Latest News from IPE – Page 446
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NewsAuto-enrolment success masks inadequate savings rates, industry warns
More people are saving into a pension in the UK following auto-enrolment, but the amount they are saving is far short of what is needed
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LD Pensions seeks managers for new €160m impact mandate
Danish non-contributory pension fund creates “Positive Pursuits” global equity mandate to focus on environmental and wellbeing goals
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ABP faces €1bn bill for unpaid labour disability benefits
Compensation for 16,000 workers could cost the Dutch civil service pension scheme up to €1bn
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NewsUK public sector schemes caught in consultant rule change
LGPS funds will be subject to new rules regarding the monitoring of investment consultants and fiduciary managers from December, having previously been exempt
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People moves: New research leadership at WTW; PRI founding exec leaves UBS
Willis Towers Watson, Columbia Threadneedle, UBS, Industriens, Unilever, PGB, ING, Royal London, Nixdorf, Bouwinvest, Amundi, Nikko AM, ALFI, Invest Europe, eVestment, WBA
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Head of APG’s €24bn private equity arm to step down
Greg Jania and Ken Bloomberg will jointly lead the Dutch asset manager’s global private equity programme after Iain Leigh leaves at the end of the year
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UK regulator seeks to stem flow of exits from DB schemes
Financial Conduct Authority says too much financial advice related to transfers is ‘still not of an acceptable standard’
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Achmea scheme’s booming Dutch property holdings deliver 24%
The Dutch insurer’s pension fund posted an overall loss of 1.6% for 2018 despite significant gains from its property and infrastructure investment portfolios
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MP Pension sheds Vale stock as engagement fails
Church of England Pensions Board and Sweden’s AP Funds shine a light on global tailings dam management in wake of January disaster
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Swedish roundup: AMF invests €200m in VW truck subsidiary
Also: AP7 blacklists seven more stocks including cannabis company; Danica Sweden rebrands following sale
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Scildon scheme to join consolidation vehicle Centraal Beheer
Legal & General’s former Dutch subsidiary is to run its own DC fund for staff from 1 October
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AP2 CEO: Female board representation still too low
The fund’s 2019 index reports slim increase of 0.1% on last year – but more than 10% of Swedish companies now have a female board chair
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Expert group releases climate taxonomy proposal
EC publishes guidelines for corporate reporting of climate-related information alongside three expert group reports on big day for the Commission’s sustainable finance plan
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Joseph Mariathasan: The importance of Africa’s demographic dividend
The successful development of African economies and regions could be crucial to Europe as well
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ATP investment chief exits for PFA; Foged named permanent CEO
Bo Foged gets top job at Denmark’s biggest pension provider, while Kasper Ahrndt Lorenzen is set to move to PFA Pension as chief investment officer in September
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ESG roundup: Alphabet ‘should lead on responsible use of AI’, says Hermes
Also: Investors back carbon pricing accord at Vatican summit; CDP leads calls for better environmental reporting at 700 companies
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German state signs PRI as Frankfurt eyes green finance sector
Hessen, which includes the city of Frankfurt, has become the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to sign the UN’s Principles on Responsible Investment
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PGGM attributes €11m loss to ‘complex IT modernisation’
The €211bn asset manager said its investments outperformed for pension fund clients, in particular credit, real estate and infrastructure
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UK government urged to revisit miners’ pension scheme surplus rules
Government has taken £4.4bn from excess pension assets since 1994, but MPs, trustees and scheme members have demanded changes
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Asset management roundup: UK, China regulators agree stock connect programme
Plus: DWS to sell €2bn hedge fund business to Alma Capital; MFS signs Italian distribution agreement with Deutsche Bank
