Latest News from IPE – Page 160
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NewsPRA launches consultation on Solvency II reforms
Proposed reforms are expected to improve insurers’ investment flexibility by enabling broader and quicker investments in their matching adjustment portfolios
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NewsSustainability chiefs overwhelmed by plethora of ESG disclosures and platforms
Despite the number of executive-level CSOs appointed having almost tripled since 2016 (9%) to 28% in 2021, they are grappling with reporting and impact
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NewsExxonMobil Pension Plan gets first ever TPR fine on climate change reporting
In a response to the Regulator, the trustees assured TPR they ‘took their climate reporting obligations seriously and that their non-compliance was inadvertent’
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NewsIORP II: EIOPA delivers final advice for next steps
Regulator drops low-profile risk profile idea, addresses SFDR concerns
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NewsScotland’s Falkirk and Lothian pension funds merger talk ceased
The City of Edinburgh’s Council Pension Committee will review merger options in two years’ time
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NewsUK buyout market to grow to £60bn per year, say pension professionals
The SPP expects schemes to focus on resilience, against rising interest rates, defaults and longevity
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NewsAP2 helps German think tank develop portfolio tool to assess deforestation risk
In work funded by Californian philanthropists, Swedish national pensions buffer fund says publicly-accessible workflow will be tested on AP2’s listed equities
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NewsThe People’s Partnership prepares to reform workplace proposition
It will start to price at a scheme level and has already started to reform its bulk transfer capabilities with a new specialist team
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NewsGermany’s BVK reappoints Access Capital Partners for private equity
The scheme is also planning to hire a sustainability expert
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NewsNEST ethnicity and gender pay gap figures show room for progress
The median gender pay gap rose to 11% and ethnicity pay gap rose to 18%.
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NewsPeople moves: Cardano duo quits to start own consultancy
Plus: Apex Group bolsters trustee team; Mercer hires new UK defined contribution leader
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NewsHuman rights abuses often dealbreakers for PE managers, AP6 finds
Uptake of the UN’s guiding principles on business and human rights is not widespread in the sector, according to Swedish national pension fund’s deep dive
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NewsSOKA-BAU ploughs through strategic allocation targets
The scheme expects AUM growing to invest fresh money in all asset classes
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NewsValue of UK defined benefit schemes falls by £626bn in 2023
ONS data indicates that the total value of DB pension schemes decreased from over £2trn at the start of 2022 to less than £1.4trn by the end of March
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NewsVarma poll shows nearly all its managers share its responsibility policy
Finnish pensions insurer finds half of firms it outsources investment to link remuneration to ESG outcomes
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NewsUniversal Investment to advise schemes through Alumia minority stake
Luxemburg-based Alumia advises institutional investors including asset managers and asset owners, corporates and family offices
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News190 investors write to companies over management of nature
Launch reflects growing focus on nature in sign of defiance against US clampdown on collaboration
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NewsPrivate equity still too expensive – GSAM survey
Real estate is the least popular alternative asset class, with three in 10 investors looking to decrease their exposure
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NewsFCLTGlobal calls for fundamental shift in remuneration structures
Total shareholder return is the most common metric that shareholders employ to align interests, but it is often short term-oriented
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NewsSwiss pension funds increase equity, cut real estate investments
Schemes will likely continue to anchor Swiss and foreign real estate to investment strategies
