News – Page 90
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NewsPLSA sets out recommendations to make growth assets more investable
There is a substantial potential to open up the pipeline of assets to attract the investment of pension funds to support UK growth, PLSA says
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NewsWill sovereign SLBs help investors ‘contractualise the climate transition’?
Bond investors are engaging with governments on upcoming revisions to their NDCs, but can SLBs hold them accountable?
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NewsJanus Henderson buys private credit manager Victory Park Capital
VPC is a specialist in asset-backed lending
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NewsMineworkers’ Pension Scheme appoints Brightwell as administrator
Brightwell will start providing administration services from January 2025
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NewsPaper on pension liquidity risk wins ICPM Research Award
Papers on sustainable investing and the rise of alternatives in pension fund portfolios also won prizes
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NewsGSAM to exit Climate Action 100+
Other major players to have departed the collaborative investor engagement initiative this year include Invesco, JPMAM and SSGA
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NewsGermany decides against immediate fossil fuel exit for €53bn government pension investments
Government will steer investments to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and CO2 intensity, in line with national and international agreements on climate, to transition to a net-zero economy
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NewsUK government’s plans to regulate ESG ratings will ‘shine a light’ on the sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will set the rules of the new regime which will mirror EU and international systems
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NewsClimate NGO’s net-zero test for fossil fuel reserves included in FCA consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has included Carbon Tracker and ClientEarths’ proposal for an ‘atmospheric viability test’ on fossil fuel reserves.
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NewsISSB members clear staff to work on further changes to SASB sustainability reporting rules
The development came after board members expressed their broad support for a proposal to enhance the reporting rulebook
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NewsMorningstar proxy season analysis: ESG shareholder resolution growth primarily driven by ‘anti-ESG’ proponents
Overall support for ESG proposals stayed flat in 2024 at 23%, with a marked rise in anti-ESG resolutions.
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NewsItaly’s Foncer reviews investment strategy to bolster private asset allocation
Foncer has reviewed the limit for investments in its Bilanciato sub-fund, that invests in private assets
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NewsOxford researchers propose ‘carbon removal budget’
‘Embedding carbon removal budgets into decision-making is necessary for an effective response to climate change’
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NewsReplicating Canadian model for UK LGPS schemes ‘won’t be easy’
Rachel Reaves announced intention to replicate ‘Canadian model’ to ‘fire up’ UK economy
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NewsBorder to Coast bolsters investments in climate solutions in push to achieve net zero
The pool has seen emissions from its portfolios fall 58% on 2019 levels
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NewsIndustry divided on new VFM framework’s ability to drive DC investment in private markets
Excluding forward-looking performance is a ‘missed opportunity’, says NatWest Cushon
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NewsPeople moves: Aon appoints new UK head of responsible investment
Plus: Siemens appoints Johannes Jasper as head of asset management for pensions
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NewsPensions industry urged to help shape ‘value for money’ framework for DC schemes [updated]
The FCA has launched its consultation for contract-based schemes ahead of the DWP introducing equivalent legislation for trust-based schemes in an upcoming Pension Schemes Bill
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NewsSwiss internal affairs ministry to investigate social security costs
The Internal Affairs Ministry in Switzerland will start an administrative investigation after mistakes were made to gauge the financial outlook of the first-pillar AHV
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NewsItalian pension fund revises strategy to invest in tech start-ups
The new strategy will focus on Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) for venture capital investment in small companies and start-ups
