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Alecta invests $100m in part state agency-guaranteed EM social bond
Swedish pension fund giant achieves the scale it desires through placement
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Proposal to reform German pension system creates resistance
The proposal causing the strongest pushbacks was the increase in retirement age to 68 in 2042
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Dover Harbour picks River and Mercantile as fiduciary manager
R&M said it has won nearly £2bn in new pension scheme mandates in recent months
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People moves: UK green taxonomy advisors named
GTAG, AP Pension, AP1, VFF Pension, Bread Street, Vontobel, Redington, Pensioenfederatie, Capital Group, Pensjonskasseforeningen, Epworth, BlueBay, TransitionZero, State Street
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NewsDutch think tank proposes mandatory minimum pension
Measures to improve the level of pension savings for flexible workers have not led to an increase in pension savings so far
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UK DB consolidator Clara appoints Kempen as fiduciary manager
Subject to regulatory authorisation, opportunity set seen as ‘substantial’
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NewsSASB, IIRC merge to form Value Reporting Foundation
One of the priorities for the merged entity will be to support the work of bodies such as the IFRS Foundation
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AP funds, ATP, AMF in Swedish green battery firm’s $2.75bn placement
Major Nordic pension funds put more equity into Northvolt, alongside OMERS, Goldman Sachs and VW
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NewsDACH roundup: Austrian Pensionskassen turn to private markets
Plus: Swisscanto’s first ESG Pensionskassen survey; Pension funds lead allocations in German Spezialfonds
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IIGCC Paris-aligned initiative to tackle derivatives as uptake grows
ABP and five others have signed the Paris-Aligned Investment Initiative’s net-zero asset owner commitment
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NewsBorder to Coast seeks additional managers for UK listed equity fund
Up to two managers, with a strong focus on quality and value investing, may be appointed for a £500m mandate
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NewsUK finalises TCFD-based pension scheme climate risk regs
Few material changes seen in response to feedback and most significant ones respond to practical concerns
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Pension funds foresee price increase in precious metals – study
Metals such as palladium, copper and nickel are vital for the transition to a sustainable and greener economy
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ESG roundup: Trichet chair of ‘Eminent Persons Group’ for IFRSF trustees
Plus: PGGM, Schroders and NGOs comment on EC corporate governance initiative; Candriam facial recognition technology initiative draws support
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Eurosif expects new EU sustainable finance strategy at the start of July
‘Data availability and quality of investee companies remain a challenge’
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Wilshire spearheads Europe expansion with key staff hire
US consulting firm sees London as new Europe hub, hires FTSE Russell and Man veteran
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NewsVarma invests €230m in new SSGA climate corporate bond trackers
Finnish pension insurer acts as seed investor in two of State Street’s new climate-tilted index funds
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NewsAP funds, govt, should push harder on green development, says NAO
Funds say entire industry is working on the sustainability steps Swedish National Audit Office recommends
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PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds steps down
Australian to leaving after nine years in the role to be closer to family
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‘Green Swan’ conference: Pension fund execs highlight carbon pricing, data needs
Senior executives from Alecta, AP4, FRR and VER discuss the key ingredients needed to harness market forces in favour of the effort to combat climate change
