More ESG news – Page 284
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NewsAP2 corporate governance targeted 115 AGMs
[17:00 CEST 17-10] SWEDEN - Andra AP-fonden (AP2), the Second Swedish National Pension Fund, has confirmed it exercised its voting rights at the annual general meeting (AGMs) of 115 companies in the year to June 2008.
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STAR urges indexation decision delay (amended)
[16:35 CEST 17-10] NETHERLANDS – Industry-wide pension fund ABP may postpone its decision on indexation as a result of turbulence in the financial markets, and the Labour Foundation (STAR) has called on pension fund boards to do the same.
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Inalytics launches monthly manager report
[16:40 CEST 15-10] UK – Inalytics, the specialist equity manager evaluation firm, is rolling out a monthly transparency report to help pension funds monitor the impact of manager decisions on the portfolio.
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Trustee knowledge update includes buyout focus
[17:00 CEST 14-10] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated the framework and guidance on Trustee Knowledge and Understanding (TKU) to include more focus on buyouts, personal accounts and administration.
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Firm fined €5,000 after failing PRSA rules
[16:50 CEST 14-10] IRELAND – The Pensions Board has successfully prosecuted an employer through the Dublin District Court for failing to meet its obligations in relation to Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSA).
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Governance requirements could be more 'proportionate'
[17:00 CEST 13-10] UK - The UK's governance requirements for trust-based schemes are very high in relation to scheme size, leading industry experts to calls for the possible introduction of more 'proportionate' regulation.
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Lords confirm SRI can be applied in UK pensions
[16:00 CEST 09-10] UK – Members from the UK’s upper parliamentary house have clarified pension fund trustees are legally allowed to consider responsible investment in any of its decisions concerning assets held by the fund.
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Finland to create pensions working group
[15:15 CEST 09-10] FINLAND – The Finnish minister for social affairs and health has confirmed the government intends to set up a working group to study the regulation and supervision of investments, including pension funds.
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Trustee firms shown alternative route for conflict compliance
[12:30 CEST 08-10] UK – Company directors, including those of pension trustee companies, should look at meeting new conflict of interest rules concerning pensions by gaining authorisation from shareholders rather than other directors, Allen & Overy has suggested.
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Business heads urged to tackle stewardship
[12:15 CEST 08-10] UK - Company leaders, shareholders and the UK government have been called upon by business think-tank Tomorrow’s Company (TC) to put stewardship and responsible investment at the heart of every decision they make in response to the current financial crisis.
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EAI joins forces with UN's SRI coalition
[17:10 CEST 07-10] UK – The UN-backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) coalition and research group Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI) have announced a collaboration under the PRI banner.
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IGG to take responsibility for Myners
[16:45 CEST 07-10] UK – The government has confirmed it will go ahead with the establishment of a joint government-industry Investment Governance Group (IGG) to oversee the updating and development of the Myners principles.
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PNO launches SRI site
[17:05 CEST 02-10] NETHERLANDS – The €2.8bn Dutch pension fund PNO Media will today launch a new website entirely dedicated the fund’s responsible investments, in a push to appease member funds’ demand for more social responsibility.
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Cordares creates pensions research chair
[17:00 CEST 02-10] NETHERLANDS – Dutch professor Fieke van der Lecq has been appointed by the €26bn pensions provider Cordares as the first chair of European pension markets at Erasmus School of Economics.
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TPR conflicts guidance falls short on 'thorny' issues
[16:50 CEST 02-10] UK – The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) final trustee guidance on conflicts of interest places more emphasis on education and support than in offering "real conclusions" on difficult issues such as the disclosure of confidential information, Sacker & Partners has claimed.
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Eurosif heralds German, French, Swiss SRI growth
[17:00 CEST 01-01] EUROPE – Pension funds in Germany, France and Switzerland have shown the fastest growth in core socially responsible investing (SRI), according to a new study.
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WWF report criticizes Norway’s oil fund on SRI
[16:35 CEST 30-09] NORWAY – The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has accused Norway’s Government Pension Fund – Global (NGPFG) of lagging significantly behind other pension funds in its application of socially-responsible investment (SRI) practices.
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Ethos funds demand say on UBS pay
[16:10 CEST 23-09] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss pension fund-owned asset manager Ethos has filed a shareholder resolution, together with eight Swiss pension funds, to demand a “say on pay” within UBS and four other major Swiss corporates.
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Kellermann hits back on fair value claim
[17:05 CEST 22-09] NETHERLANDS – Joanne Kellermann, executive director at the Dutch central bank DNB, has brushed off criticism of the fair value accounting of pension liabilities, at the same time as the regulator becomes the latest to ban naked short-selling.
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Contract-based DC least likely to assess risks
[17:10 CEST 16-09] UK – Contract-based pension plans are the least likely to carry out a risk assessment despite previous warnings from the regulator, consultancy firm Watson Wyatt has found.
