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Swedish pension funds’ ethical council to step up biodiversity work
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics says biodiversity is coming up on the agenda after COVID-19
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NewsBaFin reviews solvency rules for Pensionskassen, Pensionsfonds
BaFin has currently 20 life insurers and 40 Pensionskassen under intense supervision
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Danish FSA sceptical about ATP’s hedging strategy overhaul
Ministry of Employment publishes internal document outlining financial watchdog’s series of misgivings
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New sector-wide net-zero financial alliance promises coordination
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero launched on eve of climate summit called by US president Joe Biden
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Environment Agency Pension Fund adopts 2045 net-zero climate policy
Local authority pension fund eyes EU Paris-aligned benchmarks, climate change convenants for fixed income
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NewsCorporate governance advisor PIRC pushes for shareholder hard line on audit
PIRC is recommending that shareholders oppose the appointment of EY, PWC, KPMG and Grant Thornton during this year’s round of shareholder meetings
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NewsSwiss schemes move forward to curb GHG emissions
Migros was included in Climate Alliance’s list as a green Pensionskasse for applying an ESG index that reduced CO2 intensity by 30%
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Direct real estate prices to drop by 25%, says DNB
DNB’s expectation of a price decline between 11% and 34% is based on the sharp drop in market liquidity within private markets for commercial real estate
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Border to Coast supports work to boost private markets ESG standards
Pensions pool CIO says ‘clear need to enhance’ ESG work in private markets
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NewsNEST commits £3bn to infra for next decade, hires pair of managers
The scheme plans to invest in fibre networks, social housing, water and waste treatment plants, and seaports
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NewsSwiss first pillar AHV fund lifts earnings in 2020
Contributions from insured members and employers into the AHV fund rose by 5.0% last year as a result of the reform passed in 2019
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Pressure from Nordic, UK PFs turns Toyota off anti-climate lobbying
AP7, Church of England, AkademikerPension and Storebrand hail joint dialogue success
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ABP exit settles quarrel with Australian mining firm
ABP had been investing in Jupiter Mines since 2012, when it still was a private firm
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NewsPerformance fee smoothing will ease DC illiquid investment ‘a little’
Bigger change will require other significant barriers to be tackled
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NewsWales pool sets global equity decarbonisation initiative
The pool is targeting a reduction in both the carbon footprint and fossil fuel reserves exposure of its global equity investments by 25%
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Länsförsäkringar says COVID talks with issuers led to ESG bond surge
Swedish firm piled on SEK7.5bn of sustainability bonds in 2020 bringing total to SEK17bn or 13% of AUM
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Korean steel producer cuts links to Myanmar military after APG pressure
APG has voiced “deep concern” about human rights violations committed by Myanmar’s military
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NewsDanish watchdog keeps eye on unlisted valuations, positive on new code
‘We still need to see it used in reality,’ says FSA of pension sector’s self-written guidelines
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NewsSwiss corporate schemes record all-time-high funding ratio in Q1
Pension assets continued to grow in the first quarter of this year with a positive return of almost 4%
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NewsPFA’s equities gain 5.9% in Q1, as hedging loss dents average-rate
Denmark’s commercial pensions leader says past portfolio work laid good foundation
