More ESG news – Page 123
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IPE Conference Day 2: ESG asset allocation, responsible investing, corporate purpose
Timothée Jaulin (Amundi), Matthew Edwards (Willis Towers Watson), Alex Edmans (London Business School), and Fiona Stewart (World Bank) among other speakers
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UK roundup: Engineering group hones in on complete DB de-risking
Plus: Court of Appeal rejects block on £12bn Pru-Rothesay transfer; Phoenix, LGR carbon commitments; Aviva Master Trust default ‘fully ESG integrated’
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Dutch pension regulator makes switch to data-driven supervision
DNB promised it would ‘pay extra attention to the quality of the data provided’
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IPE Conference Day 1: Global political risk, sustainability and resilient portfolios
Tina Fordham (Avonhurst), Elizabeth Corley (Impact Investing Institute), Amin Rajan (CREATE-Research), and Marg Franklin (CFA) among other speakers
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AP7 says lobbying against Paris pact a globally widespread problem
Swedish national pension fund says much can been achieved in driving the issue forward
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NewsUK pensions minister launches pooled fund voting taskforce
Group focussed on empowering, facilitating voting based on pension scheme preferences
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Swiss voters reject arms ban financing for investors
The initiative received 1.08 million votes in favour, or 42.55% of the total tally, and 1.46 million or 57.45% voted against it
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NewsBlackRock adds climate risk analytics to Aladdin to plug investor info gap
’Climate Aladdin’ offers actionable security-level data on transition and physical risk, BlackRock says
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Majority support for only 15% of climate, social shareholder proposals
Impax, PGGM, Aviva at the top, Vanguard, BlackRock still down at the bottom, Northern Trust a big improver
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NewsSwiss schemes adopt ESG criteria in alternative investments, says ASIP
The research showed that 52% of pension schemes use sustainability criteria to invest in private equity
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ESG roundup: EOS announces stricter diversity, inclusion voting policies
Plus: Phoenix Group announces ESG default DC solution
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NewsNBIM says PRI’s strategy shift so drastic it needs signatory vote
Norwegian SWF criticises plan’s presentation as “lacking in context”
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NewsAsset management roundup: Trade finance, impact moves; LGIM DC hit
UBP and NN IP launch trade finance-related funds; Aon announces new impact fund; LGIM surpasses £100bn in DC assets
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CCLA to launch mental health benchmark
The benchmark will provide investors with an objective way of assessing companies on their mental health record
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NewsDanish pension funds cooperate to clarify alternatives valuation habits
Project to shed light on when and how pension funds re-value their unlisted assets
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NewsPGB to decrease carbon footprint by 50% in 2022
The fund is looking at possible additional steps to further reduce exposure to fossil fuels
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SASB and International Integrated Reporting Council to merge
Merged organisation, Value Reporting Foundation, could also merge with CDSB
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Sweden’s AP1 aims to drive ESG change with LGIM EM equity tracker
Swedish national pensions buffer fund sparks development of another ESG product for others to use
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ATP helps squeeze global emissions with new ESG filter for utilities
Danish pension fund’s new model for sector ensures no investment in new coal power
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NewsPension scheme council among UK stewardship boost proposals
Asset Management Taskforce delivers on request for proposals to strengthen stewardship in the UK
