All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 64
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Pension funds call for corporate action on Amazon forest fires
230 institutional investors with $12.6trn in assets under management call on companies to tackle ‘material deforestation risks’
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NewsPRI to commission research on ‘sustainable pension systems’
PRI wants to explore an assumption that structure, policy and regulation of pension systems have a significant influence on schemes’ ability to pursue responsible investment
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NewsClimate change: PRI develops ‘inevitable policy response’ forecast
The PRI has commissioned research forecasting the nature and financial impacts of a forceful and disorderly government response to climate change by 2025
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ alternatives allocation hits double digits [updated]
Complementa study also finds that pension funds will have to cut benefits to close the gap between required returns and forecast returns
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PRI in Person: Danone CFO calls for new investor mindset about value
‘Join us’, CFO of global food company tells delegates at major responsible investment conference
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PRI in Person: Natixis IM CEO on empirical evidence in ESG investing
In a welcome speech to delegates, Jean Raby says investors need to ‘go back to basics’ and ask themselves what they are trying to achieve
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NewsUK Law Commission calls for input on pooled fund voting laws
The Law Commission was asked by the UK government to carry out a study about the system of ‘intermediated securities’
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NewsClimate change: PKA chief urges business backing for €1.6trn investment push
Also: Companies must improve climate change reporting, says UBS; Candriam seeks to offset carbon emissions from asset management operations
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ESG roundup: AP Pension cuts tobacco from €15bn portfolio
Plus: MSCI to buy Zurich-based environmental fintech and analytics firm Carbon Delta to boost climate risk offering for institutional investors
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Managing director of largest Swiss pension fund to step down
Dieter Stohler gave notice he would be leaving the CHF40bn public pension fund at the end of September next year, after almost nine years at the helm
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Top pension schemes back industry cost reporting initiative
USS, Royal Mail, RBS and seven others pen letter endorsing new industry cost disclosure standard
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NewsSwiss high earner pension plan providers expect significant growth
Surveyed providers of 1e plans expect assets under management to grow from CHF3.8bn to CHF12.7bn over the next five years
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NewsFrance expands scope for new pension vehicles in IORP II bill
Government calls on insurance sector to take up opportunity offered by FRPS vehicles and help make a success of the PACTE law’s retirement savings reform
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Local authority pension pool seeks ‘exceptional’ small cap managers
Brunel Pension Partnership looking to appoint two to three managers to run portions of a £365m portfolio
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Special ReportFrance: Act I of the pensions big bang?
The government’s PACTE law could transform the pensions landscape
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Let’s try this again
The Swiss government is to present a social security pension reform bill in the autumn, including some measures rejected by the public in 2017
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Country ReportUK: ESG moves up the trustee agenda
UK pension scheme trustees now bear the responsibility to weigh ESG and climate change risks more explicitly
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Special ReportBelgium: Rolling out IORP II
Belgium is proud of its transposition of the EU’s new pension fund directive
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NewsSwiss minimum interest recommendation disappoints pension funds
Multi-stakeholder expert body recommends government set minimum accrual rate at 1%, 50 basis points higher than the level called for by Asip
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NewsBlackRock grows stewardship team amid scrutiny
The world’s largest asset manager has been boosting its stewardship resources amid scrutiny of its investment activities
