Analysis
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Viewpoint: Are sustainability standards a distraction?
The debate about standardised reporting of Scope 3 emissions loses sight of an important point about the need for judgment, says Iancu Daramus
IPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch insurers eye more buyouts
Plus: PMT’s ESG exclusion framework and PGGM’s DEI pledge
Towards harmonisation on shareholder rights
Could amendments to the EU’s Shareholder Rights Directive help fix Europe’s splintered voting rules?
Development banks need to be more transparent to mobilise private capital
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have caught the imagination of impact-oriented investors, as achieving them requires mobilisation of private capital on a massive scale. However, taking on the risks associated with many of the SDG-oriented investment goals is too much to bear for many private investors.
Mansion House Compact: spotlight on Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
IPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s AfD sets party’s pension plans
Bundesrat on first pillar pension system, KENFO, CERN, and Switzerland’s AMAS on stewardship
Viewpoint: When the climate bill comes, how much should we tip?
The rhetoric around ‘tipping points’ is often misunderstood, says Iancu Daramus
IPE ESG Briefing: ESG integration costs and other challenges
Plus: IPE Top 500 Managers report on ESG headcount; European Union: elections, CSDDD and SFDR
IPE Nordic Briefing: Review of Sweden’s ITP occupational pension system
Skandia calls for ITP review; Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency on the look-out for sustainability/ESG platforms; Finland’s VER chief on capital market infrastructure
Investment governance of Swiss pension funds is put to the test
CFA Society Switzerland position paper sets recommendations to fine-tune the investment governance of Swiss pension funds
Mansion House Compact: spotlight on Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
Viewpoint: Climate scenarios – are they overcooked?
The progress made in reining in emissions is not just blah-blah-blah, says Iancu Daramus
IPE UK Briefing: UK election's impact on pensions industry
UK elections, Mansion House reforms, funding code, SDR, LGPS consolidation
Love it or hate it, ESG is here to stay
The latest wave of regulatory and policy measures will benefit different aspects of ESG investing
Towards harmonisation on shareholder rights
Could amendments to the EU’s Shareholder Rights Directive help fix Europe’s splintered voting rules?
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