All IPE articles in May 2024 (online) – Page 3
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NewsIASB releases final ruling on green transition accounting teaser
While companies are making generous statements about their net zero commitments in public, they are failing to account for the cost of those pledges
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NewsNEST picks Northern Trust for admin, custody
Northern Trust will provide key services for NEST’s investment strategy, including custody, asset allocation and rebalancing, and performance measurement
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NewsSAUL is first UK scheme to adopt pass-through voting across DC, DB plans
The move strengthens the £3bn University of London’s stewardship powers which is particularly focused on voting for resolutions at the Climate Action 100+ companies
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NewsRobeco poaches EMD team from Candriam
The addition of a sovereign emerging market debt strategy ‘is an important step in addressing market demands’, according to the Dutch asset manager
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NewsDanish pensions lobby calls for new team to create investment opportunities
IPD argues for increased political focus on the framework for much-needed investments in areas such as defence, renewables
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NewsTela’s director is sceptical of savings and benefits of pension mergers
Jari Sokka says that the cost savings of pension mergers are not be worth the price
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NewsSwiss union slams ASIP’s public support for second pillar pension reform
‘An association like ASIP which represents joint pension funds must not take sides on such a controversial issue,’ says Unia
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NewsThinking Ahead Institute calls for investors to double stewardship resources
Report shows that industry average stewardship resourcing level is currently at around 5% of total investment management costs
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NewsEmployers tackle volatility by offering more secure ‘cross border’ pension plans
The number of IPPs and ISPs plans in countries with challenging circumstances increased from 54 in 2019 to 126 in 2024
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NewsCEPB warns asset owners of long-term risks of mining giant’s potential takeover
Adam Matthews at CEPB is not convinced that a potential takeover of Anglo American by BHP ‘will serve our long-term interests as a pension fund’
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NewsFormer NBIM chief advocates for more flexibility in investment management
Knut Kjaer compares the managment of NBIM with the CPPIB and the Government of Singapre Investment Corporation
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NewsFinance minister defends Norway’s increased SWF spending
In revised 2024 budget presented today, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum proposes spending NOK418.7bn of the GPFG money, sticking to higher level of oil money use
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NewsKPA Pension, Folksam, invest in early-stage climate solutions firms
Swedish pensions and insurance group puts €45m into oversubscribed Norrsken Venture Capital Fund II
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NewsAkademiker says its labour-market DNA drives effort to change Amazon
Danish pension fund behind joint proposal challenging US retail giant’s behaviour on organised labour
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NewsAba calls on German government to speed up pension system reform
‘The Rentenpaket II is going in the wrong direction,’ says Aba’s chair Georg Thurnes
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NewsUK’s leadership in sustainable finance under threat, says UKSIF
A new UKSIF report shows that more favourable policies could see up to £100bn AUM shifting towards sustainable finance
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News‘Major improvement’ in sight as EU ministers agree on withholding tax rules
Agreeement on FASTER Directive could be very relevant to the goal of deepening European capital markets
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NewsBorder to Coast Pensions Partnership expands its private markets programme
Border to Coast Pension Partnership’s private markets programme has grown to £16bn following further commitments from its LGPS partner funds
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NewsPeople moves: NOW: Pensions names investment director
Plus: New head of private markets for Phoenix Group; Hymans Robertson names head of investment risk transfer
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NewsItalian scheme hands over Credit Suisse AM’s mandate to Pictet, Fidelity
Credit Suisse’s portfolio was worth €179m at the end of 2023
