Latest Special Reports – Page 18
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Special ReportImpact bonds: Clipping the impact coupon
High risk, costs and complexity have hindered the development of impact bonds. Could this be about to change?
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Ocean finance: The $24trn ‘blue’ economy
Ocean-focused investment funds are piquing investor interest as awareness of the importance of maritime ecology increases
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SDG reporting: Beyond SDG-washing
Only thorough processes and due diligence can make sense of the welter of claims and frameworks by companies using the SDGs as a reporting tool
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Special ReportInterview: Pavan Sukhdev
Pavan Sukhdev, CEO of GIST Advisory, describes his firm as being at the “intersection” of technology and sustainability.
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Special ReportSpecial Report – Manager selection
In this special report, we analyse the shift in priorities when it comes to selecting real assets and private equity managers, with ESG representing a ‘make or break’ for some investors. We also talk to two leading investors – the UK’s University Superannuation Scheme (USS) and Sweden’s Tredje AP-fonden (AP3) – about their approach to manager selection and due diligence.
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Special ReportPrivate markets: A shift in priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has modified the selection process for managers of real assets and private equity
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Special ReportUSS & DiligenceVault: Digital platform eases process of due diligence
USSIM reports positive experience using DiligenceVault’s platform to carry out due diligence of asset managers
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Special ReportAP3’s partnership approach
Claudia Stanghellini, head of external management at Tredje AP-fonden (AP3), talks about the fund’s strategy when selecting managers
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Special ReportGreen and social bonds: Lending with purpose
Social bond issuance rocketed in 2020 in reaction to the devastating social and economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. New issuers of social bonds – which are dedicated to employment, public health and education – included the European Commission, the Bank of China and a large number of financial institutions and corporations, as we analyse in this report. The report also looks at the role of sustainability-linked bonds in supporting climate transition strategies, and covers plans for the UK to launch its first green Gilt this year.
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Special ReportSpecial Report – European pension regulation 2021
What are the main regulatory changes affecting Europe’s pensions sector? Our regulatory roundup takes us to key European countries to find out how regulators and politicians are planning to change pensions. This special report also looks at the review of the EU’s Non-financial Reporting directive, for which a legislative proposal is due this month, and explores the impact of Brexit on the UK de-risking market and accounting standards.
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Special ReportSustainability-linked bonds: More bonds to ease climate transition
Bank of China is the first large middle-income economy to issue transition bonds based on ICMA guidelines
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Special ReportPensions regulation around Europe
How politicians and regulators plan to change pensions in key European countries
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Special ReportPandemic booster shot for social bonds
Social bond issuance rockets in reaction to the coronavirus
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Special ReportNon-Financial Reporting Directive: ESG reporting upgrade
The EU has responded to calls for improved environmental-impact reporting standards
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Special ReportUK green Gilts: UK joins the green party
A late-comer to green bond issuance, the UK plans to issue its first green Gilt this year
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Special ReportUK de-risking: More fuel for the risk-transfer train
As the UK leaves the EU, insurers and pension funds are watching potential changes to solvency rules and investment restrictions
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Special ReportUK accounting: The Brexit slower ball
Full departure from EU rules means the UK must set up its own accounting standards
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Special ReportSpecial Report: European Pension Funds’ COVID Response
We also analyse how public development banks are going beyond their traditional remit, with a focus on post-COVID recovery, tackling climate change and meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Special ReportOn the record: The path to recovery
Six major pension investors chart the risks and opportunities ahead as the world moves into a recovery phase
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Special ReportDevelopment banks evolve
Development banks are going beyond their traditional economic remit to embrace tackling climate change and meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
