All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 20
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Investors must 'move beyond talking' on climate risk disclosure – AODP
Asset Owners Disclosure Project call comes as Bank of England governor warns over breach of fiduciary duties
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EC vows review of 'discriminatory' pension taxation at launch of CMU plan
Action Plan on Capital Markets Union backs pan-European personal pensions, changes to Solvency II and boosts securitisation
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UK local authorities eye joint stewardship, ESG framework
Local authority funds continue with National LGPS Framework despite uncertainty over structure of schemes
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CERN pension fund appoints CEO following Economou departure
Chief executive joins nuclear research facility’s pension fund after time at UK retailer, Mercer
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NewsIORP II should mandate environmental risk assessment, urges ShareAction
UK charity teams with sustainable investment group Eurosif to convince MEPs to stand by Commission’s initial proposal
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NewsDivestment lobby ‘over-simplifying’ sale of fossil fuel assets, argues union
Those urging pension fund divestment from fossil fuel do not understand the “huge task” facing schemes
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Norwegian oil fund calls for companies to focus on energy efficiency
Norges Bank Investment Management comments on revisions to annual CDP climate change questionnaire
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Robeco, JP Morgan Asset Management, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, Cardano, Aon Hewitt, Edmond De Rothschild, Allianz Global Investors, Kames, PwC, Prevanto, Swisscanto, Infranode, Spence & Partners, Russell, Catella
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Industry veteran calls for merger of UK banking pension funds
Santander’s Antony Barker says benefits of scale could help industry-wide fund compete with overseas investors
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LGPS pooling to be forced, regardless of in-house management staff
Documents from LGPS Shadow Board reveal government’s timeline, intention for pooling £193bn in assets
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Irish sovereign fund could act as catalyst for peer-to-peer lending
Head of Ireland Strategic Investment Fund sees profits in even small investments
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NewsHayes defends IORP full-funding proposals for all pension funds
Proposed changes could see full funding imposed on schemes merging, changing accrual rates
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Malta warned against compulsory second-pillar savings
Employer group backs introduction of voluntary third-pillar system over compulsory second-pillar system
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AP4 appeals to investor self-interest in climate change fight
Head of Swedish buffer fund endorses use of decarbonised indices as climate change mitigation tools
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OECD warns of 'implied fiscal risks' stemming from Irish sovereign fund
Fund should be ‘monitored closely’ given implied fiscal risks
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Investors 'bedevilled' by false god of relative performance – CalPERS
Pension fund says measuring carbon footprint meaningless without action to align portfolio against climate change
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Number of large UK funds using fiduciary management doubles
Survey by Aon Hewitt finds increase to 51% of large schemes using fiduciary managers
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NewsIrish regulator consults on pension trustee qualifications
Pensions Authority considers grandfather clause for currently working trustees able to prove expertise
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UK think tank calls for launch of social investment option
Social Market Foundation argues in favour of model based on French solidarity investment fund
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NEST tenders standalone emerging market bond mandate
UK pension fund further expands standalone mandate as it seeks higher returns offered by emerging market debt
