All IPE articles in March 2021 (online)
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NewsMercer commits to 2050 net-zero target for UK, European and Asian clients
Mercer plans to reduce portfolio relative carbon emissions by at least 45% from 2019 baseline levels by 2030
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NewsAP Funds need same definition of illiquid assets, McKinsey tells Sweden
Swedish pensions buffer funds cut fossils exposure by between 51% and 100% in five years
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NewsLGIM DC business sets out interim targets for net-zero by 2050 goal
2025 and 2030 carbon emissions intensity reduction targets set for auto-enrolment default funds
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NewsLa Française names new head in Germany prior to strategic move
Wolter’s hire comes ahead of a strategic realignment of La Française Group in the German market following the acquisition of Veritas group
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NewsHayfin sees record deployment via direct lending strategy
Investors include the UK’s Staffordshire Pension Fund and the North East Scotland Pension Fund
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NewsUK roundup: Lancashire LGPS launches 2021-2024 strategic plan
Plus: London borough scheme hires Aon as consultant
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NewsGerman government quick starts fund with €10bn for ‘future tech’
State-owned development bank KfW will be responsible for the administration of the equity fund
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NewsNew heads of ESG, sustainable investing at Munich Re, BlackRock
‘Understanding the interplay between public policy, technology and finance is absolutely critical in helping clients invest sustainably’
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NewsRussell Investments and Hamilton Lane decide strategic partnership
Hamilton Lane takes $90m stake in Russell Investments
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NewsIrish pensions veteran passes away
James Kavanagh started his career in 1989 working in what is now Aon
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NewsGreensill-Credit Suisse case unlikely to harm Swiss pension funds
Greensill case offers Pensionkassse opportunity to critically question the process to select investments and periodically review processes for illiquid investments
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NewsSweden cuts capital requirements for pension funds’ green infra assets
FSA publishes proposals for range of new rules for pension and insurance firms
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NewsAXA IM: fiduciary management no longer a priority in the Netherlands
Cosun told its members in January it will soon inform them about their choice for a new fiduciary manager
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NewsAPG, BlackRock and 41 others boost Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
Signatories have to set out interim targets within a year of joining
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NewsSkandia invests SEK1bn in Latin American social bond via placement
BlackRock also invests in 50-year issue from Inter-American Development Bank
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NewsUS carbon price scheme announced by 2025 in new IPR-for-PRI forecast
‘Inevitable Policy Response’ forecasters increase their expectations of the level of ambition in policymaking
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NewsAllianz Global Investors: looking at social impact investing post COVID
‘Exclusion is an issue that has evolved over time. It continues to be raised bringing challenges for investors’
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NewsUK asset manager body sets out key asks for government’s green bonds
’Government may wish to consider application of EU taxonomy’s ‘do no significant harm’ principle,’ IA says
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NewsDanica toughens stance on coal, tar sands and bans peat
CEO “convinced the future belongs to companies that can adapt to a green future”
