Markets – Page 20
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NewsThe People’s Pension targets £4bn private markets investment
The independent master trust aims to appoint a private markets specialist and to create a research capability, initially investing in infrastructure and real estate
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NewsLSEG calls for overhaul of EU sustainable finance regulation
Make it easier to invest in polluting companies through SFDR and climate benchmark rules, and simplify green taxonomy, group tells policymakers
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NewsUsing investment profits to finance social security can impact private pensions
BVI CEO Thomas Richter has labelled the plan of chancellor candidate for the Green Party, Robert Habeck, as a ‘populist foolish idea’
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: BlackRock exits NZAM
Plus: NZAM suspends operations; AP7 reviews BlackRock’s decision
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NewsAres’s direct lending fund raises €17.1bn at final close
Closing above its €15bn target, Ares Capital Europe VI is the largest institutional fund in the global direct lending market to date
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NewsItaly’s Banca Etica expands business into ESG asset management
The bank is stripping current external asset manager Anima of its mandate to manage the mutual funds of Etica SGR, the bank’s asset management arm
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NewsWPV asset management reshuffles team as it shifts to thematic focus
German pension fund for auditors and chartered accountants manages around €5bn for approximately 17,000 members and beneficiaries
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NewsNet Zero Asset Managers initiative halts activities
UN-backed body removes member commitments in attempt to steady the ship
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NewsTransition plans not yet useable for financial stability purposes, says FSB
Financial Stability Board (FSB) examines relevance of transition plans for financial stability assessments as tool gains traction
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NewsLBP Asset Management strengthens private markets offering
LBP AM European Private Markets has raised €9.4bn and invested €8.4bn in more than 300 transactions
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NewsPRA to continue scrutiny of funded reinsurance in BPA market in 2025
Regulator will consider ‘further use’ of its powers if firms are not meeting its expectations
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NewsProfond’s returns climb to 9.4%, funding ratio to 110% in 2024
Board of trustees decides to apply interest rate of 8% on retirement savings
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NewsBlackRock exits climate alliance
Texas, Alabama and West Virginia are among 11 states to sue BlackRock, alleging its support for decarbonisation efforts had flouted competition rules in the US
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NewsGerman insurers create €50bn asset management company
The transfer of assets under the new firm follows the merger of the two insurance companies officially completed last September
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NewsPE exits ‘bode well’ for DC pensions market and private market investment
UK government aims to increase pension fund investment in UK private markets
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NewsUK investment industry rules out LDI Crisis 2.0 as bond yields soar
UK 10-year Gilt yield rose to 4.93% today following increased borrowing costs from government
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NewsBlackRock distances itself from real-economy decarbonisation efforts
Insiders say asset manager is on the brink of announcing an exit from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
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NewsPGGM disbands advisory council amid row over new investment policy
The pension asset manager also tried to fire its chief economist for criticising the firm’s switch to ‘3D-investing’
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NewsCompass Group Pension Plan completes £1.5bn buy-in with Standard Life
The transaction secures the benefits of over 14,000 pensioner members and 11,000 deferred members
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AnalysisSustainable finance is braced for its toughest year yet
‘If ever we needed asset owners to be the drivers of responsible investment, it’s in 2025,’ says ShareAction’s Simon Rawson
