Markets – Page 31
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NewsSwiss pension funds gauge impact of second-pillar reform
Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung BVG says would record lower losses of around CHF3m per year following the reduction of the conversion rate
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NewsInvestors draft guidelines for tech ethics at portfolio companies
Responsible investors are increasingly concerned about the implications of AI and other technological advancements
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NewsBig pension funds challenge PRI over value proposition
Asset owners respond to consultation on the future role of UN-backed body
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NewsISSB vice-chair rules out changes to its sustainability rules
“We’re not in the market for collecting suggestions for amendments to brand new standards”, says Sue Lloyd
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NewsDutch insurers expect €20-30bn in buyouts until 2027
The predictions come as insurance firms have struggled to seal buyout deals with pension funds in recent years
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NewsCorporate debt could become more attractive than equity under climate scenarios
Prompt and robust abatement action is needed to keep losses below 10%, research by EDHEC Business School shows
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NewsEC official dismisses concerns about CSRD materiality assessments
Sven Gentner was speaking on a panel at IPE’s recent Transition conference
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NewsSwiss association urges asset owners to hold managers accountable for stewardship
‘We are not activist investors,’ says AMAS CEO
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NewsDutch pensions body positive about ESA SFDR government bonds proposal
But wary of sustainability indicator idea
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NewsMajor investors sign up to address plastic pollution
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, PMT and PME are among the 70 institutional signatories
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NewsKENFO could become Germany’s central public sector asset manager
KENFO CEO Anja Mikus says it would manage the assets of the first pillar generational capital fund (Generationenkapital) in the long term
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NewsBaFin to replace IT strategy requirements for IORPs with DORA
The instructions are not mandatory, but offer ‘great added value in practice’, says BaFin
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NewsResearch budgets rise globally for first time since MiFID II – survey
Last year saw research budgets stabilising and now there is confirmation that the trend has turned, says Substantive Research CEO
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NewsBrookfield’s entry into UK bulk annuity market marks next wave of new entrants
K3 Advisory says at least three other new entrants are at varying stages of readiness to enter the market
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NewsGerman government plans incentives for longer working life
The German government is planning incentives to make people work longer beyond the statutory retirement age, as the country’s labour market faces a shortage of skilled workers and as baby boomers retire. The government wants to start making unemployment insurance payouts to employees originally paid by employers, as incentives for ...
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NewsFrance elections: Asset managers digest hung parliament results, with a twist
Newly-assembled left-wing alliance gets most seats, but no majority, as right-wing grouping comes a surprise third
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NewsVER chief calls for better market infrastructure to foster European innovation
News that Europe now outperforms US on 10-year venture capital returns is ‘springboard’ for creation of better capital market infrastructure this side of the Atlantic, says Löyttyniemi
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NewsDutch pension admin costs up 13% in 2023
Pension funds blame the upcoming transition to DC arrangements for the cost rise
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NewsGerman pension funds to set up service platform for Pensionskassen
Caritas and Kölner pension schemes were among those suffering from a protracted period of low interest rates
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AnalysisInvestment governance of Swiss pension funds is put to the test
CFA Society Switzerland position paper sets recommendations to fine-tune the investment governance of Swiss pension funds
