Markets – Page 66
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NewsSwiss roundup: Reform mitigates AHV deficit
Plus: Cabinet in the dark on Russian assets; Crypto futures on SIX exchange
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NewsGermany roundup: Munich Re exits Russian market
Plus: Pension investors should prepare for high volatility and inflation, says Mercer
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Dutch pension schemes continue to increase interest rate hedges
Some funds have further reduced their interest rate risk to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the switch to DC
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NewsItalian pension funds feel the pain of war in Ukraine
The schemes are advising members to avoid switching investment options
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German court opens up way for class action in Wirecard case
Highest regional court in Bavaria will need to clarify EY’s role in examining Wirecard’s balance sheets
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UK roundup: Charity completes £61m bulk annuity transaction
Plus: Firefighters agree pension MoU with government; PIC invests in affordable housing; PPF sees drop in ethnicity pay gap
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: As inflation psychology kicks in pension plans must act
Pascal Blanqué, chair of the Amundi Institute, says it’s a mistake to assume the inflation spike is merely a blip
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Investors view Russia’s debt default as a real possibility
Implications for investors will depend upon their exposure to Russian debt
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NewsGermany roundup: Pension schemes top net inflows in Spezialfonds
Plus: Metzler Pensionsfonds ups assets; Golding Capital Partners’ assets rise
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Dutch schemes react to Ukraine war
While a growing list of pension funds have announced their intention to divest from Russia, a large number of funds has kept silent about the conflict
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SASB delivers update on ISSB merger progress
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) will formally hand over responsibility for its sustainability metrics rulebook to the IFRS Foundation in June
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UK roundup: Church Workers Pension Fund complete buy-in
Plus: National Grid scheme hires BW, Hymans calls on plan sponsors to take control over DB valuations, UK pension fund sells office building
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NewsSwiss pension funds deal with prospect of undervalued Russian assets
Several Swiss pension schemes – which have small exposures to Russian assets – are examining how to proceed
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IASB receives ‘mixed feedback’ to IAS 19 disclosure revamp
Disclosure proposals prompted “rethink” of pensions footnote by reassessing what information was or was not relevant
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ABP next Dutch fund to announce intention to divest Russian assets
Dutch pension schemes had a €5bn total exposure to Russia at the end of last year
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NewsInvestors battle with volatility, inflation while repositioning assets following sanctions
While inflationary pressures mount as the ECB plans to scale back quantitative easing, geopolitical risks remain very difficult to assess
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Chile prices first sovereign sustainability-linked bond
Issuer sizes $2bn 20-year deal on the back of orders totalling some $8bn
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Pension schemes move to sell Russian assets amid trading obstacles
UK’s USS, NEST and BTPS, in addition to Publica in Switzerland and Bpf Bouw in the Netherlands have all decided to divest from Russian assets
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IASB calls a halt to IFRIC 14 DB refund project
A total of 11 IASB members out of 12 backed the decision to cease work on the project
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NewsEuropean investors continue to shed Russian assets as sanctions increase
Uncertainty, volatility and financial sanctions for Russia, but still good global economic growth
