All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 35
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US carbon price scheme announced by 2025 in new IPR-for-PRI forecast
‘Inevitable Policy Response’ forecasters increase their expectations of the level of ambition in policymaking
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Opinion PiecesHopes for coherence in sustainability disclosures regulations
It could have been done differently, but, nonetheless, a clear path is emerging as to how EU sustainable finance regulations will become more of a coherent whole. The problem that has been perceived and outlined time and time again by investor groups is that disclosures are being asked of their constituencies – asset managers, pension funds – for which the data is not really available, or only at a significant cost. Tough, some may say, get on with it.
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UK asset manager body sets out key asks for government’s green bonds
’Government may wish to consider application of EU taxonomy’s ‘do no significant harm’ principle,’ IA says
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NewsFRR reports 1% performance for 2020 as withdrawals weigh
French reserve fund says performance was affected by ‘prudent bias’ given exceptional withdrawals
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EIOPA decides Bernardino successor shortlist
Candidates are from the Prudential Regulation Authority in the UK, De Nederlandsche Bank, and Athora, a German life insurer
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DWP consults on pension schemes’ approach to ‘social factors’
Pensions minister turns his attention from climate change to the ‘S’ in ESG
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ESG roundup: Investors challenge EC agriculture policy reform plans
Plus: SEC clears emissions reduction targets proposal for vote at ConocoPhilipps; Insurer AXA to drop energy company RWE
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CA100+ net-zero company analysis shows ‘distance to be travelled’
Capex results show ‘huge gap in corporate reporting on climate risk management’
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French groups agree ‘demanding’ definition for impact investing
FIR and France Invest publish report about conclusions reached by working group of investment professionals
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AXA UK scheme signs £3bn longevity swap for mostly deferred liabilities
Nearly 93% of the scheme’s liabilities are now protected against chance of members living longer than anticipated
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PRI reports 74% increase in investor-related ESG disclosure regs
124 new or revised policy instruments across all categories were identified globally in 2020
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Nearly half of UK DB schemes closed to future accrual
In 2012 28% of schemes were closed to future accrual
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NewsESG roundup: Swiss pension fund group sees climate vote win at Nestlé
Plus: Linedata-Arabesque data partnership; Church Investors Group seeks ‘Living Hours’ commitments
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Net-zero AOA targets climate solution investments ‘digital map’
Climate solutions info needs to be paired with investor-relevant information
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NewsDC master trust NEST chooses Octopus for renewables partnership
‘A potential £1.4bn could be invested in total by the end of the decade’
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NewsWarnings, further requests formulated over trustee climate risk duties
Industry responds to consultation on draft TCFD-based regulations for occupational pension schemes
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NewsUK pensions regulator consults on criminal sanctions policy
TPR keen for industry feedback as ‘important our approach is clear and understood’
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News‘Gamechanger’ potential in proposed EU ESG reporting standards – Efama
Asset manager group says standards could ‘unleash impact of sustainable finance’
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NewsInvestors ‘need not wait’ on net-zero as framework passes portfolio test
Delivery of final net-zero investment framework hailed as ‘historic moment for financial services’
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NewsIPE Blog – SFDR: Things to like and not to like
The Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation begins to take effect from 10 March
