All IPE articles in March 2021 (online) – Page 5
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PRI reports 74% increase in investor-related ESG disclosure regs
124 new or revised policy instruments across all categories were identified globally in 2020
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NewsUK unveils plans to reform audit, corporate governance landscape [updated]
Government proposals include steps to replace the FRC with a new regulator
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NewsPeople moves: Folksam LO Pension’s CEO to exit; New AM chief at Credit Suisse [updated]
Folksam, Credit Suisse, Willis Towers Watson, Ircantec, RLAM, Franklin Templeton, FIN-FSA, Brunel PP, ComPlan, PTL, SBB PK, bfinance, ESMA
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AXA UK scheme signs £3bn longevity swap for mostly deferred liabilities
Nearly 93% of the scheme’s liabilities are now protected against chance of members living longer than anticipated
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Hiidenpalo takes reins at Elo as Huber quits after management failings
Finnish pension insurer understood to need new direction due to culture problems
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Alecta’s Billing says green bonds should be issued in different shades
Investors should be encouraged to place climate bets that could grow footprints short-term, Swedish pension fund chief tells IPE Nordic forum
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French groups agree ‘demanding’ definition for impact investing
FIR and France Invest publish report about conclusions reached by working group of investment professionals
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NewsSwiss roundup: PKBS excludes fossil fuels from investments
Plus: 2020 annual returns for Solothurn and Vaud cantons; Reform for the first pillar system approved
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NewsDutch pension funds return an average 10.2% for 2020
Pension funds made the best returns on their interest rate hedges, as interest rates dropped to record lows over the year
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Danish pensions lobby insists competition in sector ‘increasingly fierce’
IPD CEO hopes new report stops politicians taking ‘a booming pension industry’ for granted
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Mandate roundup: FRR picks managers for overlay strategies
Plus: Italian pension fund awards bonds mandate
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CA100+ net-zero company analysis shows ‘distance to be travelled’
Capex results show ‘huge gap in corporate reporting on climate risk management’
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Germany’s finance ministry hires new head for BaFin
Mark Branson, CEO of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, will replace Felix Hufeld
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NBIM suggests ‘continuity venues’ for bourses after cyberattacks
Norwegian SWF responds to ESMA’s algorithmic trading consultation
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ESG roundup: Investors challenge EC agriculture policy reform plans
Plus: SEC clears emissions reduction targets proposal for vote at ConocoPhilipps; Insurer AXA to drop energy company RWE
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Three in four UK DB schemes could turn to contingent funding
Consultancy LCP says several factors will account for big rise in popularity
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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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Scope takes over Euler Hermes Rating
Euler Hermes Rating has renamed as Scope Hamburg following the takeover
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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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Norway’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
