Markets – Page 53
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UK roundup: Brunel and NEST to vote against chair at BP AGM
Plus: Railpen-led investor group launches workforce directors guidance; Carillion completes buy-in deal with Just Group
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Switzerland roundup: Ethos slams Nestlé for lack of transparency
Plus: Swiss canton of Vaud scheme, Compenswiss post negative results; Swiss cabinet consults on supervisory reform
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Future of UK pensions ‘looks risky’, says IFS as Pensions Review is launched
The Pensions Review will produce a series of detailed reports over the next two years on these challenges facing future generations of pensioners
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ISSB approves one-year transitional relief for IFRS S-1
The relief will allow companies to report solely on climate-related risks and opportunities in accordance with IFRS S-2, Climate-related Disclosures
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Dutch pension funds reluctant to invest in government-led defence industry fund
PME and ABP are responding to a plan of the Netherlands’ Defence Ministry to establish a €1-2bn innovation fund for the defence industry
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Analysis: Opinion split over SFDR updates
Rulemakers have maintained that the function of the regulation is to mitigate greenwashing by promoting transparency, not by setting standards
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Environmental groups take European Commission to court over fossil gas in taxonomy
‘Climate protection through fraudulent labels is unacceptable,’ says BUND’s chair
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UK parliamentarians call for greater accountability of regulators
RRG recommends forming a new cross-parliamentary committee to oversee the performance of regulators
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Net zero roundup: IIGCC publishes net zero standard for oil and gas
Plus: Amundi launches net zero strategies
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Income generation drives private markets investments in 2023, BlackRock finds
More than 70% of respondents globally intend to increase their allocations to private equity this year
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Dutch pension federation opposes EU central clearing obligation
The lobby club for Dutch pension funds is specifically against a proposed minimum percentage of clearing transactions to be conducted inside the EU from mid-June 2023
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DACH roundup: WTW warns Swiss schemes to review asset managers, custodians after banking crisis
Plus: DWS starts coal phase-out; German pension funds invest in UN agriculture programme
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Institutional investors call on companies for cost of living support for employees
The group of 15 investors worth £2.37trn (€2.7trn) of assets under management include ACTIAM, Aviva Investors, LGIM and NEST
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Private equity hesitant to adjust to high interest rate reality
The 2022 returns on private equity investments reported by pension funds contrast sharply with double-digit losses on listed equity portfolios
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European Supervisory Authorities propose changes to SFDR
The ESAs are proposing extending the list of universal social indicators for the disclosure of principal adverse impacts of investment decisions on the environment and society
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Banking sector crisis increases UK scheme deficits in March, says Broadstone
Fully hedged schemes outperform half-hedged schemes for the first time since interest rates started to rise significantly last year
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Pension investors repeat demand to TotalEnergies: align emissions with Paris
The French energy firm refused to table a similar resolution at last year’s AGM, but investors have found a way to prevent this from happening again
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German sustainable finance platform wins support
Questions remain about how to achieve lasting changes in companies’ sustainability plans
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Spanish pension funds mirror global market falls with 8.8% loss for 2022
Alternative, especially private markets, continue to grow in importance
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Ethos CEO issues stark warning of UBS/Credit Suisse concentration risks
UBS chair Colm Kelleher points to sustainability commitments, outlines ambitious asset management plans