News – Page 180
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NewsDACH roundup: City of Zurich Pensionskasse bumps up alternatives
Plus: Swiss association on investments in reform process; Austrian pension funds see AUM shoot up; German Spezialfonds add green assets;
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NewsPeople moves: Heribert Karch joins Avida International’s advisory board
AXA IM, RBC BlueBay, Barnett Waddingham, Just Group, LOIM, WTW, DWS, Fulcrum, L&G, Avida International, JP Morgan
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NewsAlecta kicks off hunt for new CIO, says Gade Jepsen is leaving
Henrik Gade Jepsen now leaving after long-term sickness, troubled Swedish pensions giant announces
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NewsFNV urges Dutch pension funds to divest from fossil fuels
The largest Dutch trade union believes engagement with oil and gas majors is ‘not credible’
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NewsVelliv divests BP, TotalEnergies, Shell in climate strategy rethink
Danish pension provider divests DKK3.4bn of upstream oil and gas stocks and bonds
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NewsDutch pension funds’ move to segregated mandates knock alternative funds
EFAMA sees gradual shift towards ETFs and index funds
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NewsUK DB schemes planning for buyout could save £20m, says Hymans Robertson
The firm’s latest guide aims to provide trustees with a ‘clear’ online framework to avoid ‘potential pitfalls’ on their journey to buyout
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NewsUniversities Superannuation Scheme resumes fossil fuels court battle
The claim is one of the UK’s largest crowdfunded legal actions and has attracted significant grassroots support from other pension members
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NewsIlmarinen steps up ETF collaborations, anchoring €2.75bn of BlackRock launch
Finnish pensions insurer makes latest index investment as it shifts passive equities into climate-focused funds
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NewsSustainable finance group pushes for transparency of ESG rating agencies
The group recommends the upcoming regulation covers all providers of ESG ratings and scores selling their products and services in the EU, regardless of a company’s headquarters
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NewsISSB urged to re-think approach to human capital, rights
A new group – the Forum ISSB Preparers Group – will offer ISSB insights and perspectives to achieve a comprehensive global baseline for sustainability reporting
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NewsAP7 to raise savers’ awareness of psychology behind financial decisions
Swedish premium pension default fund launches podcast series based on behavioural science
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NewsLGPS funds allocate £455m to Osmosis’s core equity strategy
Osmosis will build the strategies, while UBS Asset Management will act as investment manager, under the current LGPS Framework for Passive Investment Management Services
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NewsExperts ‘very concerned’ about EU row-back in proposed CSRD standards
Leaving entities free to choose which areas were material before disclosing ‘allows companies to leave out entire parts of the sustainability disclosures’, says Eurosif
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NewsUK master trusts don’t survey members on risk appetite
‘Risk considerations are not driven by member views but by expert opinion,’ says Hymans Robertson
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NewsHarrods pension scheme completes buy-in deal worth £400m
The deal secured benefits of around 1,900 pensioners and 2,100 deferred plan members
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NewsESG roundup: Asset owners move to standardise climate stewardship
Plus: Just Climate solutions fund raises $1.5bn in institutional capital; Pension funds slow to invest in biodiversity
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NewsAlecta to diversify equities, cut non-Nordic exposure and add indexing
Swedish pensions heavyweight announces first steps in crisis-driven strategy overhaul
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NewsPensions industry calls on regulators to ‘materialise’ revised funding code
The code has introduced elements of flexibility, but uncertainty needs to be avoided
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NewsPLSA conference panel pushes for ‘outcome-generating’ investments
Any long-term investment vehicle for the UK should be just as attractive to overseas investors as it is to UK investors
