Asset Managers – Page 42
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NewsInvestors warn EC over timeline for sustainable disclosure rules
PensionsEurope, EFAMA and others have called for a later application date but EC official says financial entities have had time to adapt to new requirements
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Coal presence in climate funds ‘points to need for more ESG oversight’
InfluenceMap highlights 22 climate-themed funds with coal exposure, while State Street highlights ‘important nuances’ of climate-aware investing
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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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Asset management roundup: Aberdeen Standard launches private markets arm
Also: Unigestion targets Nordics expansion with Copenhagen office; Trium Capital buys quant specialist Sabre Fund Management
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NewsReprieve for Swedish pension firms as government delays reform
The Timetable for establishing a procured marketplace has been pushed back by four months to the start of 2021, giving managers more time to prepare
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Lack of responsible opportunities will hinder ESG investing, survey finds
European survey conducted by NNIP reveals 50% believe RI carries risk management challenge
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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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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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Amundi teams up with Asian infrastructure bank for $1bn climate bond fund
Also: AXA IM launches impact fund focused on Asia, Africa and Latin America; NN IP green bond fund reaches €1bn
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One third of European insurers expect to cut number of external asset managers
Only €100bn-plus firms foresee an increase in manager numbers in the next one or two years, according to Cerulli Associates research
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Netherlands roundup: TKP to reorganise back and middle office
Also: PostNL appoints BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian and administrator for €8.6bn scheme
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Chart of the Week: Companies seeking to address gender imbalance
State Street Global Advisors plans to step up its campaign for more female representation on company boards in the next 12 months
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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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NewsLGPS appoints tech firm to monitor investment costs and charges
Byhiras, a London-based technology group, will develop a monitoring and validation system for use by the UK’s £347bn local authority pension system
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Chart of the Week: The UK’s biggest asset managers
LGIM, Insight and BlackRock are increasing their dominance over the UK institutional pensions market, according to IPE research
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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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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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London pension schemes abandon Allianz equity fund [updated]
Three LGPS funds within the London CIV asset pool have pulled their money out of an Allianz global equity vehicle
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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
