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RWE Pensionsfonds strengthens cash flow investment strategies
The scheme has fine-tuned its strategic asset allocation after conducting ALM studies
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BaFin green lights pension asset transfer from Bosch to WTW Pensionsfonds
Bosch Pensionsfonds is shifting to a new governance model
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ESG roundup: Investors challenge EC agriculture policy reform plans
Plus: SEC clears emissions reduction targets proposal for vote at ConocoPhilipps; Insurer AXA to drop energy company RWE
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AkademikerPension sees positive return impact after shedding last oil/gas major
Danish occupational pension fund divests Italy’s Eni, excluding last large upstream oil and gas company in its portfolio
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Pension funds take on RWE over nuclear controversy
Company attacked over board structure, 'combative' response to moratorium on nuclear energy.
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ESG roundup: Another investor culls tobacco firms
Also: AP7 hails climate change actions by German firms RWE and BASF to address lobbying concerns
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RWE sets up €8bn pensions trust
GERMANY – Energy giant RWE has created an external fund known as a contractual trust arrangement (CTA) to finance €8bn worth of pension liabilities – one of the biggest ever on record.
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RWE outlines discount rate sensitivity
GERMANY – German utility group RWE says a one-percentage-point decrease in the pension discount rate could increase its overall pension obligations by more than €2.5bn.
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More than 200 investors throw weight behind human rights engagement initiative
Sector strategies will be developed to identify priority topics for different types of business
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KLP purges NOK3.2bn of shares as coal ban goes total
The Norwegian pension fund has reduced its coal tolerance limit to just 5% of a company’s revenue, cutting RWE, Sasol and BHP from its portfolio
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Jobs threat as RWE outsources (Update)
UK – In-house pensions administration staff at a UK arm of German utility RWE have been offered voluntary redundancy amid an outsourcing deal with Capita Hartshead (updates with number of staff).
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RWE sets up deferred pay pension scheme
GERMANY – Utilities giant RWE has set up a deferred pay company pension scheme for its employees.
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Ircantec exits dozen companies as new climate policy kicks in
Divested companies include Anglo American, BP, Mitsubishi, and Repsol
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German DAX companies fail to fully disclose indirect emissions
Fund managers face challenges dealing with own reporting requirements
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E.ON sets up own fund to consolidate group’s occupational pensions
The fund will initially take over €2.5bn in security assets from Willis Towers Watson
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UK: Labour government seeks continuity with focus on boosting domestic investment
The Department for Work and Pensions will have its work cut out as the new Labour government starts a comprehensive pensions review
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Ethos engagement pools force larger number of firms to set climate targets
The number of companies setting CO2 reduction emission targets rose to 77 from 58 a year earlier
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AkademikerPension blacklists over 200 utility companies using coal
Danish pension fund excludes firms in which 25% of energy comes from coal, selling off €83.3m of assets
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Analysis: German schemes' investment path to renewables
The German government has proposed that by 2030 at least 80% of the gross domestic electricity consumption should come from renewable sources