All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 103
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PLSA taskforce calls for 'superfunds' to absorb UK DB schemes
Employer would be removed altogether, with both assets and liabilities pooled in superfunds
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BoE staff blog posits financial stability risks from DB schemes
Warning follows government declaration of ‘no affordability crisis’ in DB sector
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France's FRR nets 5% gain through EM, high yield, equity
Pension reserve fund’s return-seeking portfolio returns 8.2%, hedging portfolio 3.1%
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Consolidation roundup: Bank pensions join industry schemes
Artesia Bank moves pension from Netherlands to Belgium; Barclays shifts German pension to BVV
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ECB preps regulation, consultation on pension fund data
Regulation for pension fund statistics is intended to plug a ‘data gap’
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ESG roundup: FSB climate disclosures task force mandate extended
Plus: PKA expands climate change engagement, Lombard Odier launches climate bond fund
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NewsSecurities lending lessons for responsible investors
Securities lending is compatible with being a responsible investor but ‘devil is in the detail’, says PGGM
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Features
ESG: Antibiotics on the agenda
There is growing concern that the overuse of antibiotics could have great human and financial costs
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PensionDanmark posts 7% gain as member numbers return to pre-crisis levels
CEO sees benefits of investments being less coupled to developments in the world economy and equity markets
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Financial regulation failing to improve stability: survey
Third of financial services professionals say recent regulation having little to no impact on financial stability
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FRR invites bids for ‘new generation’ cash flow matching mandates
New mandates to replace those put in place for LDI strategy after 2010 pensions reform
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European authorities allow leeway on new derivatives rules
Decision taken as pension funds and other institutions struggle to meet 1 March deadline
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NewsUK's NEST adopts ‘climate aware’ fund for default strategy
NEST is seeding a new UBS-managed equities fund with climate ‘tilts’
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Willis Towers Watson launches asset management exchange
The exchange will initially provide access to hedge fund strategies, but will roll out to other asset classes
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NewsIIGCC urges TCFD to do more for comparable climate data
IIGCC responds to draft recommendations on climate disclosures by companies, investors
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EU finance ministers consider FTT exemption for pension funds
Ministers will carry out further technical analysis of FTT effect before making decision
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PPF sets out proposal for levy for schemes without sponsors
Consultation could have important impact on schemes such as British Steel
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Berkshire Pension Fund to buy 20% of Gresham House for alternatives push
Strategic relationship being forged as asset manager prepares to launch platform for investment in ‘niche’ alternatives
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NewsNew research plots top sources of ESG risk for UK DC default funds
PLSA commissioned research given ‘confluence’ of DC and ESG trends
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NewsSwitzerland: Official stats confirm defined benefit disappearance
Only 58 pension funds with DB schemes in 2015, down from nearly 300 in 2005
