Latest News from IPE – Page 195
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NewsMacron faces backlash as he bypasses parliamentary vote on pensions bill
The controversial pension reform proposed by Macron’s government seeks to merge France’s 42 separate pension schemes into a single, universal points-based system
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NewsISSB to consult on wide-ranging connectivity project, warns on resourcing trade-offs
Stakeholders must give the board a clear steer on priorities, says Sue Lloyd
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NewsSwiss parliament approves second pillar reform
The threshold to join a Pensionskasse would equal under the new regime to a salary of CHF19,845 per year
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NewsHounslow Pension Fund adopts own voting policy in index fund
It is the first LGPS to have its holdings voted in a BlackRock pooled fund according to its own ESG voting policy
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NewsCarbon-based pay incentives falling short of investor demands, says report
There needs to be more ambition to implement carbon targets robustly and effectively, using the power of incentives to support the push for net zero
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NewsPension schemes bump insurers down as top investors in German Spezialfonds
Spezialfonds managed pension scheme assets totalling €530.4bn at the end of December last year, equivalent to a market share of almost 28%
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NewsNBIM promotes Norberg, boosting leader team to 40% female
Fixed income trading chief to co-lead asset strategies with Nygård as department becomes more key
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NewsPeople moves: Candriam chief to join US mutual life insurer
SECOR AM, L&G, EdenTree, Amundi, LeapFrog Investments, Cartwright, Capital Cranfield, Folketrygdfondet, Hymans Robertson, Swiss Life, Allianz, BVK
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NewsUS banking crisis costs ABP hundreds of millions
Danish pension funds have limited exposure to SVB, says FSA
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NewsUK Budget: pensions annual allowance increased, LTA abolished
These changes to pension allowances won’t impact the vast majority of hard working savers, industry says
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NewsESAs call for development of securitised assets’ disclosure standards
Lack of climate-related data on assets underlying structured finance products poses obstacle for classification of products and services under taxonomy and SFDR
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NewsSwiss MPs draw up proposal to set aside disagreements on second pillar reform
The reform plan proposed by the Council of States would cost around CHF100m more per year than the version proposed by the National Council
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NewsUK regulator publishes guidance on employer related investments
The guidance warns trustees, employers and scheme advisers they must report ERI breaches to TPR
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NewsSwedish watchdog grills Alecta, others as US bank losses pile up
NBIM ‘closely monitoring the situation in the market’ after €281m exposure to collapsed banks
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NewsPension funds to join class action against EY in Wirecard case
The volume of claims will likely reach €1bn
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NewsUK roundup: FTSE 350 pension scheme funding shows noticeable surplus increase
Plus: Trustees warned of insurance firms’ TCFD reports for risk transfer selection; Pension funds hold key to unlocking nature and wildlife potential
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NewsAlecta says it’s solid despite losing €1.3bn on US banks in days
Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank collapses erase 1% of Swedish pensions giant’s portfolio
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NewsMost asset managers have withheld or ditched investments as part of ESG engagement, says study
ShareAction urged assets managers to develop and publish their escalation strategies for dealing with uncooperative companies
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NewsDenmark’s P+ returns -12.9%, after higher portfolio risk than most rivals
CEO says -12.9% return must be seen in light of ‘record-high’ 2021 gain
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NewsInarcassa hedges equity exposure, resumes private markets allocations
According to the new strategic asset allocation for 2023, Inarcassa is increasing its allocation to bonds by 3%, while reducing equities by 1.5%
