Latest News from IPE – Page 447
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Unions voice support for Dutch pensions agreement
The pensions sector can start implementing areas of the agreement after two of the Netherlands’ largest unions gave it their support
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IPE Awards 2019: Open for entries
The annual awards dinner and conference will take place in Copenhagen in December this year
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Report recommends sweeping changes to AP7 strategy
Mats Langensjö calls for more diverse investment approach for €44bn first-pillar default fund in new report
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BpfBouw increases dollar hedge following currency loss
Construction sector scheme loses 2.1% on currency hedge chiefly due to appreciation of dollar in 2018
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ESG ‘lacks market standards and best practice’: Austrian National Bank
OeNB treasurer sees ‘major differences’ in implementation of ESG strategies by providers as their use spreads across the region
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NewsChart of the Week: Global passive assets hit €8.3trn
IPE’s Top 400 Asset Managers survey reveals extent of growth in interest in passive and index-based investing
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Few cross-border funds meet new German performance fee criteria
Fitz Partners finds that only 13% of UCITS funds would meet tighter performance fee structure conditions effective from December
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UK asset managers launch representation report on black workforce
Fewer than 1% of investment managers in the UK are black, according to a new report from the Investment Association
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AMF, ATP, Folksam join $1bn capital raise for Swedish green battery firm
ATP says access to new car technology and strong potential return as ‘a match we really like’ as it takes a stake in Northvolt
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Dollar, yen appreciation behind Philips scheme’s 2.4% investment loss
Pension fund wants to maintain currency hedge but has halved the value of the position ‘for strategic reasons’
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L&G launches blockchain-based pension insurance platform [updated]
Legal & General has teamed up with Amazon to develop a blockchain-based pension risk transfer process, dubbed Estua-re
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UK’s NEST quits smoking in two-year tobacco divestment project
The country’s largest auto-enrolment provider says the tobacco industry does not appear viable in the long term, and it will exit £40m of investments
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People moves: LPP’s Pardo exits; PensioenFederatie names Brussels chief
LPP, Pensions Federation, Fondo Pensione Priamo, Wells Fargo AM, PGIM, Universal-Investment, Schroders, Polar Capital, Alpha FMC, SimCorp
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Discount rate change to increase chances of pension cuts at Dutch schemes
Committee led by former finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has recommended reducing both the ultimate forward rate and assumptions for returns
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Investors urge support for Swiss human rights due diligence law
Legislation drafted in response to NGO campaign will be debated in the lower house of Switzerland’s parliament this week
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AP6 adds more US private equity partners in busy 2019 market
Specialist private equity investor says it made around 20 investment decisions so far this year, with old and new partners
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NewsHow the EU’s sustainability taxonomy will work for investors
Criteria for sustainable activities drawn up by EU-appointed experts could help reduce costs and reputation risks
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AXA IM calls for ‘transition bonds’ to help companies go green
New type of debt could help investors overcome challenge of financing companies aiming to become more environmentally-friendly
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Ireland toughens capitalisation rules for DC master trusts
DC master trusts must hold at least €100,000 in reserve regardless of size, according to new requirements published today by the Pensions Authority
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Mandatory tendering for fiduciary contracts becomes UK law
Pension scheme trustees must conduct a competitive tender for any new fiduciary contract covering 20% or more of assets
