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People moves: LGPS Central picks new chief commercial officer
Plus: Chair of Swedish Fund Selection Agency asks for resignation; IFoA appoints president-elect; P+ in Denmark names responsible investments head
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SFDR feedback report confirms market split over labelling categories
Feedback summary report shows market is undecided over what it wants from next steps for Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
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Swiss Parliament pushes discussion on pension funds’ cost transparency
Improving access to information would strengthen competition in an extremely sluggish market, according to parliamentary motion
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Swedish, Finnish real pension returns hit hardest by inflation last year
Finnish Centre for Pensions uses average monthly inflation figures to compare real pension investor returns, revealing Sweden and Finland were worst hit in international comparison
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Asset managers expect MIFID II changes to remove operational barriers – survey
Substantive Research finds that 85% of surveyed managers currently operate on the P&L research funding model
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AP4 ‘does not agree’ with Glass Lewis, ISS Shell climate resolution advice
AP4 is one of 27 institutional investors who co-filed the shareholder resolution with activist group Follow This
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BVCA calls for pensions investment roadmap to increase UK investment
BVCA latest report shows investment by private equity and venture capital in UK businesses fell to £20.1bn in 2023
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Divestment rules for long-term savings plans lead to ‘operational complexity’
Inarcassa asked the tax authority in Italy, the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), to clarify rules on capital repayments made by closed AIFs
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CA100+ drives reduction in corporate climate waffle, study finds
A high proportion of non-specific information – or ‘cheap talk’ – in climate commitments shows companies are not genuinely committed to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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EU mulls lower capital charges for blended finance
Commission urged to reclassify public-private investments to bolster SDG-related capital flows
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Swiss schemes turn to corporate bonds as currency hedging costs rise
Currency hedging costs in the bond markets US and EU government bonds less attractive for the pension funds, says Complementa
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Siemens Investor Plan appoints Standard Life as master trust provider
Over 30,000 Siemens members move to Standard Life master trust
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EFRAG, ISSB release joint guidance on sustainability reporting
The new document is designed to address complexities and reduce duplication in sustainability reporting
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TPR focuses on driving consolidation in new corporate plan
‘Our focus is not just on the fundamentals of driving high levels of compliance, but also working together to enhance the system and support innovation in savers’ interests’
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Ethos and investors coalition turn to court as TotalEnergies throws out resolution
Ethos Foundation bewails French oil and gas giant’s ‘flagrant disregard’ for shareholder rights
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Veritas' Vatanen joins rival Elo as head of asset allocation
As Veritas starts searching for a replaceent, Laura Wickström, portfolio manager, will be acting CIO at Veritas as of 30 April
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PKBS cuts insurance-linked securities for fixed income, domestic property
teh scheme’s ILS active portfolio posted returns of -4.98% last year
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Swiss schemes see ‘significant improvement’ in Q1 funding ratios, says Swisscanto
Almost all pension funds have now reached a 100% funding ratio, and only 0.2% remain underfunded
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ISSB’s digital taxonomy to help investors assess sustainability disclosures
The ISSB Taxonomy will enable investors to search, extract and compare sustainability-related financial disclosures as ISSB establishes its global baseline of standards
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Janus Henderson enters European ETF market, while Crédit Mutuel and La Française merge
$335bn Janus Henderson already has a successful active proposition in the US