All articles by Venilia Amorim – Page 9
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NewsHead of investment at DWS Group leaves after 24 years
A mutual agreement was made to terminate his contract a year early to make room for a new management team
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NewsUK’s FCA forms group to develop ESG code of conduct
The FCA, the Bank of England and other relevant financial regulators and government departments will sit as active observers to the group
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NewsLPPI ceo calls on LGPS to accelerate asset pooling
The pool revised projections and is now expecting to deliver net cost savings of more than £200m by 2025, more than £350m by 2030 and more than £500m by 2035
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NewsIrish Pensions Authority calls on DB schemes under LDI scrutiny
The regulator wants to know that, where schemes decide to implement an LDI strategy, trustees are making informed decisions
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NewsNZAM initiative announces initial net zero targets
Approximately $21.8trn is now committed to be managed in line with achieving net zero by 2050 or sooner
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NewsAsset managers call on FTSE companies to review executive pay in light of cost-of-living crisis
Retention and motivation of employees below executive level will be key for many companies, while board decisions could impact on productivity of whole workforce
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NewsPolicy Exchange calls for Solvency II reform to tackle policy, regulatory challenges
Report suggested UK is sitting on large pools of capital and could do more to invest in growth businesses, infrastructure and other productive assets in the UK
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NewsActuaries call on new pensions minister to favour flexibility to address pensions challenges
‘We urge the incoming pensions minister to listen to industry concerns about implementation of existing policies,’ says Hymans Robertson
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NewsArticle 9 funds might be noncompliant with ‘do no significant harm’ criteria
Nearly 20% of Article 9 funds analysed have more than 10% exposure to companies that have violations of the UN Global Compact principles
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NewsGlobal investors call on governments to raise climate ambitions at COP27
More than 600 investors with almost $42trn in total assets have called on governments to radically raise their climate ambition
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NewsLondon Pensions Fund Authority sets plan for net zero goals
The fund’s immediate attention will be on moving its listed equity holdings towards net zero supported by an extensive engagement campaign
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Opinion PiecesAn uncertain outlook for UK pension journey plans
Following the Bank of England’s (BoE) emergency intervention announced on 28 September to stem the sell-off of long-dated UK government bonds, UK defined benefit (DB) pension funds were kept busy, as falling Gilt prices over the past weeks caused mark-to-market losses in liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies.
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FeaturesUK LDI woes raise wider European questions
Turmoil in UK Gilt markets has forced continental European pension industries to review their risk management strategies
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NewsGuy Opperman returns to UK’s Department for Work and Pensions
‘After the recent merry go round in government we welcome Guy Opperman back as the pensions minister,’ says Aegon
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NewsMarket for transferring pension schemes to insurers set to ‘skyrocket’
‘The industry simply does not have the operational bandwidth,’ says LCP
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NewsVolatile markets bring annual reporting challenges as deadline looms for trustees
Trustees should consider the accounting implications of how much a scheme is exposed to current volatility
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NewsUK large employers plan pensions management outsourcing, research shows
The shift is due to increasing regulation driving scheme management into ever more technical territory
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NewsFCA seeks feedback on plans for anti-greenwashing investment labels
The consultation document maps the planned new labels against those already defined by the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation
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NewsUK pensions committee launches inquiry into DB schemes with LDI
Inquiry will focus on impact of recent volatility in Gilt yields on DB schemes with LDI strategies and their regulation and governance
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NewsUK DB schemes may see ‘unexpected financial impacts’ due to high inflation
The impact of inflation on scheme funding will depend on the extent to which schemes have hedged their exposure to inflation
