All articles by Gail Moss – Page 11
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Ireland’s new government freezes state pension rise
The government proposes setting up a Commission on Pensions to examine sustainability issues
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Strathclyde backs new life sciences venture fund
‘This is an equity investment which balances our portfolio in terms of diversification’
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Special ReportInvestment services: CSDR's long and winding road
A new settlement regulation for central securities depositories has been delayed amid industry concerns and lack of clarity
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Iberia roundup: Spanish funds make ‘significant’ recovery after March rout
Plus: Portuguese funds pull back -8.1% Q1 loss
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Irish supervisor reaffirms concerns about DB investment risk
Pensions Authority’s 2019 DB statistics review shows ‘very little change’ in asset and liability data
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‘Game-changer’ COVID-19 demands pension policy urgency, says Allianz
The current pandemic has ‘pushed up the need for pension reform several notches’
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Nordic Region: Finnish pension funds' hopes pinned on the long term
Finnish pension funds remain solvent despite the heavy toll inflicted by the pandemic
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Romanian funds’ Q1 slump softened by April gains
Returns for the 12 months to 30 April 2020 were positive, at 4%
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NewsExxon vote shows ‘desire for change’, says Church investor
LGIM and BlackRock were among the voters supporting change
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Post-COVID-19 study provides framework for mortality planning
Research has found that COVID-19 seems to increase each cohort’s short-term mortality risk by a common multiplicative factor
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Merchant Navy scheme pioneers wellbeing webinars for members
At least 430 members have tuned in to each of the first two webinars
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NewsUK COVID-19 toll understated, but long-term factors crucial, say consultants
‘Periods of austerity can correlate with a slowdown in life expectancy improvements’
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NewsSwiss to block murderers making pension claims
Another proposal is to amend the investment regulations for pension funds
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UK government loses Supreme Court case on LGPS ethical investing
Lord Wilson says secretary of state ‘went beyond his powers’
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Church of England fuels ExxonMobil rebellion with open letter
It underlines the importance of governance, in the context not only of climate change, but also the collapse in demand for oil and gas
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NewsLuxembourg’s FDC to disclose climate risks after Greenpeace action
The report would include a detailed analysis of the carbon footprint and climate change-related financial risks
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NewsQ1 losses could erode 2019 returns for Spanish funds, says Mercer
Q1 2020 returns of between -8% and -15%
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SEC blocks Church climate proposal for Exxon AGM again
The proposal requested Exxon to issue a report describing its plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change
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Portuguese pension funds return 8.2% before COVID-19 hit
Schemes had an allocation to debt of up to 64% in 2019
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Country ReportGermany & Austria: Do social partners pensions have a future?
The implementation of social partner pensions between employer and trade unions has yet to take off
