All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 81
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NewsAsset management roundup: Natixis to buy 25% stake in US manager WCM
Also: BMO to drop F&C brand, new Women in Finance charter signatories
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Accounting, de-risking moves bolster Swiss pension plan funding
Liabilities fell by CHF3.6bn while investment returns added CHF900m.
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NewsIPE Views: Seeing climate change ‘actions’ for what they are
Don’t hold your breath if you think this is going to be about reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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NewsUK roundup: £43bn asset pool hires Robeco for engagement mandate
Plus: UK DB deficit falls back below £90bn; Engineering institute seals £50m de-risking deal
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Sovereign wealth funds develop climate change framework
Framework underpinned by principles of ‘alignment’, ‘ownership’, and ‘integration’
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NewsIMF questions German coalition government pension measures
Germany should pursue reforms to extend working lives, International Monetary Fund says
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Geneva pension fund steps up climate change efforts
CPEG announces carbon footprint results, coal exclusion, wider engagement scope
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Asset managers support labour standards campaign group
Initiative draws more investor signatories after pilot year, targets more companies
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UK regulator heeds ESMA call for discretion over clearing obligation
National supervisors told to “not prioritise” enforcing EMIR rules on pension funds during expected temporary gap in exemption
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NewsSweden’s AP funds weigh in on EC sustainable finance proposals
Active ownership insufficiently highlighted in proposals, say funds AP1-4
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Climate change roundup: Investor climate action initiative expands
Plus: Church of England Pensions Board eyes low-carbon index as Transition Pathway Initiative urged to ‘produce outcomes’
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IPE Equities Conference: APG targets quant credit allocation
Head of quant equities says quant and passive investing will make inroads in corporate bond market
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ESG: Recalling integration basics
A recent white paper suggests ESG integration has lost its meaning and needs to be recaptured
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NewsUK proposes £1m fines as part of expanded powers for regulator
Department for Work and Pensions launches consultation on strengthening regulator’s powers
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NewsFinancial Reporting Council unveils upsized investor advisory group
17-strong group to help FRC understand investment community views on various issues
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NewsPensionsEurope calls for clearing assurance following EMIR delay
Current exemption from central clearing to run out before new rules enter into force
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Unbundling research payments has hurt transparency, report finds
Widespread move to pay for investment research from P&L may reduce transparency, according to Scope and Frost
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NewsDWP ‘regrets’ wording in trustee ESG duties announcement
Lawyers described language about ‘empowering savers’ as misleading
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Meet Germany’s new asset owner association
German Association of Institutional Investors – or bii – was established in Frankfurt in mid-May
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EU council reaches compromise proposal on PEPP
Solution reached on ‘controversial’ issue of IORPs as providers of products
