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Switzerland proposes 5% venture capital allowance for pension funds
Government aims to promote institutional investment in domestic start-ups but some are unconvinced
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NewsToo much choice could lead to paralysis, think-tank finds [updated]
Netspar looks at experience with Sweden’s first-pillar defined contribution system
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UK master trusts suffering DC skill shortage: PMI
Pensions Management Institute finds UK pension professionals are concerned about expertise at schemes and regulator
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IPE Conference: How Ireland’s sovereign fund will invest from 2019
Eugene O’Callaghan, director of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, tells delegates of the €9bn fund’s new strategy
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Cardano: Brexit deal failure ‘could see deficits soar by a third’
DB schemes’ collective shortfall could increase dramatically if withdrawal agreement fails, and improve if it passes
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UK roundup: £29bn LGPS pool appoints manager trio for UK equities
Plus: Access pool preps £650m global equity mandate; UK pension fund seeks value equities manager via IPE Quest
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Emerging technology key to growth for asset owners, managers: survey
State Street research finds institutions grappling with fast pace of technological developments
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Corporate governance group adds members, targets Vodafone
Swiss investor group and UK foundation join as telecoms company criticised for tax policy
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Evangelische Bank expands business with ESG launch
Provider launches asset management subsidiary to grow customer base outside of German churches
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NewsDanica sells Swedish business to investors including Sampension
Fast-growing Swedish pensions arm fetches SEK2.6bn for troubled Danske Bank
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IPE Conference: EU should ‘use single market access to its advantage’
Former EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht says EU ‘must remind Trump how valuable it is’
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IPE Conference: Veritas CIO on ‘beautiful’ Finnish pension system
‘Unfortunate’ pro-cyclicality said to be price for long-term functioning
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UK code of conduct aims to improve governance for private companies
The ‘Wates Principles’ set out recommendations for unlisted companies to improve corporate governance
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NewsInvestor climate change statement to governments gains more backers
Investor call-to-action hits 415 backers as climate negotiators meet in Poland for COP-24
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NewsIPE Conference: Quantitative v qualitative in impact investing
Asset owners from Ireland, Sweden, France and the UK argue that numbers aren’t the only way of measuring impacts
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IPE Conference: Experts call for technological innovation in pensions
Pension funds should explore how new technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and blockchain could improve pension provisions
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Philips scheme not keen on degressive pensions accrual
Age-dependent accrual is not necessary, impossible to explain and difficult to process, argues €19.4bn scheme
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Governments must act to restore trust in pensions, says OECD
OECD suggests copying governance of large investment institutions to help make pension systems more understandable
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Regulator responds to call for 'swift action' over UK media group sale
Regulator says it cannot stop a ‘pre-pack’ administration deal taking place
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EC expert group seeks feedback on green taxonomy
Feedback invited on usability and first set of activities deemed ‘environmentally sustainable’
