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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: A new kind of political risk
Peter Kraneveld argues that investors should take the possibility of future economic and financial sanctions against other countries seriously
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NewsClimate roundup: Active managers don’t use climate indices, says pensions group
Plus: WTW’s marketplace launches climate reporting hub
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UK pension schemes sign buy-in deals with PIC, Just Group
Air Canada UK Trust Fund and Keysight Technologies UK Limited Retirement Benefits Plan embark on de-risking journey
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IFRSs are well-equipped to tackle sustainability reporting challenges, says IASB chair
But ‘there may still be a case to do more’, Barckow added
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NewsSwiss roundup: Reform mitigates AHV deficit
Plus: Cabinet in the dark on Russian assets; Crypto futures on SIX exchange
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NewsGermany roundup: Munich Re exits Russian market
Plus: Pension investors should prepare for high volatility and inflation, says Mercer
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Dutch pension schemes continue to increase interest rate hedges
Some funds have further reduced their interest rate risk to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the switch to DC
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NewsItalian pension funds feel the pain of war in Ukraine
The schemes are advising members to avoid switching investment options
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German court opens up way for class action in Wirecard case
Highest regional court in Bavaria will need to clarify EY’s role in examining Wirecard’s balance sheets
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UK roundup: Charity completes £61m bulk annuity transaction
Plus: Firefighters agree pension MoU with government; PIC invests in affordable housing; PPF sees drop in ethnicity pay gap
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: As inflation psychology kicks in pension plans must act
Pascal Blanqué, chair of the Amundi Institute, says it’s a mistake to assume the inflation spike is merely a blip
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Investors view Russia’s debt default as a real possibility
Implications for investors will depend upon their exposure to Russian debt
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NewsGermany roundup: Pension schemes top net inflows in Spezialfonds
Plus: Metzler Pensionsfonds ups assets; Golding Capital Partners’ assets rise
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Dutch schemes react to Ukraine war
While a growing list of pension funds have announced their intention to divest from Russia, a large number of funds has kept silent about the conflict
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SASB delivers update on ISSB merger progress
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) will formally hand over responsibility for its sustainability metrics rulebook to the IFRS Foundation in June
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UK roundup: Church Workers Pension Fund complete buy-in
Plus: National Grid scheme hires BW, Hymans calls on plan sponsors to take control over DB valuations, UK pension fund sells office building
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NewsSwiss pension funds deal with prospect of undervalued Russian assets
Several Swiss pension schemes – which have small exposures to Russian assets – are examining how to proceed
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IASB receives ‘mixed feedback’ to IAS 19 disclosure revamp
Disclosure proposals prompted “rethink” of pensions footnote by reassessing what information was or was not relevant
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ABP next Dutch fund to announce intention to divest Russian assets
Dutch pension schemes had a €5bn total exposure to Russia at the end of last year
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NewsInvestors battle with volatility, inflation while repositioning assets following sanctions
While inflationary pressures mount as the ECB plans to scale back quantitative easing, geopolitical risks remain very difficult to assess
