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Martin Praestegaard at ATP

​ATP hands portfolio companies own CSRD reporting wishlist

2024-10-04T11:00:00+01:00By

Danish pensions giant warns ‘over-reporting’ of new ESG rules could drown out the relevant data for the €92.9bn investor

Intesa Sanpaolo building

Intesa Sanpaolo, Cariplo pension funds merge to create €12bn scheme

2024-10-04T10:00:00+01:00By

The integration will take place through a ‘collective transfer’ of members and accrued savings

Pensioenfederatie annual congress 2024

Dutch early birds in ‘emergency meeting’ with regulator to keep DC switch on track

2024-10-04T09:30:00+01:00By Rien Meijer

Pensioenfederatie president Ger Jaarsma called up his counterpart at pension regulator DNB to smooth differences over the interpretation of certain guidelines

Construction, development

UK pension funds set to boost infrastructure investment amid volatility

2024-10-04T09:00:00+01:00By

There’s a growing focus on investing in renewable energy infrastructure, such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power projects

Vienna Austria

Austrian schemes’ exposure to capital markets leads to 4% returns in H1

2024-10-04T08:00:00+01:00By

Austrian occupational pension funds have increased their exposure to equities and bonds since 2023 with a geographical focus on the US and Europe

IPE UK newsletter briefing

IPE UK Briefing: Consultation launched for pension investment review

2024-10-04T07:00:00+01:00By

Plus: Economic growth; DB Funding Code, De-risking

IPE Magazine October 2024

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October Highlights

  • Letter from Australia

    Australian regulators take a deep dive into growing private markets sector

    October 2024 (Magazine)By

    The recent brisk battle to buy an Australian data centre platform, AirTrunk, pushed the price to more than A$24bn (€14.5bn) – double what was anticipated just a few months ago.

  • KAREL LANNOO

    Europe’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is an opportunity, not a threat

    October 2024 (Magazine)By

    The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is often mentioned as one of the examples of the European Commission’s excessive zeal when working to implement the Green Deal. It is singled out as an example of overregulation that negatively impacts the competitiveness of European corporations, creates barriers to accessing the EU market and is costly to implement. 

  • Tim Leary

    US high yield bonds punch out of a corner

    October 2024 (Magazine)By

    US high yield has come a long way from its murky beginnings with the very high yielding bonds of so called ‘fallen angels’, and Drexel Burnham Lambert’s Michael Milken offering bonds newly issued by corporates with sub-investment grade ratings for the first time in the 1980s, properly introducing the world to high yield bond investing.

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