All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 64
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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 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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Special ReportFrance: Act I of the pensions big bang?
The government’s PACTE law could transform the pensions landscape
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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
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Swiss municipal pension schemes face funding shortfalls: analysis
Pension fund for city of Lucerne has funding in excess of 100%, while Lausanne’s coverage ratio was 64.2% in 2018, according to Avenir Suisse analysis
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German treasurers increase focus on pension asset management
VDT says its focus will include in-house versus external fiduciary management, pension finance, and accounting issues
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SEC highlights proxy voting rules, guidance amid ESG debate
SEC provides guidance to fund managers about proxy voting responsibilities and to proxy advisory firms about anti-fraud rules
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NewsAsset manager body hails engagement effect on CEO pay
Analysis on FTSE 100 pay from the High Pay Centre and CIPD shows median CEO remuneration fell 13% to £3.5m from 2017 to 2018
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‘Huge’ variations in outcomes between default DC funds: report
Employers have been urged to monitor the performance of their pension plans more closely given big differences between fund outcomes
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High Court blocks £12bn Prudential-Rothesay annuities transfer
Unusual judgement could increase insurer appetite for pension buy-ins or buyouts, says expert
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PRI gains 500 new signatories in 12 months
500 organisations became signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment in the 2018-19 period; 69 were asset owners
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ESG roundup: UK ‘economics of biodiversity’ review kicks into gear
Plus: The US Securities and Exchange Commission is to consider whether or not to publish guidance about the use of proxy advice in the shareholder voting process
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Asset managers warned over poor data governance in ESG rush
Report seeks to prompt asset managers to think about ESG data in the same way they would about other important inputs into the investment process
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NewsEC tenders studies to advance sustainable finance action plan
The European Commission wants to conduct studies looking into sustainability-related products and services, and the integration of ESG risks by EU banks
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UK health insurer transfers £20m DB scheme to master trust
TPT Retirement Solutions has consolidated a ‘wide variety’ of schemes in the past year
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Promoting sustainable finance won’t help save the planet: consultant
Portraying sustainable investments as making a significant contribution to sustainable development is ‘a fairytale’, says Frank Wettlauffer
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NewsUK roundup: L&G buys pension pot consolidator in ‘dashboard’ move
Plus: LGPS Central to use KAS Bank for cost transparency work
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Cadbury Mondelēz takes a bite out of liabilities with £520m buy-in
Deal with Rothesay Life is pension scheme’s second buy-in in 10 years as insurers process busy pipeline of de-risking transactions
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SEC proposes revised corporate disclosure rules
US regulator’s revamp is intended to make disclosures more readable for investors and simplify compliance to cut out ‘unnecessary costs and burdens’
