All articles by Susanna Rust
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Opinion PiecesLet’s not get carried away about ESG ratings
Elon Musk’s reaction to Tesla dropping out of the S&P ESG 500 index and the publication of a high-profile paper on the ‘Aggregate Confusion’ of ESG ratings have helped trigger a renewed discussion about ESG ratings. At a time when the European Commission and UK rule-makers weigh potential regulatory action, it is important to be clear about what the problem is that needs to be solved and for whom.
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Zurich offloads German legacy life insurance back book to Viridium
$20bn of net reserves mainly relate to annuity and endowment products underwritten more than five years ago
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IIGCC calls for ‘ambitious, speedy’ resolutions on key EU climate files
CEO writes to ministers, leaders ahead of EU Council energy and environment meetings
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Investor groups welcome deal being struck on EU CSRD, next stop standards
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ‘essential for coherent implementation’ of EU sustainable finance framework
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Diversity, fiduciary ‘impact’ duty and more on EIOPA IORP II review task list
European Commission’s call for advice finally lands in EIOPA’s inbox
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Investor groups warn UK against including gas in green taxonomy
PM told ‘important short-term considerations on energy security must not be conflated with the taxonomy’
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UK confirms portfolio alignment metric requirement for pension funds
DWP to proceed with adding portfolio alignment metric requirement to TCFD reporting for in-scope schemes
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USS launches inaugural asset-backed securities mandate
Initial focus on investment grade and likely to exceed £1bn over the next couple of years
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CPEG seeks to forge climate impact investing programme with EIF
CIO says programme would be ‘first public-private partnership of its kind’
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GFANZ outlines phaseout of high-emitting assets as net-zero approach
… as UN-backed Race to Zero campaign ‘throws down the gaunlet’ on fossil fuel exit
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Asset management roundup: Luxembourg picks for impact strategy
Plus: Blockchain and GP restructuring advice tie-ups; Moody’s on alts managers
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CEM targets global reporting standard for institutional investors
Major pension investors like AustralianSuper, BTPS, PGGM are on board
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MEPs adopt objection to EC plan for nuclear, gas in green taxonomy
Objection was adopted 76 to 62, with an absolute majority needed in plenary for EC to be sent back to the drawing board
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UK government consults on decumulation in trust sector
DWP exploring what support savers need and what decumulation pension products and investment options are available
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PensionsEurope backs ‘high added value’ withholding tax action at EU level
Umbrella association responds to European Commission consultation
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Railpen, US investor group team up for equal voting rights campaign
Hope that new coalition ‘will mark a turning point in the dual-class share structure debate’ and avoid ‘long-term corporate governance trainwreck’
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Ex-Lothian pension fund RI lead joins BlackRock
David Hickey ‘looks forward to adding to BlackRock’s momentum on sustainability’
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Commission grants final central clearing exemption for pension funds
Pension schemes will be expected to clear via EU CCPs, says Mairead McGuinness
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Position for risk of long period of inflation, says APG chief economist
‘Investors cannot sleep easily even if central bankers probably will control inflation’
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EIOPA chair hopes IORP II review will cover diversity considerations
Petra Hielkema also expresses desire to ‘give something back’ to industry due to enhanced data collection
