Markets – Page 9
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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
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NewsZest for climate investing down as US investors drop out – survey
However, European and Asian counterparts largely stick to their guns
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Five trends to watch in the European pension risk transfer market
Rohit Mathur of Prudential Financial says UK de-risking trends are being seen globally, driving demand for PRT and longevity hedging solutions
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NewsHeavyweight blended finance initiative to launch service provider
The public-private Hamburg Sustainability Platform, rebranded as SCALED, is backed by Allianz, AXA, CDPQ and Zurich Insurance Group
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NewsPersonal pension product success lifts France’s IORP weight
PensionsEurope noted the situation in France in its latest trends report on funded pensions in Europe
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NewsEthos expands proxy voting services to Germany via Monega partnership
Monega, which manages €10bn in assets, will use Ethos’s services to support the funds it oversees for CSR Beratungsgesellschaft and Steyler Ethik Bank
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NewsGerman pension buyout firm links up with Lampe Asset Management
Strategic partnership is about the management and investment of pension obligations after buyout deals
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How should institutional investors insulate from poor private equity performance?
2024 was by many measures another poor year for private equity. Against the backdrop of flat industry assets under management and falling capital raised, annual exits have now fallen to 50% of the levels seen in 2022. Cash distributions, aided by a range of financial engineering techniques rather than true ...
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NewsBaFin warns over German Pensionskassen’s heightened private markets exposure
The exposure spans commercial real estate, private equity, private debt and mezzanine financing
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NewsFunds becoming most scalable and replicable blended finance vehicle
But overall market, despite growing, ‘remains plagued by its most intractable issues’
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NewsUK biggest funds renew call for investment independence
Outsourcing investment decisions to the government or regulators would be ‘seriously damaging’, asset owners warn
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NewsCyprus pension provider calls for PEPP to serve as workplace pension
LifeGoals is developing a blueprint to demonstrate how a combined occupational and individual PEPP could operate in practice
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NewsAI proposals gain investor support amid broader ESG retreat at annual meetings
Allianz GI, Amundi, Candriam and Nordea supported all key AI resolutions, according to analysis
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NewsDACH pension funds adapt to US trade policies
US trade and tariff policies are prompting corporate pension funds in Germany and wider DACH region to review strategic asset allocation assumptions
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NewsISSB grapples with biodiversity data deficit, human capital insights
The nature and impact of human capital risks and opportunities vary significantly by industry and regional circumstances
