Markets – Page 43
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NewsAegon Master Trust launches Trustee Connect
Plus: Denmark’s LD Pensions picks FactSet for risk management system
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NewsAsset managers to face challenges implementing FCA’s SDR package
FCA publishes final rules on UK SDR and investment labels, while anti-greenwashing rule omes into force
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NewsLack of broad consensus cripples Germany’s first pillar reform
Further reforms are necessary as retirement needs to be more flexible, says FDP, the country’s liberal party
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NewsSwiss firms set up association to develop standards for second pillar data exchange
The move is a step closer to a pensions dashboard
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NewsNA100’s new ‘science council’ to help steer work on biodiversity and ecosystems
Nature Action 100 has named 11 experts to the new group in the same week SBTN confirms verification process
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NewsInstitutional investors launch just transition expectations for banking sector
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Royal London Asset Management, and Friends Provident Foundation are calling on banks to ensure a just transition
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NewsFive Dutch pension funds move DC transition to 2028
The funds are targeting the new date despite the official transition deadline for the transition being a year earlier
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ index investing climbs to all-time high
Swiss schemes achieved average net returns of 5.1%, with average returns of the best performing schemes standing at 8.2%, according to Swisscanto
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NewsIsio launches platform for pension schemes to sell illiquid assets
The desire from pension schemes to sell illiquid assets increased following the budget in September 2022
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NewsInstitutional investors condemn Exxon’s Follow This lawsuit
ExxonMobil’s lawsuit to dismiss a shareholder resolution undermines the current system of shareholder advocacy in the US, investors argue
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NewsMarkets not politics drive sustainability reporting, says ISSB chair Faber
Faber added: ‘The more these reporting systems are in place and used by finance, the less they will be challenged by the natural evolution of political consensus’
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NewsWhat do ESMA’s sustainable fund-naming rules mean for asset managers?
New guidelines apply to all EU funds and could lead to divestments and rebrands for thousands, as well as SFDR shake-up
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NewsLGPS funds ‘must’ provide clear evidence of compliance with TPR’s general code
With each fund having its own specific actions to show that robust governance processes are in place, ongoing monitoring will be vital, says Hymans Robertson
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NewsPensions industry concerned over delays to regulations by upcoming UK election
The anticipated funding code, which is expected to come into effect on 22 September, could be affected by election
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NewsIIGCC launches net zero guidance for private debt
New private credit guidance is the first and most comprehensive net zero guide tailored specifically for the private debt industry
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NewsBVI asks for open-ended Spezialfonds in German version of AIFMD II Directive
BVI has received ‘positive signals’ from the Finance Ministry, which is ready to take up suggestions, says Peggy Steffen, BVI’s head of risk
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NewsISSB to issue feedback statement, urged to tread carefully on human rights
The ISSB will prioritise support for jurisdictions applying International Financial Reporting Standard S1 and IFRS S2
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NewsShareholders give green light to Shell’s diluted climate plan
Its decarbonisation strategy secured 78.2% support at a vote, despite vocal opposition from some asset owners
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NewsSwiss associations, union start campaign for second pillar pensions referendum
Aa referendum date has been set for 22 September
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NewsInstitutions call for adoption of ISSB-based disclosure rules by 2025
Other asset owners calling for a speedy adoption of the standards include the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, Now:Pensions, Allianz and North East Scotland Pension Fund
