More ESG news – Page 164
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NewsMandate roundup: €300m up for grabs in trio of IPE Quest tenders [updated]
Three investors are hunting managers for mandates via IPE’s RFP service, IPE Quest. £200m global equities mandate A UK pension fund is searching for ideas from fund managers for a £200m (€233m) global equities mandate, via IPE Quest. Search DS-2514 is for an actively managed, global large-cap equity allocation. The ...
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NewsChurch investors to take hardline stance on executive pay, climate change
£21bn investor group lays out its plans to challenge companies on pay, pensions, tax, emissions, and diversity
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Asset management roundup: Northill buys US fiduciary manager
Plus: UBS wealth management arm seeds new BMO SDG-targeted small- and mid-cap fund
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AP1 invests in Swedish SDG-aligned private equity fund
Swedish national pension fund ploughs SEK300m into Stockholm-based fund
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NewsWatchdog to ‘level playing field’ on costs for DC schemes
FCA launches consultation on how to ensure value for money for defined contribution scheme members
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NewsNetherlands roundup: PGB allocates €500m to European private equity
Also: Marine pilot scheme replaces PGGM with Blue Sky as administrator
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NewsIORP II could make Dutch scheme accountability boards ‘redundant’
Lawyers recommend replacing accountability bodies with scheme participant councils
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NewsInterview: Independent adviser warns ESG is ‘overwhelming’ Swiss funds
Independent ethics adviser granted mandate by major occupational Swiss pension fund
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NewsAP7 posts 2.8% loss but still trumps private-sector rivals
CEO Richard Gröttheim says it is as yet unclear whether 2018 was just a minor correction in equity markets
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More large shareholders vote against excessive CEO pay [updated]
However, remuneration continues to rise, according to a major survey of exec pay and voting patterns
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NewsInvestec launches environment strategy to target decarbonisation trend
Fund aims to benefit from growth of companies actively reducing their carbon output across the value chain
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NewsFund managers to lose out by ignoring diverse investor base, experts warn
Young and ethnically diverse investors are starting to take control of their financial futures, according to an expert panel
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Chart of the Week: The growing influence of the PRI
Data suggests asset owners don’t place much weight on the PRI’s standards when picking managers
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Vale: Swedish funds cut mining giant from portfolios after dam collapse
AP1 cuts €39m of investments as fellow mining giant BHP pledges support for improved standards
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Investors welcome mining sector first as Glencore amends climate policy
Mining giant vows to align with Paris Agreement and targets zero net emissions after shareholder pressure
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NewsFund managers to turn up pressure on director remuneration
Pension payments to executives and diversity issues will take centre stage at AGMs in 2019
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PRI signatories must report climate change risks from 2020
More than 2,200 asset owners, managers and service providers will have to report to PRI
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MP Pension sells €11m of holdings linked to warzones
Danish academics’ pension fund divests from three companies and begins engagement with 17 others
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Investors turn on steel industry in push to slow climate change
IIGCC leads calls for steel manufacturers to take long-term approach to reducing emissions
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ESG investing does not cost more, research shows
Being a responsible investor doesn’t come with extra investment costs, according to research by a Dutch consultant
