Latest News from IPE – Page 272
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APG in talks with Festina Finance for admin contract
The Dutch pension provider would be Festina’s first admin client in the Netherlands
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UK roundup: LPFA removes last extractive fossil fuel company investment
Plus: Growth of professional trustees; Master trust warns of costly mandatory single charging structure; Cushon buys Better with Money
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KLP, Nordic banks, launch transition financing code for shipping
‘Guidelines for Transition-linked Financing’ for the shipping industry aimed at increasing transparency around firms seeking rate discounts on loan/bond financing
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NewsSweden’s state pension surplus forecast surges on high AP Fund returns
Swedish Pensions Agency forecasts 2021 surplus as SEK1.2trn, as extra money in the system balloons
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Pensioenfonds Detailhandel invests €100m in circular economy fund
The €31bn pension fund for the Dutch retail industry is the seed investor in the Polestar Capital Circular Debt Fund
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ESG roundup: AkademikerPension gives up on Wizz Air after talks
Plus: Climate change for employer covenant practitioners, SFDR Article 8, 9 funds hit €4.05trn
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Dutch pension funds see no need for inflation protection
Inflation figures in the Netherlands are currently among the highest in the euro zone
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Real asset strategies pay off for Swiss institutional investors – study
Foreign equities recorded the highest increase in value in 2021 with 26.1%
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NewsNorway’s government may change the rule limiting its use of SWF money
Official committee recommends studying a cash-flow rule instead, because current return-based rule makes fiscal policy vulnerable to fall in fund’s value
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Icelandic pension fund CIO says traditional financial information no longer enough
The Pension Fund of Commerce says sustainability factors must also be considered to assess company value
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Commission taxonomy decision lamented as political, creating confusion
The Dutch Pension Federation is calling on the European Parliament to reject the Commission’s proposal to include natural gas and nuclear energy in the taxonomy
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Swiss roundup: comPlan more than doubles returns to CHF1.19bn
Plus: St.Galler Pensionskasse, BLPK and BPK up returns; New climate strategy for Novartis pension fund
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SFDR Article 8 fund label questionable in 20% of cases, analysis suggests
Advisory and portfolio analytics firm delivers ’clinical assessment of the state of ESG integration in the European fund management industry’
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ESMA launches call for evidence on ESG ratings market
To be complemented by separate consultation from European Commission
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NewsVBL picks Amundi Deutschland for green, social bonds worth over €1bn
The bonds are subject to strict criteria by the International Capital Market Association
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Lobby hopes government rethinks new levy after pension sector paid record DKK50bn tax
‘In many ways, our pension schemes have taken over the role that the North Sea once played in the national economy,’ says IPD CEO
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Swiss federal railways scheme reaches record funding ratio
The retirement assets of all active members will be increased by 4% as of 1 January 2023
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People moves: Former Redington chief takes multi-assets CIO role at Newton
Newton, Heimstaden, Janus Henderson, MetLife, Nikko AM, AustralianSuper, BaFin, ESMA, Natixis, AP3, LD Pensions
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ESMA recommends final one-year clearing exemption for pension funds
PensionsEurope welcomes announcement, calls for European Commission to start rule-making process early
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Veritas CIO says investors must challenge core allocation beliefs in new era
Finnish pension fund has reduced interest-rate sensitivity in fixed-income portfolio, says Vatanen, but worries about equity and alternatives
