News – Page 103
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NewsHeads of ISSB, NGFS, EU advisory body to help steer new net-zero policy taskforce
UN initiative, hosted by Principles for Responsible Investment, seeks to socialise good climate rules into global regulatory landscape
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NewsSwitzerland considers extending climate scores to government bonds, nature assets
The revised version, that will apply from 1 January 2025, aims to make the implementation of the scores easier and more transparent
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NewsGerman parliament extends scope of class action law to rating agencies, auditors
Reformed regulation aims to speed up proceedings, giving more powers to higher regional courts
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NewsEuropean elections: EPP messaging key as centrists hold
Greening of the economy is here to stay, but investors should be prepared for polarised debates
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NewsAvon Pension Fund backs small caps as outperformance expected
Small caps will outperform S&P in the next 20 years, according to head of pensions at the Avon scheme
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NewsUK’s Local Government Pension Scheme needs to prepare for future consolidation
LGPS assets are expected to reach £950bn by 2035, according to GAD
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NewsLCP predicts new entrant to risk transfer market in 2024
New entrant would take the UK risk transfer market to a record 11 insurers
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NewsFondo Espero rejigs mandates to classify sub-funds under SFDR article 8
The scheme has screened its portfolios through a ‘Portfolio ESG Assessment’
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NewsProportion of women on company boards starts to fall, AP2 finds
Swedish Corporate Governance Board’s 40% target will not be achieved at current rate of change, warns national pensions buffer fund
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NewsPeople moves: AllianzGI picks new global head of fixed income
Plus: LGIM CEO Michelle Scrimgeour to step down
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NewsPGGM offloads small pension fund clients
GP fund Huisartsen is by far the largest remaining client, with €1.5bn still invested with PGGM
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NewsFolksam calls for Swedish pensions reform to ward off early retirement
Pensions and insurance group proposes trio of measures to boost people’s desire to work longer and cut stress about size of future pension
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NewsUK LGPS scheme says open-ended funds boost private markets’ appeal
Open-ended funds, also known as evergreen funds, are becoming more part of the private markets landscape
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NewsGerman doctors’ scheme expects boost to NAV of private markets allocations
NAEV will keep fixed income allocations at a stable level, cutting down on listed equites in favour of private equity
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NewsSpezialfonds record ‘remarkably poor’ net inflows from German pension funds
Net inflows of pension institutions into Spezialfonds amounted to €525m in Q1 2024, and €674m for insurance companies
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NewsMercer to acquire Cardano
Mercer says the transaction will position it as ‘the pension provider of choice in the UK and Netherlands’
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NewsING pension fund’s ESG support claim is misleading, say members
While the pension fund’s board claims broad support for ESG investing among members, only 38% is prepared to accept lower returns in exchange for more sustainable investments
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NewsBayer on track to adjusting pension plans for employees
The company plans to decouple the basic pension provided by the Rheinische Pensionskasse and the direct promise (Direktzusage) arrangement
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NewsPension funds call on Tesla to keep to one share, one vote
Investor Coalition for Equal Votes says ‘Tesla gives us particular cause for concern’
