More ESG news – Page 309
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Dexia AM opens Stockholm branch
SWEDEN – Dexia Asset Management is opening a branch in Stockholm headed by Fredrik Wilkens from Key Asset Management.
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UK: Mercer to take on 21 Co-op pensions staff
UK – Twenty-one pensions administration staff of consumer cooperative the Co-op are to be transferred to Mercer Human Resource Consulting in an outsourcing arrangement.
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EU sees UCITS role in occupational pensions
EUROPE – Charlie McCreevy, the European Union’s internal markets commissioner, says UCITS investment funds are a ready-made solution for defined contribution occupational pensions.
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Dutch OPF critical of pension governance plan
NETHERLANDS – The OPF, the Foundation of Company Pension Funds, has expressed criticism of the proposed structure for Dutch pension fund governance.
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Dutch SCGOP changes name and chairman
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch Foundation of Corporate Governance Research for Pension Funds, or SCGOP, has changed its name and plans to widen its membership.
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DB schemes to become extinct soon – Mercer poll
GLOBAL – Defined benefit pension schemes will soon be as extinct as dinosaurs, according to an online vote on consulting firm Mercer’s web site.
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Investors demand change to US voting rules
GLOBAL – A group of 14 institutional investors from the UK, Netherlands, Australia and Canada have called for an overhaul of the American voting standard regarding the election of US corporate directors.
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GES launches new client interface
EUROPE -- Stockholm-based SRI analysis house GES Investment Services is to launching a web-based extension to its active engagement service that will enable its institutional investor clients to become more involved in the engagement process.
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European schemes differ on pension directive
EUROPE – Managers of European pension funds have widely differing views about the directive on pension funds that is due to implemented by member states in less than a month.
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South Yorkshire in corporate governance tender
UK – The £3bn (€4.4bn) South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has tendered for a corporate governance advisor.
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AP2, Alecta execs join Handelsbanken committee
SWEDEN – Representatives from Swedish pension bodies AP2 and Alecta have been appointed to a board election committee at banking group Handelsbanken.
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NAPF backs Dutch-style multi-employer schemes
UK – Christine Farnish, the chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds, has backed the idea of Dutch-style multi-employer pension schemes.
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Dutch occupational schemes eye own governance
NETHERLANDS - The 11 Dutch occupational pension funds are developing their own code for corporate governance.
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Dutch schemes ‘prefer internal supervision’
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch pensions industry is resisting the appointment of external supervisors amid negotiations for a code for corporate governance, according to reports.
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Dutch manager tenders SRI brief via IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS - A Dutch asset management firm has tendered a socially responsible investment (SRI) brief worth up to $100m (€83.1m) via IPE-Quest.
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SRI up 128% at French institutions
FRANCE – French institutional investors’ allocation to socially responsible investments (SRI), has grown 128% in the last 12 months according to a study by Novethic, a subsidiary by Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC).
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OPF secretary leaves for Volker Wessels
NETHERLANDS - Rob Kragten, secretary of the Dutch foundation for company pension funds, or OPF, is to join construction group Volker Wessels Stevin.
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Ex-DWS chief takes chair at governance group
GLOBAL - Former DWS chief executive Christian Strenger has been named chairman of the International Corporate Governance Network , succeeding Alastair Ross Goobey.
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Dutch pension governance code delayed again
NETHERLANDS - The introduction of the Dutch code for corporate governance for pension funds will be delayed again, and probably won’t be published until much later in the year.
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IPE-QUEST: insurer tenders $100m
SCANDINAVIA – A Scandinavian life insurer has tendered a $100m (€83m) Japanese equity mid-cap core mandate via IPE-Quest.
