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PFA sues Meta, alleging firm gave market misleading information
Danish pension fund says US social media giant has duty to prevent proliferation of misinformation or harmful content
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NewsFondazione Enasarco to invest €500m in Italian bonds
One of the goals of the new strategy was is to cut real estate and increase exposure to liquid asset classes such as bonds and equities
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NewsGerman state scheme sees contributions increase to €133bn in H1
Expenses for the first pillar scheme stood last year at €341.60bn, up from €288.98bn in 2020
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Tilting is more constructive than divesting of ‘brown’ stocks, says Edmans
Blanket exclusion of irresponsible industries rarely leads to improved ESG performance
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‘Where are we now?’: Reflecting on the journey of sustainable finance
‘Planning for transition is increasingly understood to be needed at all levels, that’s a big shift,’ says UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce
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NewsItalian industry-wide pension funds return -8.3% in H1
Net assets totaled €63bn in industry-wide pension funds, €27bn in open pension funds and €43.7 in “new” PIPs, says COVIP
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German Pensionskassen benefit from rising interest rates tailwind
‘The increase in interest rates alone does not usually lead to a write-down on the book values,’ says WTW
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Trustees should treat biodiversity as important as carbon emissions
Biodiversity loss carries the same level of existential threat as carbon emissions
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10% indexation for Dutch steel workers
Pensioenfonds Hoogovens decided to award members additional compensation for this year’s exceptionally high inflation
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NewsGerman government ditches plan to deploy pension capital for VC funds
Instead, start-up strategy envisions opening up the VC market to institutional investors through a German Growth Fund
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NewsInvestor group calls for ongoing protections against unequal voting rights
Suggests Premium Listing Principles should apply to all issuers of shares under any single segment regime
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NewsGlobal sustainable fund flows and assets drop 62%
Amid inflation and recession fears, global sustainable fund assets slipped 13.3% to $2.47trn as of June 2022
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Dutch pension assets shrink by €300bn in H1 2022
Decrease in assets presents reversal of long-standing trend, as pension assets had increased from €556bn in 2009 to a record €1.8trn by the end of 2021
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NewsUK DB schemes expected to reach long-term funding target
85% believe they will reach the target within nine years
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NewsLondon CIV posts gross savings of £25m
‘We do understand the challenges involved as each client fund wants to make investment decisions based on their decisions about strategic asset allocations,’ says chair
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Passive ESG equity funds show greater value for money
Investors should aim for the lowest cost option, says ClearGlass
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NewsGerman government invests pension assets in oil, gas firms despite ESG index switch
According to a report, the German government invests a total of €573.59m in oil, gas and coal companies
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Overlaps in judgement
Many investors believe markets to be cyclical and search for signs of cycles in an attempt to predict which investment styles are coming into and out of favour
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Portuguese pension funds make -3.8% returns in Q1 2022
Most asset classes experienced a difficult first quarter, with equity portfolios generally falling between 3% and 5%
