Latest News from IPE – Page 72
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NewsInvestors fail to walk the talk on demanding diversity from managers – study
Institutional investors should look beyond headline diversity features and metrics when considering managers, says bfinance
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NewsISSB delays decision on IFRS S1 ‘connectivity’ changes
‘Most people are supportive of this direction of travel,’ says Sue Lloyd
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NewsNew initiative aims to put air pollution on investors’ sustainability agendas
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation and CCLA Investment Management are seeking input for a corporate engagement initiative
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NewsSweden’s FTN launches biggest tender yet, €17bn global active equities
Fund Selection Agency sets 16 December deadline, confirms bulk of preliminary specifications
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NewsAon takes on £3.5bn with three new clients for UK OCIO service
And Mercer announces completion of acquisition of Cardano
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NewsWHEB urges investors to be honest about unsuccessful corporate engagement
Report observes a tendency for many investors to take a ‘fire-and-forget’ approach to engagement
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NewsIncreasing lump sum withdrawals weaken pension system, says Publica
Capital withdrawals upon retirement are becoming increasingly important throughout Switzerland
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NewsSweden’s AP buffer funds criticise government proposals to merge them
AP1, AP2 argue that it’s impossible to say whether restructuring should happen, since government proposals are ‘incomplete’ or have ‘decisive flaws’
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NewsFirst UK pension fund allocates to bitcoin
Adviser Cartwright says it has ‘opened the door for risk-averse pension schemes to benefit from bitcoin’s potential growth’
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NewsL&G master trust trustees make first move to analyse nature-related dependencies
The report formally recognises the links that climate change has with nature and biodiversity loss, as well as people and society.
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NewsNorwegian pension funds upbeat on start-ups investment plan
Industry association also warns of current and potential regulatory conditions standing in the way of pension fund investment in entrepreneurs
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NewsItalian schemes team up for public equity investment to bolster domestic economy
The pension fund quartet is creating a consortium for public equity allocations to benefit from tax breaks at mandate level
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NewsATP’s returns leap in Q3 despite private equity write-downs
Danish pensions giant posts 9.7% gain on investment portfolio in January-September despite massive private equity wipeout
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NewsBayer Pensionskasse CEO calls for minimum standards for IORP liquidity risks
Stephan Nellshen said a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to dealing with liquidity risks, especially at the European level, would not work well
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NewsABP opts for simple majority board voting after criticism from the regulator
Dutch civil servants fund abandons cumbersome two-step voting structure on single-tier board
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NewsSwiss parliamentary committee reopens discussions on financing 13th month of pension payout
MPs in the committee concluded that the parliament should take time to conduct a “serious and documented analysis” of different financing options
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NewsMineworkers handed back £1.5bn pension pot in Budget
Over 100,000 former mineworkers are due to benefit from Labour’s decision
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NewsItaly’s pension fund for notaries ponders first move into private debt
Cassa Nazionale del Notariato currently has 3-4% invested in private equity and infrastructure funds
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NewsBrunel CIO to step down after four years
Brunel Pension Partnership is beginning the process of finding the next CIO
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NewsEthos and DSW push DAX firms to scrap virtual AGMs
Ethos has teamed up with its German partner DSW, Shareholders for Change and Better Finance to bring back in-person shareholder meetings
