Markets – Page 56
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ISSB vice chair pledges adequate due process steps on sustainability standards
ISSB locked in a race to issue standards against backdrop of rapidly evolving marketplace for sustainability reporting
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NewsCharities’ DB schemes called to avoid funding issues
Combined assets of DB schemes of largest 40 charities in England and Wales fell to £39.5bn (€45bn) in 2022 from £46bn in 2021
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Irredeemably irrational – why using IRR to benchmark and pick funds makes no sense
With the continuing proliferation of managers, strategies and funds, wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was one simple metric that could help determine which to back (and which to avoid)? The good news: there is. The bad news: you’re probably not using it.
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NewsISSB chair highlights pressures on new board, staff report positive response to draft standards
Respondents ‘strongly welcomed’ the push to consolidate multiple sustainability reporting standards and frameworks
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NewsBank of England intervention eases pressure on DB schemes facing margin calls
Pension funds should proactively look for ways to shore up liquidity, says consultancy
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Consultants call on UK trustees to study impact of borrowing costs
‘Rising borrowing costs are bad news for corporate Britain,’ says LCP
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B&CE calls for policy solution to avoid retirement crisis
Younger generations who, unlike older baby boomers, don’t have access to final salary pensions are at particular risk of not being able to afford to retire
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NewsDutch pension funds’ private equity investments exceed €100bn
The rise comes as funds’ public equity investments have dropped to a multi-year low of €405bn
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NewsESG roundup: Trustees urged to boost understanding of ESG data for risk transfer deals
Plus: RepRisk partners with K2 Integrity; Swiss AM management association sets up sustainable finance regulatory framework
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Investment Association members’ AUM reaches £10trn
UK continues to be leading centre for investment management, second only to US internationally
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UK’s growth plan promises to unlock DC investment opportunities
Pensions regulatory charge cap, hurdles to overcome, Solvency II reform, DB scheme deficits to reduce further
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NewsPPI urges DC schemes to consider greater inflation protection in portfolios
‘Any changes to investment strategy need to be approached pragmatically,’ PPI warns
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NewsVBV Vorsorgekasse shifts to defensive strategy in challenging markets
The scheme moved away from risky assets, especially credit and equity, which were gradually reduced
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Climate transition ‘likely to disrupt 90-95% of our investment universe’, says Lombard Odier head
The traditional approach to ESG is ‘not fit for purpose’, says Hubert Keller
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Dutch pension funds increase interest rate hedges
More than two dozen funds increased their hedge by more than 9% in Q2 in response to rising interest rates
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ClearGlass research identifies ‘value for money’ asset managers
Giving both asset managers and asset owners a true picture of how the market is functioning
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Investor groups call on UK prime minister to back net zero ambition
Call supported by Aviva, Brunel Pension Partnership, BT Pension Scheme Management, Cardano, Hymans Robertson, Impax, Federated Hermes, and Phoenix Group
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UK Roundup: Yell Pension Plan completes £370m buy-in deal with PIC
Plus: Automatic enrolment: ‘slipping through the net’; Contributions of FTSE 350 companies’ DB schemes outweigh their DC plans
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Asset owners say climate leadership becoming ‘competitive necessity’ for managers
NZAOA also preparing call to action for General Partners in a bid to encourage private equity managers ‘to start immediately working towards full carbon transparency’
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Environmental groups launch legal action against EU taxonomy
Commission called to repeal the Complementary Delegated Act listing certain nuclear and gas activities as sustainable
