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NewsInvestment pool duo launches new funds claiming £4.6bn in LGPS assets
Border to Coast launches £1.4bn listed alternatives fund, while ACCESS adds £3.2bn to the LGPS pool
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Asset manager roundup: AB to acquire private alternatives firm CarVal
Acquisition to happen with upfront purchase price of $750m
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NewsGermany roundup: Munich Re exits Russian market
Plus: Pension investors should prepare for high volatility and inflation, says Mercer
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NewsEFRAG task force issues latest draft sustainability standards
The release of the papers does not form part of any public consultation at this stage
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NewsPeople moves: Robeco adds to quant equity research team
Robeco, SOKA-BAU, Unigestion, KLP, BNPP PAM, WTW, First Sentier, JP Morgan AM, Comgest, PineBridge, GAM, Standard Life, AMF
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Dutch pension schemes continue to increase interest rate hedges
Some funds have further reduced their interest rate risk to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the switch to DC
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BTPS joins Charter to push managers on diversity and inclusion
Asset Owner Diversity Charter an ‘investment imperative’, says BTPSM CIO
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NewsItalian pension funds feel the pain of war in Ukraine
The schemes are advising members to avoid switching investment options
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OECD adopts revised good DC design messages as recommendation
One of changes involves broadening message on pay-out phase beyond annuitisation
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NewsCSM Limited scheme completes £86m ‘deferred heavy’ buy-in
Preparation for a bulk annuity included the trustee hedging the scheme assets to protect against volatile markets
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Norway’s SWF submits plan to divest zero-value Russian assets ‘over time’
NBIM proposes adjustments to GPFG’s mandate to reflect the removal of Russia from fund’s investment universe – but does not disclose details
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NewsInteroperability of ISSB standards important, says FCA specialist
UKSIF ‘Ownership Day’ conference panellists also discuss climate stewardship
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German court opens up way for class action in Wirecard case
Highest regional court in Bavaria will need to clarify EY’s role in examining Wirecard’s balance sheets
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NewsNBIM criticises OECD’s draft climate risk tool for its divestment focus
SWF manager says dual objective of RBC and shift of capital in green direction creates confusion
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TNFD releases prototype for nature-related risk framework
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures seeking feedback on first beta version
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UK roundup: Charity completes £61m bulk annuity transaction
Plus: Firefighters agree pension MoU with government; PIC invests in affordable housing; PPF sees drop in ethnicity pay gap
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Investors view Russia’s debt default as a real possibility
Implications for investors will depend upon their exposure to Russian debt
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AP7, CEPB see through new standard on corporate climate lobbying
Also initiated by BNPP AM, the standard is said to represent broad consensus about responsible climate lobbying
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ESG roundup: Weak covenant can prevent ESG, climate focus
Plus: IOSCO decides ‘immense’ set of sustainable finance tasks; More investors join environmental data request
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NewsVarma draws up roadmap to reduce impact on biodiversity
Finnish occupational pensions heavyweight finds Scope 3 GHG emissions account for 98% of total
