All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 42
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USS employers find valuation consultation approach ‘unhelpful’
USS says it will need to work with UUK urgently on matter of covenant commitments
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NewsUK roundup: Top governance group warns against ‘race to the bottom’
Plus: Smiths Industries £146m buy-in, IA sets out executive pension, climate change stance
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NewsInvestors call on companies to provide ‘Paris-aligned’ financial accounts
Major pension investors put their name to letter to 36 of Europe’s largest companies
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NewsEIOPA issues statement on supervisory IORP registration practices
Statement is focussed on supervisory practices in relation to assessing IORPs’ suitability for possible cross-border operations
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NewsUK regulator urges trustees to prepare for sponsor distress
‘Trustees should know the signs of distress, and preparations can be made before these signs appear’
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Investors warned about carbon intensity metric in EU climate indices
Regulation’s use of a revenues-based carbon intensity metric ’unhelpful in the pursuit of climate change mitigation’
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Willis Towers Watson acquires climate change adaptation specialist
Acquisition of Acclimatise will strengthen WTW’s climate resilience capabilities
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Keith Ambachtsheer: CFA Institute global pension index support ‘timely’
Pension expert welcomes association’s involvement given importance of ‘savings-to-investment conversion process’
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Border to Coast launches £1.5bn internally managed bond fund
Durham, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire are the initial investors in the sterling-denominated fund
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Climate roundup: Mercer launches 1.5°C advice, analytics solution
Also: ‘Clear demand signalling’ among recommendations by Carney-initiated Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets
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NewsPrudential Staff Pension Scheme agrees £3.7bn longevity swap
Baker Hughes £100m buy-in deal also revealed
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NewsFCA develops principles to tackle greenwashing concerns
UK regulator to shortly start discussing principles with industry
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NewsUK roundup: Government RPI reform response due 25 November
Plus: £415m buy-in and £22m duo, Regulator urges anti-scam pledge, Government creates Office for Investment
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LGPS TCFD consultation among myriad UK green finance plans
Chancellor announces mandatory TCFD reporting, green bond, green taxonomy plans
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NewsUK roundup: Minister backs work on pooled fund split voting barriers
AMNT calls for government-led working group to tackle ‘surmountable’ barriers to split voting
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Carney lays down investor portfolio alignment metric challenge
‘Say on transition’, mandatory TCFD disclosure calls also feature in speech about the private finance agenda for COP26
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ESMA launches consultation on taxonomy KPI reporting
ESMA fleshes out detail of KPIs for corporates, and suggests one for asset managers
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NewsNet-zero roundup: $5trn asset owner group sets out thermal coal position
Plus: Storebrand demands carbon neutrality from all suppliers by 2025
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PensionsEurope, Better Finance at odds over Bulgaria pensions analysis
PensionsEurope and Bulgarian member association claim analysis draws false conclusions based on incorrect information
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NewsCampaign group’s RI bill tackles fiduciary ‘best interests’ duty
Model legislation would also require UK government to set up ‘UK Council for Investor Due Diligence’
