Latest News from IPE – Page 266
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UK roundup: Charity completes £61m bulk annuity transaction
Plus: Firefighters agree pension MoU with government; PIC invests in affordable housing; PPF sees drop in ethnicity pay gap
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Investors view Russia’s debt default as a real possibility
Implications for investors will depend upon their exposure to Russian debt
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AP7, CEPB see through new standard on corporate climate lobbying
Also initiated by BNPP AM, the standard is said to represent broad consensus about responsible climate lobbying
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ESG roundup: Weak covenant can prevent ESG, climate focus
Plus: IOSCO decides ‘immense’ set of sustainable finance tasks; More investors join environmental data request
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NewsVarma draws up roadmap to reduce impact on biodiversity
Finnish occupational pensions heavyweight finds Scope 3 GHG emissions account for 98% of total
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NewsPensions industry calls for clarity over responsibility on dashboard activities
If dashboards are severely restricted consumers will simply take their data elsewhere, to a less regulated environment
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NGOs present ideas for minimum criteria for EU SFDR products
Groups aim to provide ‘food for thought’ as EC gears up for work on minimum standards
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NewsGermany roundup: Pension schemes top net inflows in Spezialfonds
Plus: Metzler Pensionsfonds ups assets; Golding Capital Partners’ assets rise
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UK roundup: Rubbermaid scheme completes buy-in with Legal & General
Plus: Courier Hermes offers workplace pensions for couriers
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NN IP joins APG/PGGM SDI Asset Owner Platform
The Dutch firm is the third commercial asset manager to subscribe to the service
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Growth in air travel needs to be curtailed, says Climate Action 100+ report
If air traffic growth cannot be curbed fast enough, sustainable aviation fuel would need to be adopted sooner and to a greater degree than planned
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NewsPeople moves: Candriam hires for new global head of private assets role
Candriam, AXA IM, PGIM Investments, Isio, Redwheel, Robeco, Baillie Gifford, Af2i, Tikehau Capital, MV Credit
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NewsUkraine war wake-up call for Dutch passive investors, say consultants
The Russian invasion of Ukraine should catalyse the trend towards bespoke ESG indexes, it is thought
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Swiss, UK pension investors file climate resolution at Credit Suisse
Bank ‘acknowledges’ proposal, points to imminent publication of more info
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Dutch schemes react to Ukraine war
While a growing list of pension funds have announced their intention to divest from Russia, a large number of funds has kept silent about the conflict
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Elo acts to reform its management culture, adding Elina Heliö in new top role
Still climbing out of a crisis, Finnish pensions insurer creates new management team role of ‘director of people and culture’
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NBIM divests Chinese sportswear firm due to Xinjiang human rights risks
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund also puts Bombardier, Adani Ports and Hyundai Glovis on ethical watch list
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SASB delivers update on ISSB merger progress
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) will formally hand over responsibility for its sustainability metrics rulebook to the IFRS Foundation in June
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UK roundup: Church Workers Pension Fund complete buy-in
Plus: National Grid scheme hires BW, Hymans calls on plan sponsors to take control over DB valuations, UK pension fund sells office building
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NewsSwiss pension funds deal with prospect of undervalued Russian assets
Several Swiss pension schemes – which have small exposures to Russian assets – are examining how to proceed
