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Nestlé pension fund launches new investment strategy
Under the new strategy, the scheme is reducing its exposure to real estate by 2 percentage points, while increasing its allocation to parallel bonds and listed equities
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Switzerland roundup: Ethos slams Nestlé for lack of transparency
Plus: Swiss canton of Vaud scheme, Compenswiss post negative results; Swiss cabinet consults on supervisory reform
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Nestlé pension fund considers private equity impact investments top priority
It will also establish a climate risk-management framework for investment opportunities that will be integrated in its sustainable investment policy
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ESG roundup: Swiss pension fund group sees climate vote win at Nestlé
Plus: Linedata-Arabesque data partnership; Church Investors Group seeks ‘Living Hours’ commitments
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Ethos finds shortfalls in Nestlé’s sustainability report
The company is failing to disclose sufficient detail in particular on Scope 3 emissions
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Ethos rates Swiss listed companies’ sustainability reports as ‘poor’
Companies are bound to fail to design credible and ambitious environmental and climate strategies to meet climate targets, says foundation
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Netherlands roundup: Nestlé scheme to replace administrator
Also: Think tank details difficulties in longevity forecasts
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PMT refines ESG exclusion method
The Dutch metals industry scheme will also take into consideration what companies do to fight climate change and how they treat workers
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PME sells 112 companies for ESG reasons
The €54.6bn pension fund for the Dutch technology industry sold over €800m in shares as it adopted a new ESG screening policy
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Head of alternatives exits Nestlé in-house manager
Move coincides with disbanding of Nestlé Capital Management
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Nestlé shakes up global pension management operations
All regional operations affected in management overhaul that has seen internal asset managers stripped of mandates
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Former Nestlé pension chief Hadasch dies at 64
Peter Hadasch, co-founder and board member at VFPK, planned to retire in November
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Why General Electric’s pension management model has finally passed its prime
The late Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric for two decades until 2001, was not only a legendary businessman who grew GE’s market cap 30-fold over his tenure. He also inspired a minor revolution in pension fund management that dates back to the days of mainframe computers and telex machines.
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Swiss BVK expands voting rights policy for global and EM equities
The fund has also established a working group to start reporting on ESG investing in government bonds
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Large Swiss firms fail to assess impact of digital transformation on workforce
However, Switzerland’s largest listed companies researched in Ethos study have improved their scores with regard to digital responsibly
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Private assets still a priority for pension fund investors
Investor sentiment towards private markets continues to be positive, despite the continuing challenges of higher interest rates and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.
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Make time work for you: Comgest Europe Compounders strategy
Time is money. It also has the power to erode value. But what if you could harness this natural force and turn it to your financial advantage?
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Nestlé blocked from moving Dutch scheme to Belgium
Employee representatives refuse to approve proposal due to concerns over governance, fund structure
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UK roundup: TPR, Nestlé, Unite, Greater Manchester, Enterprise Ventures
Annual accounts show TPR scrapped DC promotion strategy after UK Budget
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A closer look at European equities
Interview with Arun Singhal, Global Head of Product Management at STOXX.