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Ethos pushes Holcim to set emission targets for joint ventures
Holcim’s remuneration policy also needs reviewing
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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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Ethos makes active use of voting rights
Ethos CEO Vincent Kaufmann speaks to Luigi Serenelli about the Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development, which is composed of 252 pension funds and public utility foundations. Ethos was founded in 1997 and aims to promote socially responsible investment by its active participation in company AGMs
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KGAL and Lafarge sign 15-year power purchase agreements for two wind farms in Poland
KGAL Investment Management has signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Lafarge Cement Polska for the Krasin and Rywald onshore wind farms, which belong to the KGAL ESPF 4 renewable energy fund.
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Switzerland: Workplace pension reform faces referendum test
The country is introducing regulations on greenwashing and fund investments, while debating how to fund the first and second-pillar pension systems
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Border to Coast: Climate solutions provider for the public sector
The asset pool has released a standalone climate-change policy to meet net zero
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Swiss pension funds bet on engagement strategies to guide real ESG changes
‘We are not invested in very ‘problematic’ sectors such as fossil fuels’, says Nest Sammelstiftung
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ESG idealism: The market is right to be suspicious
Osmosis's Gerrit Heyns wonders whether principles are needed to make responsible investments.
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Zurich and Swiss Re accept pension fund 'say on pay'
[13:00 CET 11-01] SWITZERLAND – Zurich Financial Services and Swiss Re have agreed to submit their remuneration reports to an advisory vote of shareholders at their next annual general meetings (AGM), following pressure from Swiss pension funds.
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Swiss pension funds continue 'say-on-pay' struggle
[16:15 CEST 24-09] SWITZERLAND – The Ethos foundation together with eight pension funds is planning to petition for 'say-on-pay' at another four large Swiss listed companies.
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Special Report, The M&A Cycle: Feeding frenzy
While European valuations have dipped recently thanks to growth fears, cash and equity-rich trade buyers are still competing for assets against the private equity titans like never before, finds Lynn Strongin-Dodds
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Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot
Assets for the leading 1000 European pension funds grew by 8.7% year-on-year, reversing last year’s loss of 6.8%. This brings total assets back up to above their previous high water mark of €9.7trn in 2022’s research exercise. This year’s overall net gain in assets of €775bn is the largest since 2021’s increase of €810bn.
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High-yield Bonds & Loans: Revolution from above and below
Few markets outside the emerging world have changed to the extent that European high-yield has over recent years. Joseph Mariathasan and Martin Steward find transformation coming from the massive to the micro, from above and below
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Investment Grade Credit: The last bastion of value
Sluggish growth and subdued corporate confidence persuade sterling and euro credit managers that their asset class remains ‘the best house in a bad neighbourhood’, finds Martin Steward
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AXA IM Stewardship Report 2022
Against a tumultuous backdrop that has seen misgivings emerge about the case for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in certain parts of the world, we believe it is now more important than ever to positively influence company behaviour through effective and robust stewardship.