News – Page 19
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NewsWTW urges for revisions to legislation on occupational pensions in Germany
The provisions on auto-enrolment in the draft bill in particular fall short, according to WTW specialists
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NewsUK body proposes guidelines for identifying credible transition finance
Entities will not need to have a 2050 public net-zero target to be able to count as credibly transitioning
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NewsDeutsche Telekom’s pension liabilities fall by €1bn in H1
Pension assets, meanwhile, were up, at €7.2bn
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NewsNorwegian SWF tightens scrutiny around Israel assets, divests more
Finance minister Stoltenberg satisfied with response from NBIM and Council on Ethics after Bet Shemesh scandal
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NewsLGPS schemes support climate tech VC firm’s second fund
The fundraising included contributions from Strathclyde, Islington and East Riding pension funds
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NewsDutch medical specialists scheme devises new fossil fuel investment policy
SPMS wants oil and gas companies to invest at least 20% of their annual capex in renewable energy projects to be eligible for investment
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NewsNorway’s FSA to probe including hybrid pensions in one-pot DC accounts
Finance ministry considering whether pensions-gathering scheme – ‘egen pensjonskonto’ – should also be introduced for hybrid, part-DB, pensions
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NewsBorder to Coast recruiting for senior roles to deliver on 2030 strategy
Last year, the investment pool’s headcount increased by 12%, growing to 176 as at March this year
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NewsUK risk transfer market expects lower volumes but higher transaction numbers
While small transactions have been gaining momentum, there have also been a significant number of large transactions so far this year
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NewsGerman education union enrols in DC pensions for schools, universities
GEW will participate in existing social partner models on the condition that employers pay at least half of contributions
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NewsElo acts to protect solvency amid choppy markets
Finnish pension insurers Elo and Varma returned 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively, in the first half of the year
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NewsRemainder of ACCESS member funds choose LGPS Central as preferred pooling partner
All of ACCESS member funds have now declared their preferred pooling partner
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NewsLGPS industry urges staggered rollout of ‘Access and Fairness’ reforms
The consultation explored proposals to improve equality of access to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales
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NewsIlmarinen profits from bonds in first half, and tops Keva’s flat return
Municipal pensions giant Keva blames “devaluation of dollar’ for its narrow overall investment loss
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NewsSustainability-linked loans market has matured, says UK regulator
FCA delivers update two years after intervening in response to market integrity concerns
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NewsPeople moves: Van Lanschot Kempen’s CEO to step down to non-exec role
Plus: Border to Coast picks responsible investment integration manager; SEI adds to board
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NewsLufthansa lands LDI strategy to €9.14bn portfolio as it builds on bonds allocation
Fixed income allocations rose to 49.7% at the end of 2024 from 37.6%, while equity allocations fell over the same period from 34.5% to 24.7%
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NewsDanica bans 1,700 fossil fuel firms, shifting to ‘transition-ready’ stocks
Danish pension provider draws up long blacklist of ‘transition laggards’ including Shell, Exxon Mobil and Equinor
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NewsTangen brushes off calls to quit as Norway’s SWF sells off Israeli stocks
GPFG bounces back from losses in Q2, but krone strength wipes out gains
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NewsBerlin’s prosecutor drills into dentists’ pension scandal
Potential claims for damages are now being pursued against the VZB, the €2.2bn pension fund for dentists in Berlin
