More ESG news – Page 267
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Be aware of ETF ownership rights, says ICGN
[16:50 CET 01-02] GLOBAL - Investors need to be aware that they cannot exercise their ownership rights with certain types of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).
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Merseyside increases focus on ESG for emerging markets
[17:00 CET 29-01] UK – Merseyside pension fund is re-tendering £500m (€576m) of Far East and emerging market equity mandates, but has indicated its preference for managers with a clear socially-responsible investment (SRI) focus.
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Swedish firms find environmental targets easiest to measure
[16:10 CET 28-01] SWEDEN – Swedish companies have made most progress in the sustainability areas of environment and climate change issues, as these are the easiest issues to measure against targets and link to economic benefits, according to research from the Sustainable Value Creation (SVC) investor initiative.
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Pension investors unveil environmental real estate index
[13:00 CET 28-01] GLOBAL – A study conducted on behalf of three major European pension investors has led to the launch of a global Environmental Real Estate index, after evidence showed few property managers meet the global standards pension funds expect when it comes to tackling environmental issues.
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Dutch asset managers engage with Shell over tar sands
[15:30 CET 22-01] NETHERLANDS – Three of the Netherlands largest asset managers are engaging oil giant Shell in the environmental and social impact of its exploitation of tar sands in Canada.
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Info boosts pensions over contributions - German study
[15:30 CET 21-01] GERMANY - More information rather than higher employer contributions is the key to increasing participation in a company pension scheme, according to a study by DIA, the German institute for retirement research backed by Deutsche Bank.
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FRC seeks overseas feedback on Stewardship Code
[16:30 CET 20-01] UK – The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is urging cross-border investors to highlight any potential conflicts between the proposed Stewardship Code for institutional investors and existing requirements and codes in other countries.
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NewsNorway-Global gives up tobacco
[15:45 CET 20-01] NORWAY – The Ministry of Finance has excluded 17 tobacco-producing companies from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund – Global, and there is the possibility that still more could be removed.
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Avon PF eyes global and emerging markets equities
[15:45 CET 19-01] UK - The £1.8bn (€2bn) Avon pension fund is searching for a global unconstrained equities manager to take care of 10% of the scheme’s total portfolio.
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NewsInvestors continue to urge climate change action
[15:30 CET 19-01] GLOBAL - New mechanisms need to be found to develop more climate change-related investments, according to Nick Robins, head of the Climate Change Centre of Excellence at HSBC.
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Irish trustees offered online training
[16:15 CET 18-01] IRELAND – The Pensions Board has launched an e-learning system, to help trustees meet the training requirements coming into force next month.
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SWFs urged to step up investor engagement
[15:45 CET 14-01] GLOBAL – An analysis of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) has concluded that the time may be right for funds to both satisfy international concerns about corporate governance yet review a recent decision by some to stand back from exercising their shareholder voting rights.
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Zurich and Swiss Re accept pension fund 'say on pay'
[13:00 CET 11-01] SWITZERLAND – Zurich Financial Services and Swiss Re have agreed to submit their remuneration reports to an advisory vote of shareholders at their next annual general meetings (AGM), following pressure from Swiss pension funds.
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NBIM begins search for environmental managers
[16:30 CET 08-01] NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is seeking managers to run a series of mandates aimed at the environmental and sustainable resource sectors.
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UK roundup: Newham and Ufi's PQM Plus award
[16:55 CET 06-01] UK – The London Borough of Newham has appointed a new actuarial and investment adviser for its pension fund, while Ufi has been awarded the National Association of Pension Fund's (NAPF) Pension Quality Mark (PQM) Plus.
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FRR fires Dexia for poor performance
FRANCE – Fonds de Reserve pour Retraites (FRR) has dropped Dexia Asset Management as one of its European equity managers on the back of poor investment performance.
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NewsManifest to manage global voting for Sweden's AP1-4
[16:15 CET 04-01] SWEDEN – The first four Swedish pension buffer funds have appointed a global voting service provider to assist them with the expansion of their shareholder voting to more specific stocks.
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NewsDanish schemes invest €100m in renewable energy
[16:45 CET 23-12] DENMARK - Three Danish pension funds, PensionDanmark, PBU and AP Pension have joined forces to invest DKK750m (€101m) in renewable energy projects, including a group of Spanish solar-cell parks which benefit from a 30-year state-backed price guarantee for the energy they produce.
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PKA eyes the impact of social networking on pensions
[12:30 CET 21-12] DENMARK – Danish pension provider PKA has been investigating the pros and cons of using internet-based social networking as part of its pensions communications strategy, after discovering its members talk about its services online.
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Sweden's AP6 rocked by corporate scandal
[16:45 CET 17-12] SWEDEN - AP6, one of the Swedish national pension buffer funds, has been rocked by a scandal involving a company, Xeratech, held in its portfolio. AP6 has accused the two founding brothers of “plundering” the company and is now also considering taking legal action against the firm’s ...
