Latest News from IPE – Page 495
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Why ESG ‘misunderstanding’ is a barrier to adoption
Many people discussing ESG themes ‘are still talking ethics’ instead of investment, says UK CIO
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Generali Investments splits to create LDI specialist arm
LDI arm separates from ‘growth engine’, which will consist of ‘unconstrained and distinctive’ strategies
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PGGM to focus on healthcare sector, exit other business channels
Provider to further open asset management to external players
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Longevity data was flawed, admits German consultancy
Revision expected later this month expected to lower longevity increase and with it buffer requirements
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Asset managers urge ‘immediate action’ on transaction cost methodology
Regulator should suspend and replace use of slippage cost methodology for calculating implicit transaction costs
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NewsPerformance fees correlated with underperformance, study finds
Finance professor finds performance fee charging funds return 50-70 bps less on average than peers without such a fee
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NewsCancelling 2011 reform ‘could cost Italy €8bn’: reports
Last week’s budget confirmed Italian government’s plan to roll back the Fornero reforms
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News30 providers exiting UK DC provision as new law enforced
Master trusts including NEST and the People’s Pension have to apply for authorisation from the Pensions Regulator from today
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Joseph Mariathasan: USS debate raises profound questions for UK DB
The debate over USS’ valuation raises deeper questions about the UK’s DB sector and how it is regulated
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PensionsEurope’s chair on Brexit, retirement age and Dutch reform
Janwillem Bouma in conversation with IPE’s sister publication Pensioen Pro
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NewsAA drives de-risking with £351m bulk annuity deal
Transaction is Canada Life’s largest in the UK pension market
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Netherlands roundup: Managers back textile industry fair pay initiative
Plus: APG to move office in cost-cutting move; ASR seeds ESG emerging market debt ETF
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Lothian backs merger of Scottish local authority funds
£6.7bn scheme calls for mergers to come from work with ‘like-minded partners on a voluntary basis’
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FTSE Russell predicts $10bn inflow when A-shares join indices in 2019
Chinese government bonds could be added to leading fixed income benchmarks following review of classification criteria
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Netherlands to raise bar for cross-border pension transfers
Proposal is in response to concerns about funds shifting to Belgium for more lenient regulation
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Top European asset owners back UN’s Tobacco-Free Finance pledge
90 investors sign pledge linked to Sustainable Development Goals, as MSCI launches global and regional tobacco exclusion indices
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NewsMetal industry scheme misses 40,000 pension payments after IT glitch
Mistake was rectified within 24 hours but pension fund has promised a full investigation
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People moves: Barnett Waddingham appoints senior data scientist
Barnett Waddingham, PGGM, Lazard, LifeSight, Actuarial Association of Europe, Tesco, De Nationale APF, QMA, Aegon AM, Schroders
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Institutional investors must get better grasp of dealing costs, says CEM
Transaction costs found to make up quarter of overall investment bill
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NewsESG roundup: Japan’s giant pension selects S&P for ESG indices
Also: BlackRock and Thomson Reuters launch inclusion and diversity index; German association publishes ESG glossary
