Markets – Page 114
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Pension funds can cope with lower returns over long term – PGGM
Returns of 5% would suffice to meet liabilities, chief executive argues
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EU strategic fund urged to 'step up' talks with institutional investors
Investor group calls for changes to EU financial regulation to acknowledge climate risk
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EC unveils version 2.0 of strategic investment fund, with COP21 links
Proposal presented in Juncker ‘State of Union’ speech along with CMU measures
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HarbourVest Bidco bids £1bn for UK private equity firm SVG Capital
US private equity firm launches unsolicited offer for smaller UK-listed private equity investor
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Return targets will be 'hard' for Finnish pension funds to meet
Investment return in employee pension sector at zero over first half
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Joseph Mariathasan: Has India's Modi delivered on his promises?
The prime minister’s timidity in the face of much-needed reform is astonishing, writes Joseph Mariathasan
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ESG roundup: G20 green finance, sustainable stock exchanges, Exxon
G20 leaders reference need to scale up green finance
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S&P proposes green bond, ESG assessment tools
Credit rating agency seeks feedback from investors, other market participants
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Livelier pension scheme bulk annuity business ahead, says consultancy
Aon Hewitt says volumes should pick up in H2 2016 after relatively muted activity in first half of the year
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Austrian pension association proposes new long-term savings vehicle
Head of pension fund association also attacks ECB interest rates as ’borderline irresponsible’, expresses hope of greater ’pension coverage
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Major pension funds call for G20 regulation on climate disclosure
FSB taskforce recommendations should serve as ‘inputs’ to rulemaking by national financial regulators
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Negative rates confound pension fund ‘prudent’ asset allocation, says S&P
Central bank negative rate policies risk ‘negative feedback loop’ by spurring riskier investing, borrowing
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China approves new mainland access route for overseas investors
Chinese government approves second stock-exchange trading link in move widening access for overseas investors
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Investors could offer bonds at negative yields in future BoE auctions
UK central bank succeeds in medium-term Gilt buying after pension funds withhold long bonds
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UK pension fund deficits jump to highest level ever recorded
PPF figures show average funding ratio worsened to 77.4%
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Mercer: UK pension deficits deepen to 40% of sponsors’ market cap
Top 350 listed companies see pension gaps widen by one-third in five years
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Experts call for other solutions to UK’s woes as QE harms pensions
Ros Altmann says Bank of England statement ignores pensions impact
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PLSA calls on UK pensions regulator as Gilt yields drop post-BoE
UK pensions association says regulator must take flexible approach to scheme funding
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Italian pension funds drop support for bank rescue fund Atlante 2
Association says casse di previdenza cannot give grants
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UK institutional investors increase inflation hedging by 16%
Second-quarter hedging activity sees pension schemes switch from swaps to bonds