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IPE ESG Briefing: Munich Re goes it alone
Plus: the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ditches net-zero commitment; Robeco says appetite for climate investing has fallen across the board
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Germany roundup: Munich Re exits Russian market
Plus: Pension investors should prepare for high volatility and inflation, says Mercer
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New heads of ESG, sustainable investing at Munich Re, BlackRock
‘Understanding the interplay between public policy, technology and finance is absolutely critical in helping clients invest sustainably’
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New recruits bring sovereign climate engagement group to $8trn AUM
New members include insurer Munich Re, pension funds LGPS Central and Rest, and the Queensland Investment Corporation
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Willis pension scheme strikes £1bn longevity hedge with Munich Re
Transaction is Willis Pension Scheme’s first step to ensure members’ benefits are secured against future improvements in life expectancy
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German firms ramp up pension buyout activity
WTW and Vedra see robust interest from corporates aiming to reduce financial risk and remove pension obligations from their books
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Munich Re overhauls German pension provision with 90% guarantee
German reinsurer closes old plans, sets up new pension provision with guarantees below 100%
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Generali Real Estate and MEAG: co-investment agreement at Fen Court in London
Generali Real Estate, on behalf of Generali Group companies, and MEAG, on behalf of Munich Re, have formed a co-investment structure with each owning a 50% stake in the holding vehicle of Fen Court, a landmark office building in the City of London
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PRI rules out EMs for next phase of sovereign climate engagement project
An announcement on which additional jurisdictions will be added to the initiative is expected to be made in January 2025
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Germany’s innovation agency calls for pension funds’ backing of tech start-ups
SPRIN-D had €220m available last year, far from enough to turn technological innovation into profitable companies
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BVK, BlackRock, Allianz and others commit €12bn to start-up investments
Germany needs around €30bn annually to finance innovation, says CEO of state-owned investment and development bank KfW
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Al Gore slams financial institutions for ‘wriggling out’ of their climate promises
Generation Investment Management predicts financial industry ‘is about to face a reckoning’
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Mandate roundup: PIC, Munich Re, Towers Watson, Rexam
UK – Pension Insurance Corporation agrees £400m longevity reinsurance deal with Munich Re.
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Solidarietà Veneto picks new managers for ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Replacement of Generali Investments triggered by interest rate environment offering new investment opportunities
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Cometa boosts guarantees for members in ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Asset manager Generali will beef up fixed income investments as a result
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Can pension funds help German economy get back on its feet through investment in growth start-ups?
WIN, a government-sponsored initiative to boost investment in growth start-ups, has received widespread but not wholesale backing
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MMC UK Pension Fund completes first active member longevity swap
Following this transaction, nearly all of the MMC UK Pension Fund’s DB sections’ longevity risk is now insured
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Next Wave of Physical Climate Risk
For any remaining sceptics, 2022 post-Covid summer has further confirmed that climate change is for real with new record length droughts, forest fires and the Rhine river at risk of running too low for commercial shipping.
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Real estate forecasting and physical risk: A brief climate story
Incorporating physical climate risk into real estate valuations is no easy task. Olivia Muir, Head of Sustainability – Real Estate & Private Markets, offers some reflections on what to consider.
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Climate-Informed Real Estate Returns In Europe - June 2021
As Europe has been ramping up its vaccinations, it is also coming to grip with the latest Covid-19 variant. In the meantime, restrictions are slowly being lifted after 15 months of various degrees of lockdowns across the region. Attention has already been shifting to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) planned for early November.