More ESG news – Page 175
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NewsECON rapporteur sets out stall on investor ESG duties proposal
MEP proposes mandatory due diligence and consultation with beneficiaries
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Irish consultant seeks multi-asset manager for €30m mandate
IPE Quest tender for global manager to run ESG absolute return portfolio
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SNS Reaal scheme faces uncertain future as insurer client mulls exit
Insurer Vivat considering switching to alternative arrangement, a move that threatens the sustainability of the €3.4bn scheme
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PepsiCo, Makro find new providers as Conduent exits Netherlands [updated]
Pension funds PepsiCo and Makro to follow Yara away from the administrator as it plans to exit the Netherlands
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APG, LGIM support efforts to halt deforestation in Brazil
Investors signed statement of support after global companies called for buy-side backing
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NewsDutch court approves €1.3bn Fortis settlement
Nearly a decade after the Belgian-Dutch bancassurer collapsed, institutional investors have a result
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Trio of pension funds call for action at administrator after data failings
AGH’s errors occured after a period of rapid expansion with several new clients added
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UK government urged to develop ‘responsible investing framework’
Aon also warns against wording of government’s proposal to take members’ views into account regarding investment decisions
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Regulator sets out model for UK master trust authorisation
Multi-employer DC schemes will have to obtain permission from TPR to operate from October
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Ireland eyes DC consolidation with master trust rule changes
Pensions Authority expects more master trusts in wake of IORP II
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Kempen to go ‘tobacco-free’ by end of 2018
Number of asset managers and asset owners banning tobacco grows
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Regulator hits out at Commission’s bid for powers to alter IFRS rules
Carve-ins would negatively affect mutual comparability of companies’ annual accounts, corporate governance body argues
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German investors step up outsourcing as fixed income demand falls
Just 3% of asset owners are seeking a fixed income manager, Greenwich Associates survey finds
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Asset management roundup: AXA IM’s quant arm nets CalPERS mandate
S&P seeks to integrate future carbon prices in indices; Swiss bank UBP acquires UK manager
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Jane Ambachtsheer exits Mercer for BNP Paribas sustainability role
Influential responsible investment expert to lead sustainability drive at French asset manager
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NewsESG engagement proposals ‘neither practical nor purposeful’: PLSA
Proposed requirement for statement on approach to member views would risk ‘greater confusion’
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NewsFRC finds support for stewardship code to mirror section 172 duty
Support for signatories to report on how they considered wide range of stakeholders
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AkzoNobel scheme ‘doesn’t need €400m cash injection’
Employee representative body argues that cash injection demanded by unions is unnecessary
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NewsDomestic equities drive AP4’s return in first half of 2018
State buffer fund steps up sustainable investment efforts by backing Amundi green bond fund
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Wider stakeholders and trust at heart of revised UK corp gov code
New provision aims to enable board engagement with the workforce; FRC says formulaic pay systems should be rejected
