All articles by Venilia Amorim – Page 6
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NewsUK parliamentarians call for greater accountability of regulators
RRG recommends forming a new cross-parliamentary committee to oversee the performance of regulators
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NewsUK government pushes for wider CDC schemes as regulator approves Royal Mail as first
Aon calls for regulations to be in place for wider forms of CDC by the end of 2024
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NewsExecutive pay linked to climate risk sends misleading progress message
Investors may become distracted by engaging over pay rather than focusing on transition plans and emissions reductions, says PIRC
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NewsMandate roundup: Peatland restoration tender up for grabs
Plus: Swiss pension fund seeks strategic adviser; Corporate green bonds mandate for €135m
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NewsEuropean Supervisory Authorities propose changes to SFDR
The ESAs are proposing extending the list of universal social indicators for the disclosure of principal adverse impacts of investment decisions on the environment and society
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NewsPension Insurance Corporation sets out climate-related disclosures
PIC is committed to decreasing its investment carbon intensity by 50% by 2030
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NewsUK state pension age review: no changes to legislated timetable
The government plans to have a further review within two years of the next parliament to reconsider the rise to age 68
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NewsEFRAG called to prioritise implementation support for sustainability reporting standards
The group is discussing how to put in place, with a high priority, an ESRS implementation support function
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NewsUK green finance strategy plans to accelerate investment in nature
There is a target to raise at least £500m in private finance to support nature’s recovery every year by 2027 in England, rising to more than £1bn per year by 2030
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NewsUniversities Superannuation Scheme enlists new group chief
Carol Young will succeed Bill Galvin later this year as group CEO of USS
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NewsTPR launches diversity, equality and inclusion guidance for pension fund trustees
The guidance provides pointers for chairs – explaining that the chair should play a key role in making boards more diverse and inclusive
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NewsUK workplace pension scheme plans investment in climate solutions
TPT Retirement Solutions is changing its asset allocation and portfolio construction
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NewsUK actuaries call for robust design and high-quality comms in new CDC pensions
There are significant concerns about DWP’s proposals to compare investment performance net of member-borne costs and charges and all costs paid by an employer to a scheme or pension provider
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NewsUK pensions industry calls for delay of DB Funding Code implementation
Critics of the proposed regulations argued that the new legal framework would be overly rigid
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NewsBank of England’s latest rate hike could have knock-on effect for DC savers
However, rising interest rates are good news for those thinking of using their retirement savings to purchase a guaranteed income in the form of a lifetime annuity
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NewsBulk annuity volumes reach £27.8bn, according to Aon
LCP and Hymans Robertson numbers differ slightly, but point to same upward direction
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NewsToo soon for LGPS reform on further consolidation, says PLSA
A forthcoming consultation would propose LGPS funds transfer all listed assets into their pools by March 2025
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NewsMacron faces backlash as he bypasses parliamentary vote on pensions bill
The controversial pension reform proposed by Macron’s government seeks to merge France’s 42 separate pension schemes into a single, universal points-based system
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NewsHounslow Pension Fund adopts own voting policy in index fund
It is the first LGPS to have its holdings voted in a BlackRock pooled fund according to its own ESG voting policy
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NewsUK Budget: pensions annual allowance increased, LTA abolished
These changes to pension allowances won’t impact the vast majority of hard working savers, industry says
