonise the real economy
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NewsIBM’s Danish pension fund rapped by FSA for using key assets as collateral
Closed company DB scheme found to have insufficient unencumbered assets to cover obligations, given that some were pledged as security for derivatives
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NewsRailpen appoints new chief executive officer
The news follows an announcement in January 2024 of John Chilman’s intention to retire
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NewsResearch budgets rise globally for first time since MiFID II – survey
Last year saw research budgets stabilising and now there is confirmation that the trend has turned, says Substantive Research CEO
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NewsImpax Asset Management to acquire fixed-income firm SKY Harbor
Following the completion of the acquisition eight SKY Harbor team members including senior executives will join Impax
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NewsBaFin to replace IT strategy requirements for IORPs with DORA
The instructions are not mandatory, but offer ‘great added value in practice’, says BaFin
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NewsSDR enthusiasm is waning among managers, according to Morningstar
Managers are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in adopting the SDR label due to stringent criteria of regime as well as UK-centric nature of labelling criteria
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NewsCFA Institute study finds ‘worrying’ views on EU ESG regulatory framework
The study found a range of challenges facing EU investors around ESG disclosures, which the CFA said regulators should pay attention to.
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NewsKENFO could become Germany’s central public sector asset manager
KENFO CEO Anja Mikus says it would manage the assets of the first pillar generational capital fund (Generationenkapital) in the long term
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NewsDNB pension fund swaps BlackRock for Aegon AM
The switch comes 17 years after the fund of the Dutch central bank adopted the fiduciary model and started working with BlackRock
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NewsNBIM seeks research proposals to strengthen understanding of climate
Investment giant suggests topics could include the impact of financial decisions on real-world outcomes
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NewsJoint Treasury/DWP appointment ignites hope for joined-up pensions policy approach
Emma Reynolds has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary at HM Treasury and DWP
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Review of Sweden’s ITP occupational pension system
Skandia calls for ITP review; Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency on the look-out for sustainability/ESG platforms; Finland’s VER chief on capital market infrastructure
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NewsPeople moves: LPPI picks chief business development officer
Plus: Credit Suisse Pensionskasse appoints CEO; Aon names partner
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NewsMajor investors sign up to address plastic pollution
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, PMT and PME are among the 70 institutional signatories
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NewsMonte dei Paschi scheme to make further investment in private markets
The pension fund has issued a tender for infrastructure, private debt and private equity
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NewsSOKA-BAU to kick off private debt investment programme
The strategic investment target is worth 5% of the total assets of ZVK and ULAK, the two funds under SOKA-BAU’s management
