All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 59
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NewsPrivate debt activity slowed sharply in 2019, but 2020 starts crowded
Plus: BNPP Asset Management adds German partner to SME alternative financing platform
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NewsBlackRock joins ClimateAction 100+ in ‘natural progression’
Critical take describes $6.8trn asset manager’s move as ‘long overdue small step’
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NewsNew UK government quick to re-introduce pension schemes bill
October 2019 bill didn’t make further legislative passage given general election
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Border to Coast picks core manager for multi-asset credit fund
’Core-satellite’ strategy of up to £3bn being prepared for launch next year
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Pension funds file fossil fuel financing resolution at Barclays
UK-listed bank being asked to set out targets to stop financing fossil fuel companies
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UK’s USS adds to investor disapproval of SEC proxy rule proposals
Critics argue SEC’s proposals would undermine the implementation of shareholder rights and a conduit for holding companies to account
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£30bn local authority pension pool names new CEO
Laura Chappell permanently replaces Dawn Turner
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NewsEIOPA: ‘No clear evidence’ of short-termism from pension funds
Supervisory authority recommends development of ‘cross-sectoral framework’ as basis for concrete definitions
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NewsESMA backs ESG disclosure as short-termism bulwark
Watchdog recommends Commission amend legislation to introduce more specific disclosure requirements of companies
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AnalysisInvestors react to EU Green Deal
PensionsEurope and EFAMA have reacted positively to a European Commission climate change-driven growth strategy
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FeaturesESG Report: SAAving the world?
Integrating ESG has become commonplace in institutional investment, but generally the discussion has focused on areas such as security selection and stewardship
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Geneva pension fund mulls exclusion-to-engagement shift
‘Exclusions don’t impact corporate behaviour’
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NewsDid they come true? 2019 responsible investment wishes revisited
IPE asks asset owners, asset managers and others to look back on their wishes for the year
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NewsUK’s NEST eyes 1.5°C scenario, ‘braver’ communication, physical risks
Master trust testing climate aware fund rejig to incorporate 1.5°C instead of 2°C warming scenario
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UK industry digests minimum income test in ECJ pensions guarantee ruling
ECJ rejects previous contention that all DB pension rights must be protected on employer insolvency
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NewsMacron names new pensions chief, officials seek to defuse tensions
Laurent Pietraszewski has been spokesperson for Macron’s party in France’s lower house of parliament
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PGGM’s van Dam sees inflated expectations of sustainable finance
Fellow panellists highlight crowded renewable energy markets, importance of measures from public authorities
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Blow for Macron as pension reform chief Delevoye resigns
High commissioner for pension reform steps down amid protests after failing to disclose a number of roles
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Governance fixes, dual discount rate proposed for UK’s largest scheme
Joint expert panel says valuation governance ‘not fit for purpose’
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NewsInvestors hail EU Council green light for 2050 net-zero target
‘The outcome investors were looking for’
