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NewsPension funds see private equity as impact investing leader
Pension funds’ primary motive for impact private equity investment is to secure a more sustainable future
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NewsSwiss investors expand sustainable investments in private markets
Last year, asset managers and asset owners invested CHF77bn (€78.6bn) in private equity in line with sustainable standards, up from CHF74bn in 2021
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NewsGerman schemes could face further liquidity risks
Substantial rating downgrades of securities held by German investment funds could lead to high outflows
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NewsIndustry leaders show support for ISSB standards
The ISSB standards are a significant step forward in the development of global sustainability reporting standards
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NewsISSB releases ‘robust’ inaugural sustainability reporting standards
The standards ‘have been designed to help companies tell their sustainability story in a robust, comparable and verifiable manner,’ says ISSB chair
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NewsFrench regulator questions managers’ approach to ESG data providers
Plus: New biodiversity credits initiative between UK and France
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NewsDutch DC pension accruals ‘relatively low’, says regulator
Some 65% of workers in DC plans have pension contributions of 10% or less of pensionable salaries
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NewsUK’s position as financial capital called into question amid regulatory burden
The UK is ‘losing ground to other jurisdictions’, says Investment Association
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NewsStandardised mortality rates 3% lower in 2022
The CMI model found that mortality in 2020 to 2022 was significantly higher than before the coronavirus pandemic
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pension funds need flexible mind to invest in circular economy
Pension funds must remove barriers and relax financial and accounting requirements to allow for circular investments, according to investors and investee companies
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NewsNationwide Pension Fund completes £1.7bn UK longevity risk transaction
Plus: DWP publishes review of pension transfer regulations; NEST reappoints TCS for admin services
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NewsPhilips pension fund caps indexation at 4% to protect buffer
The move can assist the scheme of the Dutch electronics firm to make the transition to the new DC system with a funding ratio of at least 110%
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NewsDAX pension investors set to benefit from calmer capital markets
Funding ratios reached a new high of 79% last year, compared with 72% the previous year, Aon report finds
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NewsClimate Bonds Initiative ambitious about climate resilience finance
Plus: Fidelity International launches ESG tool for members; Zoological Society of London launches biodiversity guide for pensions industry
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NewsFirms think fund managers are better qualified to vote than stewardship teams
The FRC prepares to review the UK Steward Code and other regulatory tools later this year
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NewsUK’s pensions regulator to gather feedback on LDI guidance
The Regulator placed ‘huge emphasis’ on operational processes
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NewsEuropean Commission proposes stricter rules for ESG ratings providers
The draft legislation requires ESG ratings providers to disclose potential conflicts of interest
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NewsESG roundup: Impact Cubed launches Smart ESG portfolio engine
Plus: IIGCC’s bondholder climate stewardship guidance; Novata sets up private markets’ ESG benchmark collection; Rabobank blacklists Teva Pharmaceuticals
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NewsAsset management leaders remain upbeat despite a torrid 2022
European institutional AUM fell by a fifth in 2022. Global institutional assets were down 16%
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NewsDACH roundup: City of Zurich Pensionskasse bumps up alternatives
Plus: Swiss association on investments in reform process; Austrian pension funds see AUM shoot up; German Spezialfonds add green assets;
