Latest News from IPE – Page 90
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NewsHöchster Pensionskasse to offer pure defined contribution plans
The ZielrenteCHEMIE DC pension plan is being launched in partnership with Fidelity International
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NewsFonchim reviews sub-fund’s strategy picking UnipolSai as new manager
UnipolSai Assicurazioni will manage a €285.94m portfolio, replacing Amundi
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NewsCPEG awards CHF200m sustainable equities mandate as it exits energy/fossil fuels
Scheme gradually disengaged from energy sector, excluding fossil fuels companies whose emissions were not in line with Paris Agreement
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NewsNBIM devises corporate disclosure set around online risks for children
Norwegian SWF manager works with UNICEF to highlight companies’ impact on children’s rights through their digital activities
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NewsDutch pension funds increase interest rate hedge above 70%
In the run-up to the transition to a defined contribution system, pension funds in the country want to protect their funding ratios
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NewsPLSA sets out recommendations to make growth assets more investable
There is a substantial potential to open up the pipeline of assets to attract the investment of pension funds to support UK growth, PLSA says
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NewsWill sovereign SLBs help investors ‘contractualise the climate transition’?
Bond investors are engaging with governments on upcoming revisions to their NDCs, but can SLBs hold them accountable?
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NewsJanus Henderson buys private credit manager Victory Park Capital
VPC is a specialist in asset-backed lending
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NewsMineworkers’ Pension Scheme appoints Brightwell as administrator
Brightwell will start providing administration services from January 2025
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NewsPaper on pension liquidity risk wins ICPM Research Award
Papers on sustainable investing and the rise of alternatives in pension fund portfolios also won prizes
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NewsGSAM to exit Climate Action 100+
Other major players to have departed the collaborative investor engagement initiative this year include Invesco, JPMAM and SSGA
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NewsGermany decides against immediate fossil fuel exit for €53bn government pension investments
Government will steer investments to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and CO2 intensity, in line with national and international agreements on climate, to transition to a net-zero economy
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NewsUK government’s plans to regulate ESG ratings will ‘shine a light’ on the sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will set the rules of the new regime which will mirror EU and international systems
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NewsClimate NGO’s net-zero test for fossil fuel reserves included in FCA consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has included Carbon Tracker and ClientEarths’ proposal for an ‘atmospheric viability test’ on fossil fuel reserves.
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NewsISSB members clear staff to work on further changes to SASB sustainability reporting rules
The development came after board members expressed their broad support for a proposal to enhance the reporting rulebook
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NewsMorningstar proxy season analysis: ESG shareholder resolution growth primarily driven by ‘anti-ESG’ proponents
Overall support for ESG proposals stayed flat in 2024 at 23%, with a marked rise in anti-ESG resolutions.
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NewsItaly’s Foncer reviews investment strategy to bolster private asset allocation
Foncer has reviewed the limit for investments in its Bilanciato sub-fund, that invests in private assets
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NewsOxford researchers propose ‘carbon removal budget’
‘Embedding carbon removal budgets into decision-making is necessary for an effective response to climate change’
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NewsReplicating Canadian model for UK LGPS schemes ‘won’t be easy’
Rachel Reaves announced intention to replicate ‘Canadian model’ to ‘fire up’ UK economy
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NewsBorder to Coast bolsters investments in climate solutions in push to achieve net zero
The pool has seen emissions from its portfolios fall 58% on 2019 levels
