Legislation – Page 7
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NewsVon der Leyen moves forward with competitiveness agenda as commissioner candidates revealed
Announcement follows last week’s Mario Draghi’s report which came with 172 policy proposals and recommendations
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NewsFondaereo’s cross-border project could shake up landscape as EU reviews IORP II
IORP II directive has ‘complicated the regulatory landscape, says CBBA’s Francesco Briganti
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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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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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News‘Immediate changes’ to reduce UK Stewardship Code reporting burden
Financial Reporting Council provides update following first stage of ‘fundamental review’ of Code
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News‘Business as usual’ for UK pensions schemes following King’s speech
Labour government introduces Pensions Scheme Bill
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NewsNorway’s KLP defence risks blurring all procurement rules, says Storebrand
Government ‘seems to be picking a fight with Brussels’ by rejecting ESA’s backing of complaint over lack of mandatory municipal pensions tendering, Hippe says
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NewsKENFO could become Germany’s central public sector asset manager
KENFO CEO Anja Mikus says it would manage the assets of the first pillar generational capital fund (Generationenkapital) in the long term
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NewsCFA Institute study finds ‘worrying’ views on EU ESG regulatory framework
The study found a range of challenges facing EU investors around ESG disclosures, which the CFA said regulators should pay attention to.
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NewsSDR enthusiasm is waning among managers, according to Morningstar
Managers are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in adopting the SDR label due to stringent criteria of regime as well as UK-centric nature of labelling criteria
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NewsInvestor bodies urge new UK PM to ‘seize opportunities’ of net-zero transition
The IIGCC, UKSIF and the PRI wrote to UK prime minister Keir Starmer asking for renewed policy focus to boost competitiveness and decarbonise the real economy
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AnalysisUK election: What a new government will mean for pensions
UK political parties have published their manifestos, outlining key priorities for pensions
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NewsUK election: ‘Growth-focused’ government should prioritise implementation of CDC
Industry confident CDC will go ahead after “years” of cross-party support
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NewsDenmark’s IPD slams EU red tape as pensions money picks US over EU
Allocations to US equities now three times the size of EU ex Denmark weightings for Danish pension funds
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NewsIceland pensions lobby calls uncertainty over actuarial opinions ‘intolerable’
At LL’s AGM, pension funds discuss issues facing the sector, including prospect that reform plans will get going this year, after delay
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NewsIPD has high hopes for Danish pensions investment in warships
Government-convened Maritime Partnership posits total supplier model for financing of large Navy projects, where money could come from pension funds
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NewsNorwegian municipal pension funds beat dominant provider KLP in Q1
KLP acknowledges recent customer losses, but says is developing its offering in line with client feedback
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NewsIIGCC urges next UK government to foster competitive economy
IIGCC is proposing five core policy solutions and warns the UK risks losing its status as climate leader
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AnalysisAGM 2024 stocktake: Key themes and lessons so far
Industry stakeholders say this year feels much the same as 2023 with the added rise in companies pushing back against shareholders
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NewsFinance minister defends Norway’s increased SWF spending
In revised 2024 budget presented today, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum proposes spending NOK418.7bn of the GPFG money, sticking to higher level of oil money use
