More ESG news – Page 283
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Dufas launches fiduciary management principles
[15:45 CET 17-11] NETHERLANDS – Dufas, the Dutch Fund and Asset Management Association (Dufas), has published a check list for good practice in fiduciary management of pension funds.
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TBLI Conference: governance failure to blame
[15:40 CET 17-11] GLOBAL – A failure of governance is to blame for the current credit crisis, delegates at this year’s Triple Bottom Line Investing (TBLI) conference in Amsterdam heard
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Swiss funds get say on UBS pay
[15:00 CET 17-11] SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension fund shareholders have been granted a degree of say over executive pay at banking group UBS.
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Pension fund governance missing target says OPF
[13:00 CET 14-11] NETHERLANDS - Pension fund governance is going too far and causing serious problems in decision-making and staffing, according to the Foundation for Company Pension Funds (OPF).
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UK regulator starts personal accounts procurement
[16:00 CET 14-11] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has initiated the procurement process for a number of contracts needed to develop the employer compliance regime required for personal accounts from 2012.
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Environment Agency wins green award
[15:00 CET 14-11] EUROPE – The Environment Agency's £1.5bn (€1.9bn) Active Pension Fund has been named the best investor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues at Investment & Pensions Europe’s ESG Leader Awards.
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NewsCrunch hits microfinance – SNS
[16:20 CET 13-11] NETHERLANDS – The credit crunch is causing institutional investors to shy away from committing to microfinance funds, says a leading player.
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AP2 and AP3 back World Bank climate bond
[15:20 CET 12-11] GLOBAL – The World Bank today launched a pension fund-backed green bond. The move came as investors globally urged policymakers to negotiate a new binding agreement to cut global greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsObama good for pension funds, says Hermes
[16:20 CET 11-11] GLOBAL – Incoming US President Barack Obama should be good for pension funds because he will seek more “accountable capitalism”, the head of Hermes’ corporate governance arm reckons.
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Pension self-certifying may increase admin burden
[17:10 CET 06-11] UK – Pensions experts are warning the drafting of a government amendment to the Pensions Bill 2008 - allowing employers to 'self-certify' their existing pension scheme meets a "quality" standard - will increase the administrative burden on employers.
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UK pension funds move from equity into alternatives
[17:00 CET 06-11] UK – Half of UK pension funds plan to decrease their allocation to equity in favour of increasing investments in alternative assets, though transparency remains a driver for allocating to the class, a new study has found.
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Dutch investors raise climate change activism
[16:10 CET 06-11] NETHERLANDS - Larger Dutch institutional investors are increasingly using their voting clout at shareholders’ meetings to fight climate change, according to environmental organisation Milieudefensie.
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PPF seeks trustee managers for FAS role
[15:15 CET 05-11] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is seeking trustee relationship managers to assist the trustees of schemes entering the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).
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Westminster seeks admin and accounting provider
[15:00 CET 04-11] UK – Westminster City Council is seeking providers to take on the administration and accounting services for its £642m (€797m) local government pension scheme.
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Risk control creates risks, says ex-risk manager
[15:00 CET 31-10] GLOBAL – Part of the current financial crisis is down to uniform risk management systems as they lead to pro-cyclical divestments, a former risk manager has told IPE.
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CSR is 'no longer a luxury'
[17:00 CET 29-10] GLOBAL – While corporate social responsibility (CSR) is still treated by some companies as a PR measure, investors see it as an integral way of rebuilding trust, according to delegates at a CSR conference in Vienna.
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Pension giants write to companies on ESG
[14:30 CET 28-10] GLOBAL – An initiative created by pension giants APG, PGGM, CalPERS and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has been unveiled on behalf of 52 pension funds and other institutional investors urgeingalmost 9000 companies to subscribe to the UN Global Compact.
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TPR predicts market impact on recovery plans
[16:05 CESt 24-10] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed the current economic difficulties could result in schemes submitting recovery plans for 2009 that include larger deficits, weaker employer covenants and longer recovery periods.
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Insolvency diligence needed over pensions threat - Mercer
[17:00 CEST 21-10] EUROPE – Pension fund executives have been advised to improve their diligence and monitoring of corporate sponsors’ covenants and counterparty risks in the current economic climate at the same time as watching their fluctuating liabilities.
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NewsOPA calls for better policing of MNT rules
16:15 CEST 20-10] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has been urged not to "turn a blind eye" over the enforcement of member-nominated trustee (MNT) requirements simply because it has no legal powers, the Occupational Pensioners' Alliance (OPA) has claimed.
