All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 31
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Features
Selfish EU governments put future of union at risk
Selfish EU governments are putting the continued survival of the European Union at risk, Ireland’s former taoiseach John Bruton has warned, as he told IPE the UK was likely to be the only outlier in a two-speed Europe.
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ESG Interview - Jeanett Bergan, KLP: Divestment is only the start
When should asset owners concede defeat and divest from a troublesome company? Jonathan Williams talks to Jeanett Bergan of Norway’s KLP about engagement, divesting, and how exclusion can be the first part of a longer dialogue
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S&P develops assessment for pension funds involved in direct lending
Move by ratings agency comes as pension investors opt for gradual drawdown of commitment over lump-sum payment up front
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Governance changes, regulatory action needed to grow infrastructure holdings, says OECD
Think tank’s survey of sovereign and pension funds worth $7.8trn finds only 1% of allocated to asset class
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PPF stands by duty of care demand on ABC valuations
UK lifeboat fund publishes final levy determination documents, leaving structure agreed in October intact
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ESMA critical of ‘unsatisfactory’ asset-backed security assessment
Credit ratings agencies’ assessment of structured finance instruments unsatisfactory and must be improved
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Brussels pledges to cut regulation to attract infrastructure capital
Publication of 2015 Work Programme sees revised IORP Directive retained, emphasis on removal of regulatory hurdles to infrastructure investment
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AP funds back call for 'ambitious' framework to grow climate bond market
Swedish buffer funds back statement alongside Dutch pension manager MN and California Teachers’ State Retirement System
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NewsTransparency, benchmarks needed to pique pension interest in infrastructure
AEIP study calls for governments to standardise projects, as well as development of benchmarks to allow for comparability of returns
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PensionsEurope welcomes Commission plans to retain IORP Directive
Association would not have been in favour of dropping revised Directive due to improvements made by Council of the EU
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Züricher Kantonalbank acquires Swisscanto in CHF360m deal
Bank snaps up 81% stake held by more than 20 other cantonal banks in group, which includes asset management and pension provision
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European Commission to push ahead with revised IORP Directive
Draft Commission work programme fails to list IORP Directive among 80 proposals earmarked for modification or withdrawal
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Aer Lingus shareholders approve €150m DC pension payment
Airline nudges closer to final resolution of underfunding in Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
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NewsIORP II compromise highlights cross-border provision in talks with MEPs
Negotiating mandate highlights removal of ‘remaining prudential barriers’ to cross-border provision for revised IORP Directive
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NewsUnions hail ‘landmark’ pension settlement in Waterford Crystal case
Offer by Irish government comes month before scheduled High Court hearing
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OECD calls for standardisation to create tradable longevity market
Think tank says investors must be more comfortable with notion of tradable longevity
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USS agrees to survey membership on investment beliefs
UK’s largest pension fund to survey membership on views of non-financial investment matters once changes to benefits agreed
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NewsSwiss pension funds cautious of 'captive' relationship with local banks
Schemes increasingly aware they must not be seen as captive clients of country’s largest banks
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Irish regulator supports multi-employer DC to drive consolidation
Head of Pensions Authority calls for consolidation in DC market, with ‘many fewer’ single-employer schemes
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Norwegian oil fund should divest firms 'harmful' to global climate – report
Expert report rules out blanket ban on fossil fuel holdings, calls for greater investment with oil and gas sector to ensure transition strategies in place
