All articles by Nick Reeve – Page 17
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Public pension funds push back at criticism of climate strategies
Friends of the Earth claimed some of the UK’s biggest funds were climate change ‘laggards’
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NEST launches ‘sidecar’ savings project
Trial will test the use of an auto-enrolment-style ‘rainy day’ savings pot alongside pension fund
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Chris Sier launches data platform to analyse investment charges
Sier chaired the industry working group that came up with the UK’s new cost disclosure models
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UK charity denied permission to lower indexation in landmark case
But a bigger case for UK pension schemes is on the horizon
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UK roundup: ITV in discussions over contingent asset deal
Plus: DB consolidator appoints service providers ahead of launch; RPMI Railpen reappoints BNY Mellon as custodian
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Asset management roundup: €3bn now invested in ‘gender lens’ funds
Plus: BlackRock adopts ESG tilt for long-term DGF, DWS invests in tech firm for MENA push
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UK government publishes CDC consultation ‘based on Royal Mail plan’
Department for Work and Pensions seeks industry feedback on how to address member communication and intergenerational fairness
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GAM boss Friedman exits after outflows spike
Investors have pulled billions from the Swiss asset manager since it suspended a senior bond fund manager in July
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Equality ruling, equity markets push UK schemes into the red
GMP equalisation estimated to add £15bn to liabilities in October
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Chart of the Week: Angela Merkel begins a long ‘auf wiedersehen’
German equity investors have enjoyed the 13 years since the chancellor first took power
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Chief executive of audit watchdog to step down amid independent probe
Stephen Haddrill has led the Financial Reporting Council since 2009
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UK roundup: GMP revision costs ‘could outweigh benefits’
Plus: Manchester university staff to vote on strike action over pension changes; smaller companies open to master trust switching
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Legal & General hits out at MSCI’s dual share class index move
Index provider to launch a range of benchmarks to account for companies with unequal voting rights in their share structures
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Features
Time to take control of climate-change investing
One of the most common complaints we hear regarding the concept of sustainable investing is the lack of specifics involved
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£2bn DC scheme selects ESG strategies for default option
Willis Towers Watson’s LifeSight master trust will shift half of its equity holdings to two ESG index funds later this year
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Top DC funds to help boost investment in UK ‘patient capital’
Regulators will consult on removing or reducing barriers for DC funds to invest in illiquid asset classes
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UK government backs pension dashboard with £5m pledge
Chancellor Philip Hammond says government will consult on ‘detailed design’ for online portal
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Country Report
Fiduciary managers: CMA sticks to its guns after data criticism
Competition regulator still finds adverse effects on competition after revisiting data on fiduciary costs
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UK schemes face £15bn bill from pension equality ruling
High Court decision signals end to nearly 30 years of uncertainty over ‘guaranteed minimum pension’ payments
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DWS reshuffles senior staff to create regional heads
€692bn asset manager has grouped individual country heads into four regions