All IPE articles in September 2020 (online) – Page 6
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen association pushes for sustainable investments
Pension funds should create pots with tax-deductible contributions dedicated only for sustainable forms of investment
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NewsAon: latest valuations show 67% UK schemes use long-term funding target
The LTO principle is key to the revised TPR code of practice
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NewsArisaig launches ‘pioneering’ public markets EM impact fund
IPE understands strategy includes seed money from a Scandinavian pension fund
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NewsElo’s solvency levels come back from the brink in Q2
Finnish pension insurer reports 4.1% investment loss for January-June
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NewsKoolmees: ‘Balanced transition’ most difficult challenge of new pensions contract
If pension schemes’ funding ratios are still below 100% at the moment of transition, they will have no choice but to cut pension rights
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NewsGerman fund industry body calls on government for help with EU ESG regs
BVI calls for ‘necessary, even if unpleasant, decisions’
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NewsAustrian pension funds see AUM shoot up to €23.3bn in Q2
Assets increased by 6% for multi-employer pension providers
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NewsESG roundup: Amundi recommends adding ‘improvers’
Plus: Germany’s inaugural green bond; Passive sustainable funds update; SASB updating ‘foundational’ standard-setting documents; Cbus joins UN Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
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NewsNN IP takes over MN emerging market debt team
MN’s EMD team of six will join the NN IP desk at its office in The Hague
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NewsNew Dutch pension contract could fall foul of European law, says lawyer
Hans van Meerten challenges on the reform plans’ compatibility with EU law
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NewsPeople moves: Amundi reorgs lead roles; LOIM loses multi-asset CIO [updated]
Amundi, LOIM, Symbiotics, AMF Fonder, Kyrkans Pensionskassa, UKSIF, EdenTree, Aon, FdPK, AMOI, Wellington Management, Lothian Pension Fund, Van Lanschot Kempen, IFoA, BNY Mellon, Bedford Row
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NewsAlecta invests SEK4.25bn in Swedish state’s first green bond
Investment expands pension fund’s total green bond portfolio to SEK50bn
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NewsPensionsEurope: Draft EU ESG disclosure rules not appropriate for IORPs
Lobby group says pension funds not like big commercial financial entities, and member and beneficiaries, at least in some cases, not like retail investors
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NewsPoor work conditions prompt Norway’s SWF to divest textile firms
But opts for active ownership tools in the case of PetroChina, despite council’s advice to divest
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NewsSiemens Pensionsfonds to invest in firms with above-average ESG rating
The fund holds a 10% stake in Siemens Energy, a spin-off energy company
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NewsAP2’s value approach misses the mark in Q2 market rebound
Swedish buffer fund lags peers in first half with 5.1% investment loss
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NewsSNS Reaal hires NN IP as new fiduciary
The manager will be responsible for the scheme’s LDI portfolio and other fixed income strategies
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NewsTop 1000: European pension assets top €8trn
IPE publishes its 2020 Top 1000 European Pension Funds guide
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NewsEuropean Commission seeks contractor for auto-enrolment study
EU executive says study will contribute to CMU programme
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NewsATP wins back year’s investment losses by August
Insurance strategies deal out €270m gain to Denmark’s largest pension fund
