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Dutch physiotherapist scheme goes passive with custom-made ESG benchmark
The fund has swapped €400m in fund investments for a passively managed ESG mandate
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Norwegian FSA sees positive pensions solvency effect from higher rates
Pension fund solvency ratios rise to 187% in this year’s Q1 from 179% at end 2021
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NewsKENFO bets on cash, short-term bonds to withstand high inflation
It also gears portfolio strategically towards a balanced asset and risk structure to strengthen the ability to face crises
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UK pensions minister Guy Opperman returns to post
‘Agreed to help DWP navigate the next few weeks, while we decide the appointment of a new Prime Minister,’ says Opperman
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NewsPortfolio management moves beyond Excel
As the governance and disclosure obligations on pension funds increase, there is clear evidence of a diseconomy of scale
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German court rejects creditors’ claim against Pensionskasse for tax consultants
The pension fund is required to continue to fulfill existing contracts up to the death of its last member
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NEST’s pay gaps shrink but CEO says UK trust ‘still on our journey’
Gender pay gap contracts by 1.4 percentage points, ethnicity pay gap 1.3 points smaller between years
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EU taxonomy decision increases reporting burden for pension funds
Critics of the Commission’s proposal to brand nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable energy sources have reacted with disappointment, and the credibility of the EU’s taxonomy was called into question
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PenSam told to tighten up procedures around private equity valuations
Danish FSA hands out official orders to add paperwork on performance monitoring, amid wider regulatory focus on private equity
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UK roundup: Private sector companies still provide DB pensions
Plus: Investor group calls on UK CEOs for action on mental health; Workplace pension members plan contribution reduction to cope with living cost
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NewsAsset owners are more proactive once signed up to UK Stewardship Code
The code is making a separate impact from other stewardship or ESG policies
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DACH roundup: SOKA-BAU to strengthen private equity, infra investments
Plus: Pensionsfonds increase contracts; Swiss largest firms cut pension liabilities
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HSBC AM’s global head of responsible investing quits
Kirk has been gathering a group of like-minded individuals to deliver ‘what is arguably the greatest sustainable investment idea ever conceived’
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Top business school proves ESG does not harm corporate bond portfolios
Academic evidence can give comfort to bond investors, says Insight Investment RI chief
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NewsScope ESG integration study shows wide differences between asset managers
Points were awarded to asset managers based on the number of sustainability aspects asset managers had taken into account
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Finns favour immigration as way to fortify pension system
‘Surprising that Finns don’t support achieving better returns by increasing risk-taking,’ says Finnish Centre for Pensions director Paldanius.
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NewsKempen reveals wide set of strategies for investors in Germany, Austria
Michael Schlieper has been named director business development
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UK pensions industry faces instability as pensions minister Guy Opperman resigns
There is ‘a huge agenda of unfinished business’, says LCP’s Steve Webb
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People moves: Railpen chair Mike Craston joins ThomasLloyd
ThomasLloyd, Danica Pension, MaPS, Janus Henderson, Generali, BNP Paribas AM, Kempen, Cushon, Downing, AXA IM, Newton, Value Partners
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PIMFA calls for PPF to compensate British Steel Pension Scheme members
Advice firms would still be required to pay redress by topping up an individual’s pension provision to a level which would be invested directly into the PPF
