All articles by Gail Moss – Page 16
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News
Investors call for action after Brazilian mining disaster
The collapse of a dam at a mine in Brumadinho has killed at least 99 people with 200 still missing
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Country Report
Ireland: Auto-enrolment strawman proposals
Auto-enrolment is one of the main goals of the Irish government’s pension reform plans
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News
UK pensions industry gives thumbs-up to CDC proposals
Concept welcomed but with caveats over investment strategies and communications
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News
DB consolidators pose covenant trade-off questions for trustees: study
Trustees must weigh strength of existing sponsor covenant against replacement financial covenant
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Spanish pension funds eke out return despite volatility
Occupational pension funds returned an average 0.7% for the 12 months to end-September
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News
Wellcome Trust warns on private equity after stellar returns
UK charitable foundation nets 50% gains from co-investments and 32% from venture capital
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News
Church of England calls for ExxonMobil greenhouse gas disclosure
Church Commissioners, New York State, CalPERS and others push for greater emissions disclosure from oil giant
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Emerging technology key to growth for asset owners, managers: survey
State Street research finds institutions grappling with fast pace of technological developments
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UK code of conduct aims to improve governance for private companies
The ‘Wates Principles’ set out recommendations for unlisted companies to improve corporate governance
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Shell agrees short-term climate targets linked to exec pay
Targets to be put to shareholders after years of investor pressure to act on climate change risks
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Country Report
ESG: Still the ugly duckling
ESG is still an unpopular investment strategy in Switzerland. How will it overcome this lack of enthusiasm?
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News
UK roundup: Young workers have ‘false sense of security’ on pensions
Plus: DB to DC transfers rise, Capita agrees recovery plan, and HMRC admits pensions tax errors
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News
Huge surge in companies offering pension flexibility, says WTW
More and more firms plan to offer employees options on how they use their pension contributions
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Country Report
Competition inquiry has hindered fiduciary managers, report finds
KPMG sees slowdown in fidiciary expansion but ‘may represent a blip rather than lower growth in the long term’
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News
Private credit market to hit $1trn by 2020, survey says
German investors dominate European allocators to unlisted debt instruments
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Country Report
Swedish Premium Pension: Safe and sound
Reform of the Premium Pension System aims to root out poor management practices and make the system sustainable
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Special Report
Low-carbon indices: Work in progress
Providers acknowledge low-carbon indices are imperfect, but argue they are an invaluable tool
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News
The three signs of future underperforming funds
Cass Business School research suggests information ratio, inflows and turnover can all indicate future performance
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UK government to pursue additional primary legislation for CDC
Government sets out plan for autumn consultation in response to select committee
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Exiting the market at the wrong time ‘could cost more than 50%’
Missing just the two best quarters could cut cumulative real returns on UK equities in half, warns Cambridge Associates