Markets – Page 69
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NewsGerman Green Party defies idea of growing first pillar equity pension funds
Green MP Frank Bsirke warned against diverting contributions for investment in the equity market ‘at the expense of millions of pensioners’
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NewsBulk annuity, longevity hedging deals set to reach £60bn, says WTW
Improved funding positions following a significant increase in Gilt yields, along with some of the cheapest pricing seen in over a decade
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NewsItaly roundup: Fondenergia swaps Amundi with Credit Suisse to manage ‘garantito’ fund
Plus: Euronext moves clearing activities to Italy
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NewsDACH roundup: DAX companies’ pension assets drop
Plus: WTW Switzerland buys GiTeC, Swiss parliamentary committee consults on second pillar reform
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NewsSmart beta pioneer reignites debate on factor timing
Research Affiliates founder Rob Arnott finds ‘most factors look very cheap’ in a new paper highlighting the attractiveness of many equity factor strategies
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NewsWorld’s biggest asset managers rein in support for ESG-related proposals
BlackRock and Vanguard blame boom in ‘overly prescriptive’ resolutions in 2022
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NewsPublica returns -9.6% as bond and equity losses hit
The funding ratio across all Publica’s pension plans stood at 96.7%
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NewsBritish Steel Pension Scheme completes £2bn buy-in with Legal & General
Plus: Amey pension fund in £400m buy-in deal with PIC
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NewsUK Net Zero Review pushes for greater policy and investment certainty
A recommendation is to use infrastructure to unlock net zero, including developing a cross-sectoral infrastructure strategy by 2025
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NewsSwiss corporate pension funding decline can lead to take recovery measures, says WTW
Rising discount rates, instead, had a positive impact on companies’ international balance sheets
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NewsUK retirees see 20% increase in expenditure due to high inflation, says association
PLSA updates Retirement Living Standards as inflation adds to cost of retirement
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NewsNatureAlpha provides asset owners access to biodiversity data
Collaborating with the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) will allow for data to be integrated into biodiversity and nature metrics
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NewsPension funds must improve ESG risk management, says Dutch regulator
Schemes fail to make clear the relationship between ESG goals and risk management, according to DNB
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NewsEurope needs €302bn annual infrastructure investments to reach net zero, study finds
A 41% increase in money deployed for infrastructure is necessary for the green energy transition in the first half of this decade
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NewsGerman coalition parties fire back at proposals to change pensions
Chair of the Council of Economic Experts called to increase retirement age, contribution rates, and cut high pensions
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NewsMercer research shows £35bn surplus for FTSE 350 pension schemes
The present value of liabilities fell from £627bn at 30 November 2022 to £595bn at the end of December 2022 driven by a rise in corporate bond yields
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NewsSwiss pension funds post -12% returns in difficult 2022
Technical funding ratios of Swiss schemes lost on average around 16 percentage points and stood at 103.9% at the end of 2022
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NewsPRI adds biodiversity to global climate policy forecast
FSP+N assesses the likelihood of ‘forceful responses’ by rulemakers seeking to address climate change and biodiversity loss out to 2030 and 2050
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Escape from Flatland
A two-dimensional, return-and-volatility view of investments may not allow you to see important risks
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NewsAdmin practicalities and costs block pensions progress, says Barnett Waddingham
Other barriers included a lack of impact on the scheme, a lack of knowledge or engagement, or concerns about giving members too much choice
