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AnalysisCorporate governance battlegrounds at this year’s AGM season
Shareholders will use board elections to express their opinions on environmental issues
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AnalysisESG mandates demand more from asset managers
Greater granularity in ESG investing is set to raise the bar for asset managers
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Opinion PiecesCan pensions help with German skills crisis?
German companies consider the shortage of skilled workers as one of the biggest risks for the future of their business. According to market data portal Statista, 58% of firms see the lack of qualified workers putting operations at risk in the next few months, second only to the risks posed by energy and commodity prices (61%).
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Opinion PiecesUnder the spotlight: US pension plans and their use of leverage
Does US public pension funds’ use of borrowed money and derivatives pose systemic risks to global financial markets? That is the concern of global regulators, which have recently stepped up scrutiny of the practice, according to a recent article in the Financial Times (FT). But senior executives interviewed by IPE seem less worried.
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Opinion PiecesGreen champion to lead Australia’s Future Fund
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, which was designed to cover unfunded Federal government pension liabilities, is poised to “renew and refresh”, following the appointment of Greg Combet as its new chair from mid-2024.
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on NEST
NEST joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the first signatories, committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
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Opinion PiecesInterview: Elizabeth Fernando on NEST’s new thematic strategy
Sustainability focus underlines NEST’s growing importance as a UK institutional investor
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AnalysisEuropean disappointment as US strife shows up in manager CA100+ exits
Repercussions for mandates may be limited but beware any European asset manager thinking about treading the same path
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AnalysisBank of England right to scrutinise the role of funded reinsurance
Prudential Regulation Authority calls for limited exposure to reinsurance
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on L&G
L&G joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the first signatories, committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities
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AnalysisTPR to be lobbied after new fiduciary duty, climate report
it is crucial that TPR adds the report’s key messages to its official guidelines, says Maria Nazarova-Doyle
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AnalysisNBIM needs much longer-term strategy and better communication, academic finds
Nicolai Tangen praised for SWF’s transparency in releasing the internal report on its organisational culture
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NewsNBIM’s divestment decisions yield NOK10bn returns
‘There is still a way to go before we reach our goal of net zero targets and transition plans for all the companies in the portfolio,’ says Carine Smith Ihenacho
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News2024 to be the biggest year for UK pension de-risking
WTW expects the pension risk transfer market to reach £80bn in 2024
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AnalysisEU capital markets face an uncertain future
The success of the European Union depends on developing its capital markets, but achieving integration faces political, cultural and technical challenges
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AnalysisThematic investing set to morph into impact investing
In the second article on a new survey, Vincent Mortier, Monica Defend and Amin Rajan argue that greater granularity in ESG investing is set to boost impact investing
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Opinion PiecesOpponents of Dutch pension reform can’t agree
The Dutch parliamentary elections of 22 November not only resulted in a historic victory for Geert Wilders. The record loss of the governing coalition also meant the new Pension Act no longer has majority support in parliament.
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Opinion PiecesGuaranteed retirement income and AI: key themes for the US in 2024
The three major 2024 trends in the US retirement industry, according to senior industry figures interviewed by IPE, are: Plan sponsors will continue to expand financial wellness programmes and explore optional provisions of the new pension law SECURE 2.0. Plan participants will up their demand for guaranteed income and ...
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Opinion PiecesAustralian funds jostle for slice of energy transition market
Australia’s largest integrated power generator and energy retailer, Origin, lost out on becoming a cornerstone investment in the US$15bn (€13.7bn) Brookfield Global Transition Fund after a failed A$20bn (€12.2bn) attempt by a Brookfield-led consortium to take over Origin last year.
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Smart Pension
Smart Pension joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the first signatories, committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities
