Latest News from IPE – Page 354
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Investors warned about carbon intensity metric in EU climate indices
Regulation’s use of a revenues-based carbon intensity metric ’unhelpful in the pursuit of climate change mitigation’
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Willis Towers Watson acquires climate change adaptation specialist
Acquisition of Acclimatise will strengthen WTW’s climate resilience capabilities
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Keith Ambachtsheer: CFA Institute global pension index support ‘timely’
Pension expert welcomes association’s involvement given importance of ‘savings-to-investment conversion process’
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NewsPeople moves: New CIO at Credit Suisse Pensionskasse
Credit Suisse, APG, Riverside Company, DWS, IASB, GIB Asset Management, Newton, HSBC GAM, Orchard Street
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UK local authority pensions ‘need to stop firefighting in 2021’
The Local Government Association is concerned that a flurry of regulatory changes and court cases is frustrating strategic long-term priorities
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NewsSweden roundup: Alecta’s new CO2 tool; Länsförsäkringar bans oil, gas
Alecta says new calculator showing impact of carbon prices on company values is a first
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Oxford Uni adds van Steenis to investment team, partners with BlackRock
OUem selected BlackRock to create the bespoke equity index fund following the firm’s commitment to make sustainability its standard for investing
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NBIM chief gets personal in hunt for diverse set of risk-takers
Nicolai Tangen takes to LinkedIn, talks directly to students to draw fresh talent to the oil fund
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Border to Coast launches £1.5bn internally managed bond fund
Durham, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire are the initial investors in the sterling-denominated fund
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Climate roundup: Mercer launches 1.5°C advice, analytics solution
Also: ‘Clear demand signalling’ among recommendations by Carney-initiated Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets
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NewsGerman pension system requires tweaks to stand future challenges
Insurance products do not currently represent a viable solution for long-term capital investments necessary for pension provisions
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NewsPrudential Staff Pension Scheme agrees £3.7bn longevity swap
Baker Hughes £100m buy-in deal also revealed
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Germany to drive pension push at EU level in last month of presidency
The country will seek to pass a resolution in December to clearly define the support of EU member states for the Commission relating to the CMU
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FRC updates UK Parliament on progress on governance, audit reforms
Inquiries into the future of audit come after a tough time for the audit and accounting profession, following a number of high-profile corporate failures in the UK
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Norfolk Pension Fund gets OK for Apple shareholder suit
Norfolk County Council, the pension fund’s administering authority, is the lead plaintiff in the securities class action
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NewsFCA develops principles to tackle greenwashing concerns
UK regulator to shortly start discussing principles with industry
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NewsDutch metal scheme PME ditches pensions admin MN
Aegon-owned TKP takes up the contract because its IT systems are more advanced
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NewsUK roundup: Government RPI reform response due 25 November
Plus: £415m buy-in and £22m duo, Regulator urges anti-scam pledge, Government creates Office for Investment
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LGPS TCFD consultation among myriad UK green finance plans
Chancellor announces mandatory TCFD reporting, green bond, green taxonomy plans
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NewsKENFO adds ‘best in progress’ principle to track sustainability impact
The fund excludes investment companies that violate the core principles of the United Nations Global Compact on corporate sustainability
