All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 100
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Lack of responsible opportunities will hinder ESG investing, survey finds
European survey conducted by NNIP reveals 50% believe RI carries risk management challenge
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NewsSwedish pensions lobby says new IORP II rules too close to Solvency II
The regulator has revised its timetable for the implementation of IORP II, pushing the deadline back to January 2020 – a year after it was supposed to come into force
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NewsClimate change: PKA chief urges business backing for €1.6trn investment push
Also: Companies must improve climate change reporting, says UBS; Candriam seeks to offset carbon emissions from asset management operations
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AP Funds take active role in bid to tackle money laundering
The Swedish state pension buffer funds’ Council on Ethics gathered major banks and regulators together to discuss recent scandals
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UK DB schemes ‘holding too much’ in growth assets, illiquids
Schemes aiming for buyout in the next five years are de-risking too slowly, according to analysis by Barnett Waddingham
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ESG roundup: AP Pension cuts tobacco from €15bn portfolio
Plus: MSCI to buy Zurich-based environmental fintech and analytics firm Carbon Delta to boost climate risk offering for institutional investors
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One third of European insurers expect to cut number of external asset managers
Only €100bn-plus firms foresee an increase in manager numbers in the next one or two years, according to Cerulli Associates research
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NewsPensionDanmark cuts bonds, adds to real assets in face of low yields
Interim report reveals PensionDanmark’s highest ever first-half return, but CEO Torben Möger Pedersen warns of low and negative yields
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NewsKPA buys €403m Stockholm office as Folksam boosts real estate target
Sweden’s Folksam group has increased its expansion target for its real estate portfolio to €1.9bn, double the level previously announced
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NewsSwiss pension funds facing negative discount rates
Company pension schemes may need to use negative rates to discount liabilities – mean obligations could rise by around 15%
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Mandate roundup: £1bn LGPS fund preparing low-carbon switch
Plus: Solidarietà Veneto tenders two mandates worth €328m; Cardano details six fiduciary mandates
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Industriens backs €200m sustainable fund from LGT
LGT’s Sustainable Equity Global fund focuses on financially strong sustainable companies
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PFA study predicts 20% gender pension gap will last 50 years
Study into pension savings identifies decisions made at higher education level that affect salaries and pension outcomes
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AP1’s sacked CEO invested personally alongside fund’s IPO deal
Swedish buffer fund chief to receive €595,000 in salary over next 18 months
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NewsMP Pension blacklists oil companies including Shell, BP and Exxon
The Danish academics’ pension fund has analysed the sector and decided to divest stocks worth €86m – and bonds could follow
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Gabler targets Nordic expansion after sale to Swiss, Danish investors
The Norwegian pension and investment consultancy has sold a 70% stake to Nordic Insurance Consolidation Group
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AP1 board fires CEO Johan Magnusson after trading rules breach
Swedish national pension fund puts chief counsel Teresa Isele in temporary charge of SEK352bn fund
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Special ReportNorway: New public sector scheme agreed
A hybrid framework is set to boost competition in the municipal pensions market
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Special ReportIceland: Full reform on the cards
Iceland is set for a broad revision of its 20-year-old pension laws
