All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 6
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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
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Analysis
Analysis: Stuart Kirk and the ‘fault line in the ESG debate’
Asset managers need to recognise that ESG investing goes beyond financial impact, says independent adviser
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Asset owners back SEC climate disclosure proposal but need more
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance strongly in favour of regulator’s proposals but encourages it go further
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IPE Top 500: Managers report stocking up on ESG, engagement staff
Number of ESG and engagement specialists reported by global managers rose by more than 30%
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USS to take closer look at improved funding position given market flux
Scheme to hold “Accelerated Year-End Review” to get more considered insight into the scheme’s funding position as at 31 March 2022
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New cost model floated to ensure longevity of manager ESG efforts
Frost Consulting questions the maintenance of P&L-funded ESG/stewardship programmes in a bear market
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Interviews
Pension funds on the record: Seeking protection in private markets
Unlisted assets are the safe haven for investors searching for safety in choppy markets