News – Page 209
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NewsNZAOA, BTPS, Church of England back climate performance tool
‘There is no rating or ranking or investment advice, just free, comparable data points for investors to use as they wish,’ says Barron
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NewsUK roundup: New Funding Code could affect how pension schemes are run
Plus: Phoenix Group joins Transition Pathway Initiative; Multiple pensions dashboards already a reality, says Moneyhub
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NewsMetzler partners with Aon for services to occupational pension plans
The duo will focus on capital market-based solutions to finance pension models or funding existing pension obligations
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NewsIlmarinen switches €17bn listed equities to new climate action benchmark
Finnish pensions insurer has started using the MSCI Climate Action index, which it helped develop
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NewsPrivate market allocations growing, says State Street research
Survey found maximising the potential of data to make more effective decisions is the greatest focus for institutional investors
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NewsScope 3 data in portfolio construction is misguided, says Osmosis
For the purposes of portfolio construction, asset managers should not consider evaluating company performance on S3 data, research found
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NewsSwiss parliament chambers edge closer on second pillar reform
Parliament could vote for the reform in March session
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NewsNBIM to plug gaps and get specific by filing own shareholder resolutions
Governance chief Carine Smith Ihenacho says Norwegian SWF wants to be part of PRI’s strategy setting
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NewsPassive and sustainable investing in EMD: hard to combine for small funds
EMD had long been considered the last frontier for passive investors, as the asset class was seen as insufficiently liquid and therefore hard to replicate
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NewsDanish academics propose radical change for €91bn ATP
Rangvid and Ramlau-Hansen say statutory pensions giant not be adequately compensated for the extra investment risk it takes
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NewsDACH roundup: Lombard Odier partners with PensExpert
Plus: PK SBB posts negative returns; Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung interest-free investing; Germany launches DeepTech & Climate Fund
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NewsSwedish agency says survivor protection in state pension best way to equality
Unequal working lives and unequal parenting will result in unequal pensions, says government body in latest set of reform propositions
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NewsAssociation quartet addresses European Commission’s EMIR proposed amendments
‘These measures, as proposed, would be harmful to EU capital markets,’ the associations said
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NewsISSB grants concession on GHG emission reporting, FRC updates on ESG priorities
Information gathering challenges could also be relevant to other sustainability topics beyond GHG as the board develops its standards in the future
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NewsUK roundup: Royal Mail Pension Plan picks BlackRock for £8.8bn OCIO mandate
Plus: Morrisons retirement plan in £762m buy-in deal; Only 1 in 20 schemes are ready to provide dashboard data
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NewsAUM roundup: Italian pension funds’ total assets drop
Plus: Asset management costs of Swiss pension funds reach CHF5.1bn
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NewsFrance's Af2i releases proposals and recommendations for long-term investment
The association is looking to promote a European standard for ESG data
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NewsPeople moves: Arabesque AI picks ex-Schroders’ head of product as CEO
Cartwright, BNP PAM, Arabesque AI, Federated Hermes, Broadstone, Eastspring Investments, APG, Ethos, KZVK, ZEDRA, PNO Media, Kempen
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NewsBig bets against market drive excess returns at Norway SWF
‘Contrarian thinking was shorter duration, underweight equities, overweight energy, underweight IPOs,’ says former hedge-fund manager Nicolai Tangen
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NewsIcelandic pension fund returns slump real 12% in 2022
Pension fund association says last year marked by higher domestic and international inflation and turbulent world markets
