All IPE articles in March 2021 (online) – Page 2
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NewsFRR reports 1% performance for 2020 as withdrawals weigh
French reserve fund says performance was affected by ‘prudent bias’ given exceptional withdrawals
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NewsGerman finance ministry plans interest rate cuts to pension products
The ministry is convinced the adjustment will contribute to the long-term stability of life insurers
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NewsIlmarinen fails to reach its five-year goal of Paris alignment
Finnish pension insurer boasts it was the most solvent pension insurer last year
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NewsPension tax nets Danish state twice as much as oil, says IPD
Lobby group says pension return tax produced €6.5bn in revenues for the government last year
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NewsDACH pension funds prepare for potential inflation hike
SBB expects inflation to rise over the next one to two years but to a limited extent, while interest rates will level off at a slightly higher level than today
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NewsDAX firms top outlook with €9.9bn returns on pension assets
Pension liabilities and pension assets of DAX firms decreased last year by 1.8% and 3.9% to €409bn and €266bn, respectively
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NewsSwiss pension fund posts $500m decarbonisation mandate on IPE Quest
Investor is looking for solution aligned with EU climate transition benchmark requirements
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NewsPeople moves: Industriens Pension names new risk chief; ESMA chair joins DNB
Industriens Pension, DNB, Topdanmark, Manulife, JPES Partners, State Street, Tikehau Capital, Mercer, Westchester Group
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NewsAMF becomes biggest pensions firm to seek Swedish IORP II status
Move ‘safeguards opportunities to continue investing wisely and long-term’, says Swedish pension provider
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NewsPEPP survey launched following EU Parliament approval
The EC’s Delegated Regulation on PEPP becomes applicable from 22 March 2022
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NewsACCESS pool plans illiquid assets consultant appointment
The appointed firm will assist the asset owner with the implementation of various illiquid asset structures
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NewsEIOPA decides Bernardino successor shortlist
Candidates are from the Prudential Regulation Authority in the UK, De Nederlandsche Bank, and Athora, a German life insurer
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NewsDWP consults on pension schemes’ approach to ‘social factors’
Pensions minister turns his attention from climate change to the ‘S’ in ESG
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NewsSolvency II review may weigh heavier on Sweden than elsewhere: lobby
In Norway, Gabler says new capital requirement for interest-rate risk to have big effect on private pension funds
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NewsAon Dutch fiduciary plans run aground
The firm currently only has one Dutch client for its fiduciary management business – United Pensions, the Belgian multi-client pension fund of Aon Hewitt
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NewsNorway’s Government Bond Fund winds down some activities
Established last year as a COVID-crisis measure, the fund is now reining in activity for safest borrowers
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NewsAMF, Alecta grab SEK600m slice of music tech firm’s €450m funding round
Alecta says Swedish tech firm fits strategy to increase unlisted investments with growth potential
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NewsScope takes over Euler Hermes Rating
Euler Hermes Rating has renamed as Scope Hamburg following the takeover
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NewsIFRS Foundation urged to address materiality in sustainability reporting
IFRSs focus on financial materiality and treat information as material if leaving out of an entity’s financial statements would influence investors’ decisions
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NewsThree in four UK DB schemes could turn to contingent funding
Consultancy LCP says several factors will account for big rise in popularity
