More ESG news – Page 271
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TPR appoints Deloitte for review of UK's DC regulations
[16:47 CEST 07-10] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Deloitte to conduct a review of the existing defined contribution (DC) regulatory framework and make recommendations for a new "robust" framework ahead of the 2012 reforms.
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NewsCall for Dutch self-employed to stay in pension funds
[17:20 CEST 06-10] NETHERLANDS - Self-employed individuals should be given the legal right to temporarily stay in the pension fund of their former employer so they may save for a pension, a Dutch academic expert has suggested.
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Today’s babies to become 100 year-old pensioners
[15:00 CEST 05-10] GLOBAL - A new longevity study has predicted that most babies born today will live to celebrate their 100th birthdays in many industrialised countries.
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NewsNBIM wants more accountability from UK directors
[16:55 CEST 02-10] NORWAY/UK – Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), responsible for managing the assets of the NOK2.5trn (€290bn) Government Pension Fund – Global, has supported recommendations from the Walker Review for increased accountability but officials say they want it to go further.
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Norway targets US firms over combined CEO role
[16:50 CEST 02-10] NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has for the first time submitted shareholder proposals to four US companies requiring them to have an independent chairman.
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NewsFRR report mulls environment in investment policy
[16:20 CEST 02-10] FRANCE – Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites, the €27bn French national pension fund, has published a working document on investment policy which reveals just how complex it is for pension funds to consider whether environmental issues should be factored into investments.
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LPFA considers 'unitised' local government pensions
[12:45 CEST 02-10] UK – The London Pension Fund Authority, which manages €3bn in assets for local authority pension plans, is investigating the possibility of creating ‘unitised’ pension plans for local government schemes which essentially ringfence an employer’s asset allocation strategy but create economies of scale in the asset management.
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SAUL to recruit independent trustee
[16:50 CEST 28-09] UK – SAUL Trustee Company, the trustee body of the University of London's support staff pension scheme, has advertised for an independent trustee to sit on both the board and the investment committee.
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Buyouts not for 84% of UK pension schemes - Punter Southall
[17:05 CEST 24-09] UK - Pension funds would be better off running their liabilities themselves than choosing buyout insurance in 84% of cases.
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Swiss pension funds continue 'say-on-pay' struggle
[16:15 CEST 24-09] SWITZERLAND – The Ethos foundation together with eight pension funds is planning to petition for 'say-on-pay' at another four large Swiss listed companies.
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Norway appoints SourceAsia for ethical screening
[17:00 CEST 23-09] NORWAY – The Norwegian government, on behalf of the Council of Ethics, has appointed SourceAsia and CSR China to carry out internet-based ethical screening of the Asian companies invested in by the Norway Government Pension Fund – Global.
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Danica extends list of blacklisted car and bomb firms
[15:30 CEST 23-09] DENMARK - Danica Pension, the pensions arm of Denmark’s Danske Bank, has banned three major stocks from its potential investment universe because of ethical concerns about their business activities.
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Pensions can be delivered at 12% cost - think-tank
[17:00 CEST 22-09] UK – The pensions threshold within which personal accounts holders can save should be raised beyond the current £3,600 proposed by the government, but doing so might be beneficial to policyholders as evidence suggests pensions can be delivered for a total charge of 0.5%, according to a study conducted a policy think-tank.
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NewsGenerali finalises AMB Pensor merger
[16:05 CEST 22-09] GERMANY – The German branch of insurer Generali has completed the merger of its two pensionsfonds AMB and Pensor, to produce a €250m fund.
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Applying ESG to alternatives is tricky, reveals IPE survey
[16:30 CEST 21-09] EUROPE - Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into alternative asset classes seems to be difficult, the findings of an IPE survey suggest.
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NewsUK pensions 'quality' standard requires twice 2012 minimum
[16:25 CEST 21-09] UK – A new pensions quality mark for defined contribution (DC) schemes has been developed by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) which requires a minimum contribution of 10% with at least 6% from the employer - double the statutory minimum under the 2012 reforms.
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NewsESG equals fiduciary duty, says IPE survey
[16:15 CEST 18-09] EUROPE - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are part of fiduciary duty for the majority of the respondents to an IPE survey.
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Investors demand stronger climate treaty
[16:10 CEST 17-09] GLOBAL - Investors responsible for more than $13trn (€8.8trn) in assets have called for strong action from policymakers in the fight against climate change.
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Unions want Norway-Global to review Nestlé
[17:15 CEST 15-09] NORWAY – Norwegian trade unions are urging the Ministry of Finance to examine whether the government pension fund's investments in Nestlé are "compatible" with the fund's ethical guidelines.
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Pension funds still wary of fiduciary management - survey
[16:10 CEST 15-09] GLOBAL – Very few pension fund professionals plan to outsource the running of their fund to a fiduciary manager, suggest the findings of a survey by bfinance, the manager search consultancy.
