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NewsShould investors worry about plans to cull corporate sustainability disclosures?
EU lawmakers meet today to discuss plans to further reduce the scope of CS3D and CSRD
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NewsBerenberg launches advisory platform for German pension funds
The platform will support institutional investors across entire investment process, from strategic planning through to implementation, administration and monitoring
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NewsDWS greenwashing probe examined €20bn fund as ex-CEO Wöhrmann cleared
Prosecutors were unable to confirm suspicions of investment fraud or misleading marketing on the part of former DWS CEO Asoka Wöhrmann
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NewsFinding new pooling arrangement will be costly, challenging for ‘orphaned’ LGPS funds
21 LGPS pension funds are now looking for a new home after UK government delivered pooling verdict
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NewsSustainability industry calls for further clarity from UK’s Spending Review
UK Spending Review risks being ‘empty promise’ without funding mechanisms and further policy detail.
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NewsIFRS Sustainability Reporting Framework makes global progress, says Lloyd
ISSB chair Sue Lloyd says there is ‘very strong investor interest in sustainability information’
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NewsDWS disputes greenwashing link to €20bn fund amid ESG strategy overhaul
German manager is reviewing its sustainability strategy in light of shifting regulatory conditions and client demand
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NewsMajority of UK fiduciary managers produced ‘average’ returns over 2024
Fiduciary managers are adjusting tactical equity allocations following the introduction of tariffs
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NewsMercer refines private markets strategy for DACH institutional investors
The firm has partnered with Universal Investment to launch an AIF tailored to the needs of German institutional investors
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NewsLower-carbon bond portfolios outperform benchmarks, finds research
Analysis findings bring into question the legitimacy of having carbon-intensive corporate credit portfolios as the default, says Ulf Erlandsson, AFII’s founder
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Is a government like a business?
Peter Kraneveld argues that governments need to learn and accept the differences between government and private business
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Norway opens Arctic division of SWF
Plus: NBIM responds to EU consultation on capital markets supervision; AkademikerPension CIO warns of targeted ads impact
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NewsA call to rethink cognitive diversity strategies in asset management
New research reveals cognitive diversity alone is insufficient without intentional leadership, in a study led by Alex Edmans and commissioned by the Diversity Project
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NewsUK government increases British Business Bank’s total financial capacity to £25.6bn
The increase will enable a two-thirds increase in investments to around £3.5bn each year
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NewsNew guidance aims to demystify climate disclosure rules for companies
The guidance ‘does not add or otherwise change the requirements in IFRS S2’, says ISSB
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NewsInvestment Association appoints first head of private markets
IA creates new role in recognition of increasing importance of private markets, appointing Namita Kain
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AnalysisSwiss pension funds brace for prospect of negative interest rates
Swiss National Bank urged to avoid policies that make pension funds collateral victims of strategy aimed at weakening Swiss franc
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Mansion House Accord, DB surplus extraction and British Growth Partnership
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NewsUK pensions minister adamant government will not mandate investment
The government has included a ‘reserve power’ mechanism in the new Pension Schemes Bill, giving it power to mandate specific asset allocations
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NewsInvestors urge UK firms to stand by DEI pledges
A coalition of institutional investors, including NEST, Strathclyde Pension Fund and London CIV, has united to support inclusive workplaces amid recent DEI backlash
