More ESG news – Page 269
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NewsUK trustees need improved investment delegation
[12:30 CET 19-11] UK – Trustees of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes need to enhance their investment decision-making processes, including more efficient delegation, to allow them to focus on key issues such as funding, strategy and risk, according to research from Russell Investments.
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Better governance 'crucial' for dealing with crisis - VB
[16:30 CET 18-11] NETHERLANDS - Pension funds must evaluate mandates with fiduciary managers and asset managers regarding transparency, to ensure their boards are in control during a crisis, the Association of Industry-wide Pension Funds (VB) has recommended.
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Innovative SRI products needed, say pensions execs
EUROPE – Panellists at the European Pension Funds Conference in Frankfurt have called on SRI/ESG service and product providers to come up with innovative products to help pension funds adapt their investments.
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NewsPKA suffers fresh criticism over SRI policy
[17:00 CET 17-11] DENMARK - PKA, which administers DKK111bn (€14.9bn) of assets for eight occupational pension funds, has defended its ethical stance and its reasons for several shareholdings in the face of media criticism.
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Positive link between ESG and financial performance - Mercer
[16:55 CET 17-11] GLOBAL - More academic research has shown that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can have a positive impact on portfolio returns.
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NewsUnilever's Docherty predicts trustee behaviour change
[14:00 CET 17-11] UK – The recent economic downturn is likely to have led to a change in trustees' behaviour with regards to pension investment strategy and a greater balance between risk and reward, according to Unilever pension fund's Angela Docherty.
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NewsPension funds 'should rethink allocation strategy as a priority'
[13:30 CET 17-11] UK – The economic downturn has caused pension trustees to gain a “full appreciation of the risks out there”, and led to a renewed focus on planning for the time when markets recover and forced pensions officials to rethink allocation strategy, claim consultants.
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NewsKnowledge rules drive growth of professional trustees
[13:00 CET 17-11] NETHERLANDS – An increasing focus on education and knowledge for trustees in the Netherlands is beginning to result in the growing use of professional trustees to take on the governance responsibility in smaller pension schemes.
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Norway Global seeks further screening service
[17:00 CET 16-11] NORWAY – The Norwegian ministry of finance is seeking an ethical screening service for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global to assess possible breaches of its guidelines concerning the manufacture of tobacco, anti-humanitarian weapons and military supplies to Burma.
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NewsOPF advocates new Dutch pensions governance structure
[13:00 CET 16-11] NETHERLANDS - The Foundation for Company Pension Funds (OPF) has suggested pension funds should be given the legal option of appointing a professional governing body to be in charge of operational management tasks, instead of the customary board of unpaid trustees comprising employer and employee representatives.
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NewsEnvironment Agency makes it three times for ESG prize
[16:30 CET 13-11] EUROPE – The Environment Agency pension fund was last night crowned the Best Investor in ESG at the IPE-TBLI ESG Leaders Awards hosted in Amsterdam.
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NewsESG integration must go beyond equities - experts
[13:00 CET 13-11] GLOBAL - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) specialists believe integrating the concept into a pension fund’s investment strategy should be applied across an entire portfolio and move beyond equities.
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NewsESG is about belief, not proof - experts
[16:30 CET 12-11] GLOBAL – Environmental and social governance- based (ESG) investments are about belief in the concept rather than proof of returns, according to Robert Rubinstein, founder and CEO of TBLI Conference and Consulting.
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Italy's COVIP unveils changes for larger pension plans
[13:00 CET 11-11] ITALY - COVIP, the Italian pension funds regulator, says larger collective open plan pensions funds will in future have to deliver an integrated supervisory board structure.
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IBM trustees seek legal clarity on UK DB closure
[16:00 CET 10-11] UK – Trustees of IBM's £4.36bn (€4.87bn) UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have told members they plan to seek legal approval for the proposed changes to the schemes before they amend the trust deed and rules.
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Study uncovers 'unfathomed' liquidity risks
[15:30 CET 09-11] GERMANY – A study conducted by Union Investment has claimed methods for measuring portfolio liquidity risks are insufficient. It also suggests German institutional investors are already less concerned about this risk measure, despite the recent crisis.
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Trustees urged to improve DC education
[16:00 CET 05-11] IRELAND - Irish pension fund trustees have been warned they must treat member education as an important issue, if they are to mitigate the "time bomb" of defined contribution (DC) members retiring on less than they expected.
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RiskMetrics acquires KLD
[17:00 CET 04-11] GLOBAL - Risk management and corporate governance services provider RiskMetrics has announced its acquisition of KLD Research & Analytics, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and indexes for institutional investors.
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UK minister calls on P8 to invest in low carbon services
[14:00 CEST 29-10] UK/GLOBAL – The 'P8 Group' of public pension funds has been urged by the UK government to cooperate with governments and development banks to help finance low carbon infrastructure and technologies.
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Tories to push for ethical fund in personal accounts
[12:00 CEST 29-10] UK - Shadow pensions minister Nigel Waterson has called for the creation of an ethical fund as part of the proposed personal accounts pension system.
