Markets – Page 99
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NewsGenerali: Occupational pensions gain traction with German SMEs
64.2% of top management employees in larger SMEs sign up for an occupational pension scheme
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Investors to be engaged 'to take on' corporate lobbying
Think tank’s new research and stewardship project tackles ‘political corporate capture’ and investors’ response to it
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EC presented with plan for capital markets union ‘game-changers’
High-Level Forum sets out plan, with 17 clusters of ‘granular’ measures, for bringing about an EU capital market
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NewsING scheme delays indexation decision because of COVID-19
The fund could tap into a €265m emergency reserve fund
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How Canada can liberate Holland once again
Ongoing concern: Putting ‘trust’ back into Dutch pensions
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NewsFunding roundup: JPMorgan AM sees 6.5% funding level drop for UK schemes
Plus: PPF 7800 index May 2020 figures; Dutch schemes’ funding levels
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BMO sees stable long-term returns if depression can be avoided
Equity developed markets expected to generate 4.5% on average
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: ESG After COVID-19: Will it Be Different This Time?
COVID-19 raises questions about impacts on ESG issues like worker health and safety, and systemic risks like income inequality. While the existential threat of climate change has dominated the agenda in recent years, the pandemic has renewed focus on social and governance issues.
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‘Game-changer’ COVID-19 demands pension policy urgency, says Allianz
The current pandemic has ‘pushed up the need for pension reform several notches’
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NewsPandemic hits Austrian pension funds AUM in Q1
‘The result is bad, but the measures taken by central banks have had an impact’
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Global managers register largest yearly AUM increase in 2019
IPE’s Top 500 Asset Managers Report also highlights impact of Q1 2020 market crash on managed assets
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State aid could provide relief for German airlines’ occupational pensions
Government to grant Lufthansa a €9bn aid package in exchange for a 20% stake in the company
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Romanian funds’ Q1 slump softened by April gains
Returns for the 12 months to 30 April 2020 were positive, at 4%
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NewsExxon vote shows ‘desire for change’, says Church investor
LGIM and BlackRock were among the voters supporting change
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NewsLCP: COVID-19 has limited impact on DB schemes’ funding levels
A large number of FTSE 100 pension schemes were in a relatively healthy position
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Netherlands roundup: ABN Amro scheme holds indexation decision
Plus: FedEx likely to plug funding gap of Dutch pension fund
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LGPS board reassures over ‘resilience’ in face of pandemic
The board overseeing the £291bn public pension system has reported a position of strength going into the COVID-19 crisis
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ECB presents climate-related risks expectations for consultation
Climate-related and environmental risks ‘can have a substantial impact on the real economy and banks’
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NewsGerman basic pension raises questions of financial sustainability
The government plans to present various financing models, including a European financial transaction tax
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Post-COVID-19 study provides framework for mortality planning
Research has found that COVID-19 seems to increase each cohort’s short-term mortality risk by a common multiplicative factor
