Markets – Page 59
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NewsUK retirees see 20% increase in expenditure due to high inflation, says association
PLSA updates Retirement Living Standards as inflation adds to cost of retirement
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NewsNatureAlpha provides asset owners access to biodiversity data
Collaborating with the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) will allow for data to be integrated into biodiversity and nature metrics
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NewsPension funds must improve ESG risk management, says Dutch regulator
Schemes fail to make clear the relationship between ESG goals and risk management, according to DNB
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NewsEurope needs €302bn annual infrastructure investments to reach net zero, study finds
A 41% increase in money deployed for infrastructure is necessary for the green energy transition in the first half of this decade
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NewsGerman coalition parties fire back at proposals to change pensions
Chair of the Council of Economic Experts called to increase retirement age, contribution rates, and cut high pensions
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NewsMercer research shows £35bn surplus for FTSE 350 pension schemes
The present value of liabilities fell from £627bn at 30 November 2022 to £595bn at the end of December 2022 driven by a rise in corporate bond yields
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NewsSwiss pension funds post -12% returns in difficult 2022
Technical funding ratios of Swiss schemes lost on average around 16 percentage points and stood at 103.9% at the end of 2022
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NewsPRI adds biodiversity to global climate policy forecast
FSP+N assesses the likelihood of ‘forceful responses’ by rulemakers seeking to address climate change and biodiversity loss out to 2030 and 2050
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Escape from Flatland
A two-dimensional, return-and-volatility view of investments may not allow you to see important risks
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NewsAdmin practicalities and costs block pensions progress, says Barnett Waddingham
Other barriers included a lack of impact on the scheme, a lack of knowledge or engagement, or concerns about giving members too much choice
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NewsDACH roundup: BaFin orders Eurex Clearing to act on risk management
Plus: Swiss APK applies minimum interest rate on pension assets
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NewsNorway’s KLP sees less downside to equities than a year ago
Easier to imagine an improvement in market sentiment in 2023, according to funds department of municipal pensions giant
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NewsAustrian regulator intensifies supervision on sustainable products under new EU rules
The Delegated Regulation specifies the content, methods and presentation of information in a ‘practical and precise manner’
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NewsISSB releases draft definition of ‘sustainability’ for new reporting framework
The description is intended to provide important context for companies applying the board’s new standards and making materiality assessments
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Norway’s SWF worried about Japan’s lack of female corporate leaders
NBIM speaks out on gender diversity on Japanese company boards
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NewsItalian private pension schemes see assets grow to €108bn
The asset owners have cut their allocations to government bonds significantly, from 19.7% in 2013 to 13.7% in 2021
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NewsEU Commission rebukes Italian government on early retirement plan
Temporary measures of early retirement schemes would lead to an increase in the deficit of 0.7% of GDP
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NewsSwiss pension fund association lays out ESG reporting standards
Pensionskassen would publilsh qualitative statements on the goals and principles of their sustainability strategies
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NewsGerman, Austrian pension fund assets could drop by up to 14% in value
Pension funds predominantly favour external ESG ratings/indices to review sustainability factors in investments
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EFAMA’s asset management report highlights heavy ESG focus
Report shows concrete examples of how asset managers integrate ESG into sovereign debt analysis
