More ESG news – Page 173
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UK roundup: L&G, Scottish Widows back bulk annuity deals
Plus: Willis Towers Watson selects Hermes’ stewardship arm to lead engagement for £3bn equity fund
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NewsDutch political party proposes cap for pensions sector salaries
Trustees and providers should be paid no more than the prime minister, argues socialist party
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Update: Church of England rules out bid for failed payday loan company
Wonga collapsed last month after regulatory changes and thousands of complaints from customers
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NewsAsset management roundup: Tech ETFs launched, TOBAM cuts carbon
Lyxor and Invesco launch tech-based exchange-traded funds, TOBAM cuts its carbon footprint, and IM Global Partners adds liquid alts
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AXA IM reshuffle continues with ESG integration effort
Asset manager hires ESG research chief from BMO as part of major restructuring
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Insurers hungry for risk as geopolitical jitters abate: BlackRock survey
Proportion of insurers looking to increase risk rises to half, from 9% a year earlier
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400 investors register on climate action reporting platform
The Investor Agenda seeks to reflect and increase scale of investor-led action on climate change
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‘Little to no climate change strategy’ at major public pension funds
Asset Owners Disclosure Project ranked the world’s 100 largest public pension funds on their approach to climate change
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Candriam extends tobacco, coal bans to all assets
Policy will no longer be limited to assets invested according to SRI principles
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NewsDWP drops ‘statement on member views’ requirement from ESG rules
But final revised investment regulations welcomed
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NewsEuropean pension fund trio backs climate risk investment project
Also: Sampension becomes 5th Danish pension fund to adopt TCFD guidelines
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NewsNorway SWF: Governments could help realise sustainable development goals
Europe’s largest investor calls for governments to aid long-term sustainability drive
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NewsLocal authority pensions seek independent cost monitor
LGPS Advisory Board tenders for third party to help oversee compliance with its influential disclosure code
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ESG roundup: Sustainable investing is ‘low priority’ for many allocators
Also: Willis Towers Watson and MSCI launch ESG index strategy; Nikko AM broadens green bond universe
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NewsEuropean Parliament improves consumer protection in final PEPP rules
Draft regulation also includes requirements for sustainable investment
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PGB to exclude supermarket chains over firearm sales
Multi-sector scheme to divest from Walmart and Kroger
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Biggest US pension funds ‘must consider climate-related risks’ [updated]
California passes rules requiring CalPERS and CalSTRS to identify and report on climate risk in their portfolios
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Scottish public pension fund investment collaboration grows
Fife pension fund joins arrangement between Lothian and Falkirk local authority funds
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NewsPRI develops guide to identifying ‘mainstream’ impact investments
‘Market Map’ aims to bring clarity to process of identifying qualifying companies
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UK regulator warns on transfers out of DB schemes
Trustees should be wary of the effect of generous transfer offers on scheme funding, regulator says
