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NewsDanish FSA slams continued obstacles to pension transfers
Pension providers must focus more on the customer’s needs,” says Danish watchdog
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Private equity investments in CEE poised for strong growth
CEE countries show consistent outperformance, compared to Western Europe, according to Bain research
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German church schemes opt for passive high-yield strategy, exclude ETFs
The pension funds have switched to indexed products, partnering with Insight Investment and steering away from its active high-yield managers
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Private equity continuation funds to see ‘record high’ in Q1 2023
Private equity funds are responding to the record gap in expectations between sellers and buyers by launching continuation funds
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IPD says new Danish government must create ‘growth team’ for financial sector
Pension and insurance industry ‘a crucial prerequisite for growth, prosperity and jobs’, says Kent Damsgaard
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DWS increases portfolio duration after LDI market turmoil
Liabilities of the Deutsche Bank’s pension plans amount to €20.4bn
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New directive quadruples companies disclosing on ESG issues
Promoters of the directive draw particular attention to the integration of non-EU entities such as the subsidiaries of US firms, which is rare in the EU statute
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NewsIOSCO working to endorse ISSB sustainability standards, chair hints
The ISSB is currently redeliberating its first two draft sustainability standards dealing with general disclosure requirements and climate reporting
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NewsPeople moves: Pension supervisors elect new president
IOPS, B&CE, DWS, PLSA, Invesco, Ambienta, Topdanmark, AP3
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Act now to curb downside climate risk, investors warned
‘At present, many investments are not accurately priced with regard to climate transition,’ says Thinking Ahead Institute
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NewsEuropean supervisors call for input on greenwashing to inform work
EBA, EIOPA and ESMA say they need to understand which areas might be more prone to greenwashing risks
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Social partners move forward to implement pure DC plans
A social partner advisory board – Sozialpartnerbeirat – was constituted last week
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Pension funds demand engagement success from external managers
53% of pension funds are unlikely to hire an external manager that cannot demonstrate specific outcomes for engagement, according to bfinance
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NewsGermany prepares to reform all three pension system pillars
Reform of the first pillar aims to stabilise the level of pensions and contributions starting from 2030 against demographic pressures
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‘Will not be possible to meet the original deadline’ for SFDR, say ESAs
ESAs are expected to deliver SFDR mandate with delay of up to six months
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NewsShift to unit-link pensions threat to Swedish tech start-up success, says AMF
AMF’s CIO responds to McKinsey study warning of the risks associated with occupational pension capital being increasingly driven out of traditional insurance
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NewsChurch of England drafts just transition investment principles
With a pensions fortune of £3.7bn, the Church of England follows up May’s 12-fund pledge to work to support the climate transition in emerging markets.
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NewsIn-depth: Italy faces tax cuts pressure on pension investments, reforms
Adepp is in favour not only of reaffirming the autonomy of Casse di Previdenza, but also to improve efficiency of supervision and control mechanisms
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Dutch pension funds resist call to up weapons investments
The Dutch ministry of defence and NATO had called on pension funds not to exclude weapons manufacturers
