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ESG roundup: Devon pension fund makes 2050 net-zero pledge
Plus: NBIM puts Japan’s Kirin on watch as firm exits Myanmar army link; Exclusions dominate UK responsible investment funds; M&G sets out coal phase-out plan
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NewsVBV Pensionskasse tops performance with equity option
Overall multi-employers returned 2.33% last year
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Budget: UK schemes to have more flexibility to invest in illiquid assets
The £375m UK-wide Future Fund will invest in highly innovative companies such as those working in life sciences, quantum computing, or clean tech
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Fund for Dutch wood processing industry to merge with furniture scheme
The combined funds would have some 120,000 members and €6.5bn in assets under management
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Dutch liberals want voluntary pensions for earnings above €60,000
The measure would bring forward income tax receipts as pension contributions are exempt from income tax
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NewsSwiss pension funds to benefit from cabinet’s new climate policies
Swiss companies can follow TCFD recommendations on a voluntary basis, but the government plans to draft a bill to make such recommendations binding
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NewsGermany roundup: Metzler sets up Pensionsfonds for social partners
Plus: Sustainable Committee calls for Pensionkassen asset class diversification; Deutsche Telekom’s pension obligations rise
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UK scheme signs up £120m buy-in deal with Rothesay
Transaction is unusual in that over 90% of liabilities relate to deferred pensioners making the liabilities particularly long-dated
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Bakkers and Zoetwaren join forces in new €8bn food fund
Despite the two funds planning a merger, the two separate sectors will retain some freedom to negotiate their own pension arrangements
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German liberal party’s proposal of a Swedish-style pension system faces criticism
FDP’s idea lacks risk analysis on global financial markets and currency crises in emerging markets
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Italy roundup: Laborfonds tops 9.93% performance for dinamica fund
Plus: Pegaso, Byblos, Cometa, FondoPoste, Gomma Plastica
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ABP rejects most climate resolutions by major oil companies, finds Fossil Free
ABP claims it does not support the resolutions because they add little to earlier climate commitments made by the oil companies
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Dutch pension fund proposes pooling grandfathered pension rights
PGB’s proposal was introduced in its response to the consultation on the new Dutch pension law, which cements a transition from DB to DC arrangements
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NewsItaly roundup: Pension funds pull positive returns in 2020 despite pandemic
Fopdire, Previmoda, Foncer, Previp, Fondapi, Eurofer, Inarcassa
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NewsSwiss scheme assets expected to drop by 2035 if fossil investments kept
Climate Alliance’s study predicted funding ratios to sink to 90%
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NewsLow-yield business model impact among EIOPA priorities for NCAs
EIOPA also reveals ESG-related plans for prudent person rule chapter in IORP supervisory handbook
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NewsGerman investors expect positive impact of new EU disclosure rules
Investors should exercise ‘more pressure’ to force companies to report on the risks of climate change
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Default risk fuelling ‘borderless’ pension plan demand, says WTW
Consultancy expects international pension and savings plans to continue to strengthen their position
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Sustainable forum: Experts press German government to embrace green finance
Plus: Picking the right ESG strategy; Social impact with private equity
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NewsGlobal pension funds outpace GDP growth, says Thinking Ahead study
Global pension assets as a percentage of GDP reached a record high of 80%, an 11.2% rise over 2019
