Latest News from IPE – Page 76
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NewsUK should not try to replicate Australian pensions model but learn from it
Australian pensions industry can help UK navigate through challenges
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NewsEthos backs consultations with shareholders opposing sustainability reports
Foundation calls on government to extend scope of corporate sustainability reporting law to all companies of public interest, regardless of size, total assets or turnover
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NewsDutch pension funds invest €210m in biotech funds
Metal industry schemes PMT and PME each invest €100m in two funds, while textile industry fund MITT commits €10m
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NewsUK investment industry needs to be proactive in driving change
Government cannot afford not to listen to asset owners, says Smart Pension CEO
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NewsAlecta’s DC product returns 8.7% as equities rally, bonds priced higher
Swedish occupational pensions major sees asset total grow to SEK1.33trn by end September
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NewsPFA admits factoring in Scope 3 will dent climate product’s returns
Danish pension provider’s PFA Klima Plus product will begin opting out of stocks with ‘strong connection’ to fossil fuel sector from next April
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NewsPFZW divests from Israel
€255bn Dutch healthcare fund has also sold investments in other Middle East countries as it is concerned about growing threat of conflict expansion in the region
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NewsUK review reinforces need for transition plans
Transition Finance Market Review also calls for better use of public finance institutions
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NewsAon launches investment strategy framework for UK pension schemes
‘The Zone Framework allows trustees and sponsors to ask the right questions and to identify clearly what success means to them,’ says Aon
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NewsOver 70 investors left climate engagement group, CA100+ reveals
CA100+ confirmed that most of 45 out of 71 exiting investors were US-based voluntarily withdrawing from the group
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NewsDWP confirms ‘pot for life’ no longer on government’s agenda
Pensions industry has previously raised concerns over the proposed lifetime model
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NewsSOKA-BAU’s chief warns of EU policy downplaying second pillar pensions
The biggest challenge ahead is to increase participation of savers in Capital Markets Union
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NewsVfM and proposed Red-Amber-Green assessment ‘too blunt and severe’
The pensions industry is also concerned over the extensive set of disclosures proposed by the regulator
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NewsLGPS duo launches admin shared service
Services will be provided to more than 270,000 fund members and nearly 500 employers, making this one of the largest operations in the LGPS
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NewsPeople moves: Bob Campion to join Van Lanschot Kempen
Plus: TPTInvestment Management picks new managing director; France’s CNAVPL elects president
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NewsAlecta wins five more years as FTP default provider
Swedish pensions giant trims fees further on its DC traditional pension product, and wins new €400m contract within financial-sector scheme
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NewsUK pensions minister prioritises ‘unlocking true potential’ of pension investment
Emma Reynolds wants to ‘realise its potential to help grow the economy by investing in UK productive assets and home-grown businesses of all sizes’
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NewsAsset owners unable to show effectiveness of bondholder engagement
Study highlighting confusion over role of fixed income climate benchmarks comes as GFANZ drafts guidelines
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NewsDutch government to introduce flexible deadline for DC transition
Pension funds will be allowed to submit their implementation plans until one year before their planned DC transition date, instead of 1 July 2025
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NewsMandating schemes to invest in illiquids could lead to worse outcomes for members
UK pensions minister Emma Reynolds refuses to rule out mandating investing in illiquid assets
