All IPE articles in June 2019 (online)
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NewsChart of the Week: AP7 boosts share of Swedish DC system to record 42%
Government report shows AP4 has posted the best long-term annualised return among the four main state pension buffer funds
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UK seeks to boost impact investing sector with new initiative
The Impact Investing Institute brings together two existing bodies that have been working to expand impact investing in the UK
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Dutch industry schemes combine DC accrual with collective benefits
Pension funds are ‘getting in lane’ for expected pensions reform, which could see individual DC accrual replace the Netherlands’ traditional model
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Actuaries: Different discount rates for pension funds and insurers ‘illogical’
Dutch pension schemes’ funding ratio would rise by 6 percentage points on average if schemes were allowed to apply insurers’ discount rate
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Academics call for government inquiry into USS governance
More than 1,000 UK-based professors and university staff have demanded action over governance concerns at the UK’s largest pension fund
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ESG roundup: LSE buys analytics provider Beyond Ratings
Also: Exclusions lead sustainable investment surge in Switzerland; EIOPA consults on climate change and Solvency II; UK minister says schemes ‘doing the right thing’ on climate change
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NewsSwiss pension fund exploring options for CHF2.1bn equity overlay strategy
Investor is seeking to implement an equity protection strategy across global developed and emerging markets as well as domestic Swiss equities
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Joseph Mariathasan: Climate change and Asia
The effects of global warming and rising sea levels are being felt most keenly in countries in Asia
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German, Swiss and Austrian investors report spike in ESG investments
Sustainable investments volume increased by 50% across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, says FNG
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Most pension funds missed funding recovery targets, says Dutch regulator
Three pension funds – including giant metal and engineering sector pension funds PMT and PME – are facing benefit cuts in 2020
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AP2 dumps tobacco and nuclear firms in fresh ESG approach
Swedish state buffer fund divests from around 60 tobacco companies and remaining nuclear weapons firms from investment portfolio
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PGGM joins consortium’s bid for London Silvertown Tunnel
Dutch asset manager joins as part of joint venture with construction firm BAM, alongside Aberdeen Standard Investments and Macquarie
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NewsBlackRock cites auto-enrolment, UK’s NEST as model for French reform
Asset manager sets out a host of recommendations for pension saving reforms contained in the Pacte law, including auto-enrolment and pensions dashboards
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High street chain agrees £310m pension funding deal with regulator
Arcadia, owned by Sir Philip Green, is attempting to cut its debt bill to stave off bankruptcy and has secured the support of the Pension Protection Fund
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NewsTop 400 Asset Managers: AUM grows 1% amid market volatility
BlackRock retains number one spot but six of top 10 managers reported a lower AUM figure than last year in IPE’s annual survey
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NewsDutch social partners and government reach agreement on retirement age
Underfunded schemes are temporarily off the hook after the minister for social affairs agreed to temporarily relax minimum funding rules
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UK and Dutch regulators to increase co-operation ahead of Brexit
The agreement between the FCA and AFM is to apply in both a deal and no-deal Brexit scenario
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NewsCorporate climate-related financial information ‘still insufficient’: TCFD
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures uses artificial intelligence to analyse effectiveness of disclosures on climate-related issues
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People moves: PFZW appoints chair; LGIM names new CIO [updated]
PFZW, Ilmarinen, LGIM, Aegon AM, INDEFI, PGGM, JØP, CQS, 100% Club, Neuberger Berman, ASR, PPI, Barnett Waddingham, ECPA, iM Global Partner
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Ex-CEOs of major European pension funds back new climate endowment
Mats Andersson, formerly of AP4, and Philippe Desfossés, ex-CEO of ERAFP, named as supporters of fund targeting €20-40bn in assets
