All articles by Nick Reeve
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Special ReportAP7 notches up legal success against Kraft Heinz
In May 2023, Sweden’s AP7 fund recorded a significant victory for Swedish and other investors when US food giant Kraft Heinz agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $450m (€421m).
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Special Report
Case study: MHPF - Searching for greater transparency
Transparency is one of the most important elements of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for many investors. For some, however, there is always room for improvement.
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Special ReportCase study: How CalSTRS uses ETFs to support the energy transition
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) manages US$315.6bn (€294.3bn) on behalf of teachers and education staff in the state of California. Environmental considerations and the transition to a low-carbon economy are high priorities for the pension fund, which is one of the biggest public sector funds in the US.
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Special ReportCase study: Ilmarinen - Building a climate-focused future
Finland’s second-biggest pension provider is a keen investor in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), having allocated more than €6bn to a range of equity vehicles in recent years.
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Special ReportCase study: Varma - A bespoke approach to ETFs
Varma, the €57.4bn Finnish pension insurer, has been at the forefront of sustainable investing for several years and has used exchange-traded funds to get there.
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NewsInsurers ‘stretched’ as UK pension de-risking demand rises
More than £12bn worth of bulk annuity transactions were reported in the first half of 2022, according to EY Parthenon
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NewsUK DB pension scheme funding proposal ‘risks corporate insolvencies, asset fire sales’
Consultants warn on ‘dramatic’ impact of new UK DB pension scheme funding rules as DWP proposal raises insolvency risks
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NewsLGPS: Government reform aims to boost global role
The LGPS is facing reforms aimed at enhancing its role as a powerful investor at home and abroad
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NewsUK looks to accelerate local authority asset pooling project
Ministers are reportedly growing impatient with progress on pooling the assets of the LGPS
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NewsLGPS climate reporting rules expected in autumn
Chair of the LGPS Scheme Advisory Board expresses disappointment at delay to TCFD-aligned reporting
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NewsLGPS pushes for reporting consistency as pooling increases
Pooled vehicles now account for two thirds of local authority pension assets, according to the scheme’s latest annual report
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Country ReportUK: The long and winding road to consolidation
Brexit, COVID and other factors delay regulation that would enable commercial DB scheme consolidators to operate
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Country ReportUK: Auto-enrolment after a decade: broadening the scope
The UK is exploring how to bring younger, part-time, and lower paid workers into the scope of its successful auto-enrolment regime
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Features
Briefing – ESG data: material innovations
As environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have risen in importance among investors in recent years, so the subject of data quality has become an essential issue.
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FeaturesBriefing: Unfinished business on IORP II
Almost three years on from the effective date for the implementation of IORP II, the directive is still being worked on, amended and adapted by Europe’s regulators. What will 2022 bring for the regulation of the EU’s pension funds?
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NewsUK to review DC charge cap to boost illiquid investment
Chancellor Rishi Sunak also tweaks tax regime to address ‘net pay anomaly’
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NewsUK seeks to boost DB consolidation options
The ‘self-certification’ regime for DB master trusts is aimed at standardising key information and making it easier for trustees to assess their options.
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Special ReportBonds, boutiques and Bitcoin: ETF trends in 2021
The extreme events of 2020 sent ripples through the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market. Highly volatile markets in the first quarter gave way to a huge rally later in the year, with thematic products in particular reaping the benefits of significant inflows.
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Special ReportIreland: Counting the cost of new rules
Ireland has finally transposed the European Union’s IORP II directive – but there is a long and potentially expensive path ahead to full implementation
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Country ReportM&A: Regulator set to scrutinise more deals
New tools granted to the Pensions Regulator could see it play a more prominent role in corporate activity such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
