Markets – Page 108
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NewsEuropean pension fund trio backs climate risk investment project
Also: Sampension becomes 5th Danish pension fund to adopt TCFD guidelines
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is it time to scrap quarterly reporting for listed companies?
A tweet from the US president has renewed a discussion about the pros and cons of three-month updates
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‘Too big to ignore’: The rise of China’s $12trn bond market
$48bn invested in Chinese government bonds in H1 2018 – nearly double the total for the whole of 2017
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Joseph Mariathasan: America first – or America last?
Policies meant to protect US interests could end up causing more damage to the country’s economy
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Private equity funds paying out more than they spend, study shows
Distributions have ‘significantly and durably’ outstripped capital calls for several years, according to eFront report
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Regulator hits out at Commission’s bid for powers to alter IFRS rules
Carve-ins would negatively affect mutual comparability of companies’ annual accounts, corporate governance body argues
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Joseph Mariathasan: Finding a narrow path to prosperity
US president Donald Trump seems ready to instigate a trade war that could have a calamitous impact on global prosperity
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Wider stakeholders and trust at heart of revised UK corp gov code
New provision aims to enable board engagement with the workforce; FRC says formulaic pay systems should be rejected
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Sovereign wealth funds develop climate change framework
Framework underpinned by principles of ‘alignment’, ‘ownership’, and ‘integration’
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NewsUK regulator accused of cutting governance standards in listing rules
Regulation designed to allow sovereign-backed companies – such as Saudi Aramco – to list have been criticised by trade bodies
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NewsTop 400: Passive growth slowing – but still beating active
BlackRock maintains its position as world’s biggest asset manager in IPE’s annual survey
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Joseph Mariathasan: India is on the verge of success
There are more ways than just equities to access India’s growth story
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Germans trash EU’s proposal for pooled euro-zone bonds
Structure and risk pooling of “sovereign bond backed securities” criticised by investor association
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NewsBank analysts estimate $600bn of green bonds from Asia by 2023
Investor appetite and rising capital expenditure should spur issuance growth
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Clean energy investment needs policy clarity on carbon price, say MPs
Committee says UK government must ‘urgently plug policy gap’ on pricing of carbon emissions
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NewsPrivate equity investment, fundraising in Europe hit record highs
Investment reached a decade high in 2017, while fundraising is at its highest since 2008
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Public pension fund adopts equity protection for £1.2bn portfolio
Solution was deemed better way to derisk than moving away from equities
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Aviva to compensate preference share investors with £14m payment
FTSE 100-listed insurer said it wanted to “do the right thing”
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Norway’s SWF lost almost €18bn in Q1 – but still beat its benchmark
Strategic 70% equities allocation means fluctuations mainly determined by global stock markets, says CEO
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Varma warns of trade war tensions; Ilmarinen hails merger success
Finland’s top pension insurers both posted losses in Q1 but alternative investments dampened effect of weak equities
