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NewsUK roundup: New Funding Code could affect how pension schemes are run
Plus: Phoenix Group joins Transition Pathway Initiative; Multiple pensions dashboards already a reality, says Moneyhub
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Managers with a 1.5ºC goal may risk fiduciary concerns, says report
Strategies most likely to be adopted are ones that superficially align with 1.5ºC, NZAMI study shows
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ISSB vice-chair clarifies reach of sustainability reporting standards
The board is responsible for setting ‘descriptive standards rather than prescriptive standards’, says Jingdong Hua
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MSCI net zero guide for asset owners recommends ‘good understanding of climate science’
Guide aims to provide roadmap by referencing both climate science and frameworks designed to enable asset owners to put climate ambition into practice
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Swiss APK shifts emerging market equities benchmark to low carbon index
The index is tilted towards a 50-70% lower CO2 emissions compared to a market-weighted index
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Northern Ireland LGPS shifts £2.8bn to low carbon fund
Transfer covers entirety of core passive equity holdings
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Varma invests €200m in BlackRock US ‘transition readiness’ ETF
Finnish pension insurer was only European anchor investor in the €1bn-plus NYSE launch
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UK workplace pension scheme invests in LGIM’s new low carbon funds
LGIM’s new fund range will enable pension schemes to manage their climate risk exposure by investing in low-cost equity funds
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ESG roundup: Deutsche Börse to buy majority stake in ISS
Plus: Saudi Aramco among Climate Action 100+ adds; BlackRock to up ESG exposure in DC default strategy, and more
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Union Investment: German investors support carbon price increase
Research shows that institutional investors deployed more than half (56%) of their assets based on ESG criteria
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ESG roundup: PRI asks investors about COVID-19 AGM experiences
Plus: Sustainanalytics second opinion transition bond service; Methodist churches dump BP, Total
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PostNL builds tailor-made sustainable equity index
The index is applicable to all its European equity holdings
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Transition Pathway Initiative consults on corporate bond analysis plan
Asset-owner backed initiative moves on one of its 2020 priorities
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Australian supers face stress tests into low-carbon readiness
APRA plans to develop and consult on a climate change financial risk prudential practice guide
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UN Climate Summit: Asset owners commit to carbon neutral portfolios by 2050
Members of ‘Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance’ will set and publicly report on targets for the same points in time as countries do under the Paris Agreement
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Mandate roundup: £1bn LGPS fund preparing low-carbon switch
Plus: Solidarietà Veneto tenders two mandates worth €328m; Cardano details six fiduciary mandates
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£22bn UK pension fund ‘should divest from fossil fuels now’, say protesters
Campaigners gather outside Greater Manchester Pension Fund’s office, but scheme argues it is already ‘working hard’ to achieve climate risk goals
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Local authority fund shifts £500m into low-carbon index tracker
Swansea Council’s £2.1bn pension fund wants to reduce its exposure to carbon-intensive companies and fossil fuel investments by up to 50% by 2022
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Financial costs of lowering carbon risk ‘statistically negligible’
Researchers argue investors can hedge against energy transition without sacrificing returns
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ESG roundup: NN IP in ESG integration research tie-up with Yale unit
Plus: Sampension joins Climate Action 100+, Dutch trio backs revised palm oil standards, airline emissions management scrutinised
