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Accounting roundup: IASB plans changes to hybrid scheme rules
Plus: EFRAG and IASB to report later this year on hybrid discount rate rule; FRC audited Patisserie Valerie accounts
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NewsPGGM and Shell assess joint bid for green energy firm Eneco
Players aim at expanding sustainable energy products and services across Northwest Europe
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Trio of Dutch asset managers launch joint private equity platform
Achmea IM, Blue Sky Group and SPF Beheer aim to cut costs in half for pension fund clients via co-investments
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NewsDanish roundup: MP, Industriens, Sampension post weak 2018 returns
Brexit, trade war and rising interest rates dragged markets down, says academics’ fund
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Industry fears ‘de-facto nationalisation’ of Romanian second pillar
Government cuts fees for occupational pension providers and increases capital requirements
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Joseph Mariathasan: Nuclear needs warming up
Hitachi seems likely to abandon plans to build a nuclear power station in Wales due to a lack of firm investor commitments. This follows the abandonment by Toshiba of a nuclear project in Cumbria last year. The loss of several nuclear power plants not only leaves a gaping hole in ...
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More schemes leave Conduent for new providers
US provider has reportedly exited the Netherlands, with five schemes having been forced to find replacement providers
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DB consolidators pose covenant trade-off questions for trustees: study
Trustees must weigh strength of existing sponsor covenant against replacement financial covenant
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FCA warns on 'technology-led' asset management decisions
One of five issues in investment management that could threaten stability
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Investors ‘must research equity overlays’ as demand soars: Bfinance
Asset owners began shift to explicit equity protection in 2018, but consultancy warns of complications
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NewsIndustry working group to develop pension equalisation guidance
UK regulator backs working group set up to produce best practice guidance following guaranteed minimum pension ruling
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EU aims to boost investment in small cap, CEE with new indices
SMEs in central and eastern Europe not on investors’ radar screens, European Commission says
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Campaign group to challenge government power over LGPS investments
Palestine Solidarity Campaign wins right to appeal a UK court ruling that could restrict public sector funds’ ability to divest from companies on ethical grounds
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€1.3bn Dutch shipping scheme to overhaul board structure
Director and CIO to become executive board members as part of professionalisation drive
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People moves: BBC appoints former BT scheme boss as trustee [updated]
BBC, L&G, CQS, FCLT, CalPERS, APK, Central Beheer, Xerox, Metro, Telegraaf, Pantheon, Merian, SEI, Amundi, M&G, Willis Towers Watson
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Swiss pension fund group criticises regulator on proposed reforms
Industry lobby group publishes statements on consultations regarding second pillar interest rate, collective pension schemes and collective investment pools
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UK roundup: Cold-calling ban comes into force
Plus: Local authority funds urge regulatory rethink on data standards
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NewsESG data firm Sustainalytics takes over GES International
Swedish company GES specialises in engagement and has been challenging chocolate producers on labour practices
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News£42bn LGPS asset pool readies double global equity launch
M&G and Longview have been appointed to run global equity mandates by the ACCESS LGPS pool
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Belgium adopts IORP II law with transitional measures
Industry keenly awaiting guidance from the regulator on risk management elements
