All IPE articles in May 2024 (online)
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NewsGerman finance ministry ups maximum interest rate
The rate, used to calculate the amount of reserve funds for pension payouts, is increasing to 1% from the current 0.25%, from 2025 – the first increase in 30 years
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NewsCBI, CSSF finalise yield buffer rules for sterling LDI funds
Measures complement guidance issued by UK regulators in wake of UK LDI crisis
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NewsUK equity disclosure enforcement could contradict Value for Money framework
SPP questions whether pension funds should invest in British businesses when knowing that such investment may produce worse returns than investing overseas
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NewsGermany’s BVK redefines macro allocations in new investment strategy
As part of its its strategic asset allocation, the fund plans to invest in timber looking at ‘evergreen structures’
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NewsPeople moves: Former NEST chief joins Standard Life Master Trust board
Plus: Royal London restructures global equity team
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NewsASIP’s director points finger at ‘double game’ played by unions in pensions reform
Lukas Müller-Brunner says poverty in old age has fallen dramatically largely thanks to occupational pension provisions
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NewsShell investors urge peers over climate resolution
Votes cast will ‘resonate across the fossil fuel industry’, say major Shell investors in a briefing for their peers
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NewsUK defined benefit schemes overspend £300m each year, report finds
Spence & Partners has calculated that removing inefficiencies could save an average 1,000-member scheme £105,000 per year in running costs
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NewsJanus Henderson enters European ETF market, while Crédit Mutuel and La Française merge
$335bn Janus Henderson already has a successful active proposition in the US
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NewsISSB’s digital taxonomy to help investors assess sustainability disclosures
The ISSB Taxonomy will enable investors to search, extract and compare sustainability-related financial disclosures as ISSB establishes its global baseline of standards
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NewsSwiss schemes see ‘significant improvement’ in Q1 funding ratios, says Swisscanto
Almost all pension funds have now reached a 100% funding ratio, and only 0.2% remain underfunded
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Podcast#5 Leaders in Investment Podcast: Conversation with Richard Tomlinson – CIO, LPPI
In Episode #5, of IPE’s new Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE editorial director Liam Kennedy interviews Richard Tomlinson – CIO, LPPI
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NewsPKBS cuts insurance-linked securities for fixed income, domestic property
teh scheme’s ILS active portfolio posted returns of -4.98% last year
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NewsVeritas’ Vatanen joins rival Elo as head of asset allocation
As Veritas starts searching for a replaceent, Laura Wickström, portfolio manager, will be acting CIO at Veritas as of 30 April
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NewsEthos and investors coalition turn to court as TotalEnergies throws out resolution
Ethos Foundation bewails French oil and gas giant’s ‘flagrant disregard’ for shareholder rights
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NewsTPR focuses on driving consolidation in new corporate plan
‘Our focus is not just on the fundamentals of driving high levels of compliance, but also working together to enhance the system and support innovation in savers’ interests’
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NewsEFRAG, ISSB release joint guidance on sustainability reporting
The new document is designed to address complexities and reduce duplication in sustainability reporting
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NewsSiemens Investor Plan appoints Standard Life as master trust provider
Over 30,000 Siemens members move to Standard Life master trust
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NewsSwiss schemes turn to corporate bonds as currency hedging costs rise
Currency hedging costs in the bond markets US and EU government bonds less attractive for the pension funds, says Complementa
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NewsEU mulls lower capital charges for blended finance
Commission urged to reclassify public-private investments to bolster SDG-related capital flows
