Latest News from IPE – Page 5
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NewsGrant Thornton fined for below par audit of UK local authority pension fund
Failures included obtaining insufficient evidence that the value of investments was materially accurate
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NewsIrish government publishes bill paving way for pension auto-enrolment
The bill will be brought before the Oireachtas immediately after the Easter Recess
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NewsAP7’s Såfa lifecycle model ripe for redesign, official report concludes
Firm says phasing out risk means high cost in terms of lower pensions
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NewsStorebrand hails ESA view that municipal pensions must be put out to tender
KLP understands it will take ESA time before decision on whether a case will be filed
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NewsEthos finds shortfalls in Nestlé’s sustainability report
The company is failing to disclose sufficient detail in particular on Scope 3 emissions
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NewsItaly’s pension funds association defines first proxy voting guidelines
A working group established within Assofondipensione monitors how effective are the voting policy and the guidelines
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NewsPRI publishes guide on nature for asset owners
The guide aims to align investor action with the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
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NewsISSB prioritises support for companies implementing new sustainability standards
The agenda consultation was an opportunity for the board to “touch base” with its constituents and seek feedback, says Sue Lloyd
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NewsFinancial accounting rules could lower clean-energy returns relative to fossil fuels
Oxford University researchers see banking rules containing ‘structural barrier to achieving net zero in Europe’
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NewsTension around future of AP buffer funds continues as report postponed
Deadline for Tord Gransbo’s investigation into consolidating the five funds extended by three months until June
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NewsPGGM loses sustainability heavyweight to Dutch think tank
Brenda Kramer has left PGGM and will take the helm at Sustainable Finance Lab
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NewsNEST appoints Ian Cornelius as interim CEO
Ian Cornelius will become Interim CEO on 1 May 2024 following a short handover period from Helen Dean who leaves the scheme on 30 April
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NewsCDC should be innovative and diverse, urges Hymans Robertson
Hymans Robertson highlights four areas of focus for the development of CDC: intergenerational fairness, benefits through scale, harnessing inertia, and regulation
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NewsPeople moves: The People’s Pension appoints new director
Plus: Hymans Robertson creates new role for head of pension policy innovation; Muzinich names head of alternative credit solutions
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NewsAPG to cut asset management jobs as clients move to passive
Costs are a ‘recurring element’ in conversations with pension funds, says CEO Ronald Wuijster
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NewsKenfo to step up focus on managers’ climate credentials
Aegon and Phoenix among those calling for voting and engagement to have closer link with investment decisions
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NewsUK master trusts’ overseas equities post three times higher returns than domestic investments
Overseas equity investments do not align with chancellor of the exchequer’s plan to help grow the nation’s economy
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NewsDe Beers Pension Scheme completes £850m full buy-in deal with PIC
The transaction secures the pensions of 1,464 pensioner members and 473 deferred members of the scheme
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NewsFrench institutional investors team up in biodiversity fund drive
The investors will launch a call for proposals by the end of July
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NewsSwedish funds agency gives peek at terms of next tender
Nordic equities mandates will have tracking error limit of 4% against category benchmark, FTN reveals, but still gives no date for upcoming tender
