Markets – Page 117
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New law ups governance requirements in Portugal
Portuguese occupational pension funds returned an average 5.9% over the second quarter of 2020
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German actuaries call for review of occupational schemes’ guarantees
To relax restrictive supervisory laws, and give pension providers more freedom, a ‘significant decrease’ of guarantee requirements is necessary
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NewsAsset management roundup: Morgan Stanley to buy Eaton Vance
Plus: Schroders lands Santander £1.2bn UK equity mandates; IA calls for greater transparency on boards’ ethnic diversity
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NewsFRC makes ‘bold’ suggestions for future of corporate reporting
Proposals include moving to ‘network of interconnected reports’
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NewsUK roundup: Thames Water DC scheme joins Aon MasterTrust
Plus: Schemes target buyout deals as long-term objectives
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Sharp rebound in Q2 for Spanish pension funds
The median return from April to June was 5.2%, with some funds achieving around 9%, and no funds reporting negative returns
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NewsAllianz Pensionskasse to stop new business from 2022
The insurer plans to improve its “long-term attractive returns” by adjusting guarantees and through flexible capital investments
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Commission to use rescue plan to create ‘European yield curve’
‘In addition to issuing bonds with a maturity of up to 30 years, there will also be an emphasis on the short end’
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UK institute calls on investors to link impact with value creation
‘Managing impact improves risk and return outcomes’
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Desfossés and new climate endowment team launch hydropower fund
The new fund aims to raise €500m
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Investors seek audience with Indonesian government over draft law
Investors fear Omnibus Bill on Job Creation will weaken environmental protection
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NewsGerman coalition to soon discuss Riester-Rente reform
The Rentenkommission believes the Riester-Rente supplementary system has stagnated in recent years
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: The People’s Pension - Global lessons on member outcomes
Big is really very beautiful when it comes to pensions
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Danish panel downgrades long-term return expectations for listed assets
Council for Return Expectations leaves alternative returns little changed
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NewsPIRC puts forward new approach to exec pay policy
Bonuses based on existing performance criteria and LTIPs for 2020 are essentially a case of ‘force majeure’
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Long-term low interest rates to lead schemes down riskier path, say strategists
According to the GRI, 173 rate cuts were made around the world between January and June 2020
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NEST warns FCA of UK’s Open Finance risks
‘Decisions around pensions are complex, and small changes can have long term impacts’
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NewsATP welcomes ESMA reprieve as it shifts derivatives out of London
Wary of hard Brexit risk, Danish pension fund has been moving most derivatives exposure to EU counterparties
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NewsPension funds top asset owners list in Switzerland
AUM in Switzerland grew year-on-year by 16.5% at the end of 2019
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NewsPension funds rush to move UK derivatives contracts to EU
European pension funds will be allowed to continue using London-based clearing houses until at least June 2022
