All articles by Gail Moss – Page 9
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Country ReportRisk Management: LDI strategy at a time of pandemic
Wild swings in UK bond yields caused by COVID have triggered a surge in hedging activity
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Country ReportClimate risk: Climate of change
Pension schemes will have to adjust their systems to cope with new regulations to tackle climate change
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NewsSpanish funds end 2020 on upswing with 1.5% return
Q4 figures brought the average annualised return for Spanish occupational funds to 2.54% for the five-year period
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Portuguese funds claw back COVID-19 losses with 2.3% return for 2020
2020 saw ‘huge’ interest in hedging interest rate risk
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Special ReportUSS & DiligenceVault: Digital platform eases process of due diligence
USSIM reports positive experience using DiligenceVault’s platform to carry out due diligence of asset managers
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FeaturesPerspective: UK actuaries and COVID-19 – Exceeding expectations
COVID-19 has brought few positive outcomes but the response from UK actuaries could become a template for bringing other strategic challenges to the fore
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Special ReportPensions regulation around Europe
How politicians and regulators plan to change pensions in key European countries
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Country ReportSurge in alternative strategies among Dutch pension funds
Dutch pension funds turn to alternative assets and ESG investing in the hunt for income
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Default risk fuelling ‘borderless’ pension plan demand, says WTW
Consultancy expects international pension and savings plans to continue to strengthen their position
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‘Inadequate preparation’ for IORP II at many Irish schemes – survey
Regulator says findings disappointing
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NewsGlobal pension funds outpace GDP growth, says Thinking Ahead study
Global pension assets as a percentage of GDP reached a record high of 80%, an 11.2% rise over 2019
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NewsShell sets out net-zero plan details, to grant regular shareholder vote
Climate Acton 100+ investors hail announcement and engagement effect; campaign group sees response to shareholder resolution votes
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Ireland’s new investment law could fuel real asset boom
The legislation, which took five years to reach the statute book, is expected to strengthen Ireland’s position as a financial hub
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Country ReportA long and winding road
COVID-19 joins the line of obstacles slowing Irish pension reform plans
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Country ReportHigh hopes for new ILP Act
The new types of funds should be the vehicle of choice for investment in private assets
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Investors set 2030 deadline for mining reforms
An investor group, led by CEPB and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds, has committed to further interventions to drive change, including on tailings dams
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FeaturesPerspective: Litigation - state of pay?
Changes in legislation like the UK’s Consumer Rights Act 2015 have led to an increase of class actions led by pension funds as they seek to recover investment losses
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Country ReportCEE – Croatia: Real diversification
A lack of local diversification opportunities is holding back Croatian pension funds
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Country ReportCEE – Estonia: Preparing for a liquidity storm
A rule allowing early withdrawals is changing the dynamics of the Estonian pension business
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InterviewsExit Interview: Jordi Jofra - Still thinking outside the box
It is well into Spain’s lockdown and Jordi Jofra is ensconced in a village 40km from his former office in Barcelona. One of his lockdown boxes ticked has been to finish reading Men without Women, Haruki Murakami’s best-selling collection of short stories on men and alienation – perhaps appropriate for the times.
