All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 41
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Federal Reserve joins peers working on greening the financial system
NGFS also publishes analysis on central banks’ adoption of responsible investment practices and on monetary policy operations and climate change
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BBC scheme strikes £3bn longevity swap, Aon plan in £510m buy-in
BBC deal is the seventh announced longevity swap this year
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UK’s NEST goes climate aware in EM equities, to double allocation
Northern Trust Asset Management to run new climate aware strategy
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NewsOsmosis gains Commonwealth Super in Australian debut
Earlier this year Osmosis appointed industry veteran Mike O’Brien as special advisor to its asset management business
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NewsNet-zero asset manager initiative kicks off with 30 founding signatories
Commitment will require working with asset owner clients on decarbonisation goals
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NewsAP2 dumps fossil fuels as part of EU Paris-aligned benchmark take-up
Swedish state buffer fund going for net-zero portfolio emissions by 2045
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Macquarie Asset Management declares 2040 net-zero commitment
For investments where MAM exercises control or significant influence, the goal is to have net-zero business plans in place by end of 2022
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NewsSofter tone on open DB plans seen in TPR ‘myth-busting’ comments
Policy director David Fairs sets out regulator’s intentions, thinking about open schemes, next steps for DB funding code in blog post
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BP chief economist suggests focus on prices rather than climate scenarios
Spencer Dale floats idea of ‘shortcutting’ use of scenarios and turning straight to price metrics
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Unfunded pension liabilities as the key to ageing, climate challenges?
Entrepreneur floats ‘net-zero pensions’, but with focus on pension obligations rather than pension fund assets
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Japan’s GPIF seeks input on low yield environment entrenchment
¥167.5trn (€1.4trn) pension investor also looking for ideas about estimating returns for bonds in post-pandemic era
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ESG roundup: Amundi launches high allocation social bond strategy
Plus: FCLTGlobal produces capital flows mapping dashboard, Robeco declares net-zero ambition
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IPE Conference Day 3: Manager selection, diversity & inclusion and future-proofing
Kevin Eastwood (Local Pensions Partnership Investments), Sylvain Chateau (LSE), and Keith Ambachtsheer (KPA Advisory Services) among other speakers
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NewsCEPB’s Matthews calls for ‘Climate Action 100+ for sovereigns’
Reveals Transition Pathway Initiative will next year produce sovereign bond assessments
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Brunel’s Ward to chair IIGCC, PensionDanmark CEO co-opted as vice chair
IIGCC CEO says new board members join ahead of ‘vital year’
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Irish supervisor disappointed by master trust findings
Pensions Authority calls for improvements if master trusts are to meet standards after IORP II transposition
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UK roundup: Engineering group hones in on complete DB de-risking
Plus: Court of Appeal rejects block on £12bn Pru-Rothesay transfer; Phoenix, LGR carbon commitments; Aviva Master Trust default ‘fully ESG integrated’
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IPE Conference Day 1: Global political risk, sustainability and resilient portfolios
Tina Fordham (Avonhurst), Elizabeth Corley (Impact Investing Institute), Amin Rajan (CREATE-Research), and Marg Franklin (CFA) among other speakers
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NewsUK pensions minister launches pooled fund voting taskforce
Group focussed on empowering, facilitating voting based on pension scheme preferences
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NewsBlackRock adds climate risk analytics to Aladdin to plug investor info gap
’Climate Aladdin’ offers actionable security-level data on transition and physical risk, BlackRock says
