All IPE articles in November 2021 (online) – Page 5
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Philips pension fund dials down risk in run-up to DC switch
The scheme is reducing its equity allocation by 7.5 percentage points to 32.5% in order to protect its €5bn buffer
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Norway’s new Labour budget pledges tax cuts, but dips no deeper into SWF
New PM Støre’s government to stick with planned NOK322.4bn GPFG spending for 2022
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DWP’s new rules on pension scam transfers protect members
Pension trustees and scheme managers have the power to halt a transfer if they deem necessary
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Pension funds wanted for manager anti-greenwashing standards
Signatories commit to using the declaration’s eight minimum standards in investment manager reviews and tenders to help establish them as market norms
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German auditors, BaFin issue advice on SFDR against greenwashing risks
The Fund Locations Act – Fondsstandortgesetz – has assigned auditors the task to assess whether the requirements of the disclosure regulation are met
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Biodiversity on the agenda: thoughts from COP26
‘If we don’t solve the problems of tropical rainforests we lose the fight against climate change’
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KLP says most local authorities mulling tenders decided against
Municipal pensions giant posts positive result for Q3; reports 5.6% return so far this year
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EC releases EU, China green taxonomies comparison
The work was carried out in the context of the EU-launched International Platform on Sustainable Finance
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Swiss roundup: Govt consults on new accounting rules for Compenswiss
Plus: Occupational pensions’ interest rate stays at 1%; Commitments to fight climate change in developing countries
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PensionsEurope hopes for more new members as Denmark joins the fold
Insurance & Pension Denmark to become full member of umbrella lobby group on 1 January 2022
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Danish pension lobby says FSA listened before ruling on splitting activities
FSA puts out revised order on life and pension firms’ health and accident insurance business
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51% of Dutch financial institutions have carbon reduction plans
The plans are hard to compare as the signatories, which include 13 pension funds, use different methods to measure carbon emissions
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Retendering drives drop in UK fiduciary management fees
Isio says at least 86% of schemes stayed with their incumbent but survey highlights ‘visible’ reduction in fees
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KLP cracks down on nuclear weapons, sells off €131m shares, bonds
Norway’s main municipal pensions provider blacklists 14 companies on controversial weapons grounds, including Raytheon and Rolls Royce
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Swiss regulator issues guidelines to curb greenwashing
A sustainable investment strategy or policy has to rely on a ‘specific sustainability component’ that goes beyond exclusion criteria
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Sweden extends premium pension inquiry; locates new board near capital
Pensions Agency officially tasked with setting up new board authority to manage funds platform
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EU Commission unresponsive on call to exclude nuclear power from Taxonomy
‘The classification of nuclear power and natural gas as sustainable under the EU taxonomy would undermine the credibility of a green taxonomy’
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USS says legal challenge sought by academics without merit
Lecturers’ union has separately said it considers USS may have breached its own scheme rules during the valuation process
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People moves: Willis Towers Watson names Sweden chief
Willis Towers Watson, PFA, BaFin, APPT, BMO GAM, Robeco, Natixis, HSBC AM, Alcentra, Soka-Bau, Nuveen, MFS, Preqin, USS, Veritas
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: What if COP26 fails?
Peter Kraneveld, international pensions adviser at PRIME bv., on finance issues and COP26