All BlackRock articles – Page 2
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NewsTNO scheme switches to Paris-Aligned Benchmark for developed equities
The fund is one of two seed investors in the new BlackRock Developed World Paris-Aligned Climate Index Fund
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AnalysisAnalysis: The law and ESG: there are bright spots for asset owners as well as dark ones
A long list of legal interventions in sustainable finance over the past 18 months has been making investors increasingly jittery
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NewsRolls-Royce pension fund picks BlackRock for custom-built default fund
Plus: LPP invests in Federated Hermes’ private equity fund; GAD completes methodology assessment into British Steel scheme; Osmosis partners with SuMi TRUST
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NewsBlackRock CEO blacklists ‘the word ESG’
Larry Fink’s statement is likely to cause some upheaval as the US asset management giant still runs hundreds of investment funds with an explicit ESG strategy
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NewsIlmarinen steps up ETF collaborations, anchoring €2.75bn of BlackRock launch
Finnish pensions insurer makes latest index investment as it shifts passive equities into climate-focused funds
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NewsResaver Pension Fund to be reorganised for growth
‘Several more countries’ are set to introduce the IORP to their national pension framework
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NewsUK roundup: BA Pensions appoints LCP for actuarial, consulting services
Plus: BlackRock gest FCA green light on long-term asset fund; Broadstone launches specialist admin service; FRC consults on revision to actuarial standards
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NewsIncome generation drives private markets investments in 2023, BlackRock finds
More than 70% of respondents globally intend to increase their allocations to private equity this year
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NewsHounslow Pension Fund adopts own voting policy in index fund
It is the first LGPS to have its holdings voted in a BlackRock pooled fund according to its own ESG voting policy
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NewsNBIM’s Tangen worries ESG increasingly being portrayed as political
Board composition singled out as key issue for NBIM in 2022 responsible investment report
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NewsPassive and sustainable investing in EMD: hard to combine for small funds
EMD had long been considered the last frontier for passive investors, as the asset class was seen as insufficiently liquid and therefore hard to replicate
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NewsUK roundup: Royal Mail Pension Plan picks BlackRock for £8.8bn OCIO mandate
Plus: Morrisons retirement plan in £762m buy-in deal; Only 1 in 20 schemes are ready to provide dashboard data
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NewsWorld’s biggest asset managers rein in support for ESG-related proposals
BlackRock and Vanguard blame boom in ‘overly prescriptive’ resolutions in 2022
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NewsERAFP awards €1.2bn in SRI credit bond mandates
The scheme has awarded the active mandates to AXA Investment Managers and FundLogic
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NewsChurch Commissioners to vote against companies failing on humans rights
Plus: BlackRock’s LifePath UK adopts formal ESG policy
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UK volatility ‘useful warning’ for Dutch pension funds
Dutch schemes must check whether they can run into liquidity constraints when rates rise, according to pension regulator DNB
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NewsScottish Widows backs BlackRock’s ESG bond fund with £500m
This is the second fund that BlackRock has built in consultation with Scottish Widows
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Cometa picks AXA, Amundi as new asset managers in overhaul worth €11bn
The move follows a review of its investment policy leading to an increase of the risk profile of its three sub-funds while maintaining a prudent approach
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People moves: Ros Altmann takes on role at Capita Pension Solutions
Capita Pension Solutions, PIC, BlackRock, Phoenix Group, Liontrust, Partners Group, Credit Suisse, Club Vita, Impax, LaSalle, GAM, Redington, Actis, ISSB
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NewsEx-Lothian pension fund RI lead joins BlackRock
David Hickey ‘looks forward to adding to BlackRock’s momentum on sustainability’
