All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 47
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UK local authority pension fund merger gets go-ahead
Northumberland and Tyne and Wear funds to merge
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InterviewsPremier Foods deal: ingredients unusual, but principle replicable
A ‘landmark’ pensions agreement has been struck at the UK food manufacturer
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NewsNew cross-industry group to help UK trustees with next set of ESG duties
Key output will be document to extract ‘clear and consistent’ info from asset managers about their voting behaviour
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NewsUK roundup: TPR pipes up over inter-DC transfers; ‘Cross-country’ PRT deal
Plus: Co-op Pace pension fund de-risks again with Aviva in £350m deal
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NewsUK’s largest asset manager declares plan to oppose ExxonMobil chief
LGIM frustration mounts over ‘lack of strategic ambition’ on climate change
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ICMA issues definitions in sustainable finance terminology move
Association flags problematic use of some terms ‘as if they were interchangeable’
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NewsMandate roundup: FRR launches €5.5bn RFP; ICGN reviews guidance
Plus: LGPS pool appoints voting and engagement provider
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NewsUK roundup: Fiduciary manager 2019 performance ranges widely
Plus: Isio counts new joiner on DB consolidation platform
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Asset managers get ‘White Spaces’ tips for ESG content
‘Significant’ disconnect between asset manager content supply and investor demand
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NewsTotal net-zero pledge fails to satisfy shareholder resolution filers
Coalition of 11 investors have additional, different requests
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Scientific Beta unrelenting in criticism of EC climate benchmark plans [updated]
Smart beta index provider follows up lambasting of TEG proposals with criticism of draft delegated acts
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NewsInvestor groups urge regard for climate crisis in recovery planning
IIGCC, PRI and others call on G20 and others to ‘accelerate the net-zero transition’
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NewsESMA issues ‘no action letter’ on benchmarks ESG disclosure duties
Watchdog says absence of rules detailing obligations ‘gives rise to legitimate doubts’
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FeaturesESG: Keeping tabs on offsetting
Portfolios companies’ net-zero commitments often imply use of offsets, which carry risks
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InterviewsOn the record: Dispatches from the pandemic
IPE asked European pension funds how the COVID-19 outbreak has changed their lives
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AnalysisPerspective: COVID-19: Funds seek solace in the long term
COVID-19 is forcing European pension funds to put on a brave face as asset portfolios and funding ratios plummet, and regulators soften their stances.
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AnalysisPerspective: Inspired actuaries form COVID-19 rapid response group
At the onset of Europe becoming the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis, there were individuals in one profession that were keen to act as quickly as possible in response to what they saw “could well be humanity’s burning platform for change”.
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AnalysisPerspective: EIOPA’s COVID-19 address reassures
A coronavirus crisis statement from EIOPA addressed to national supervisors drew positive words from lobby groups PensionsEurope and the European Association of Paritarian Institutions (AEIP).
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NewsTPR extends COVID-19 guidance in new annual funding statement
‘Vital that employers and trustees work together collaboratively’
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LGPS duo pre-declares Barclays climate resolutions voting intention
Brunel, Merseyside move aimed to encourage other asset owner support for both resolutions
