All Western Europe articles – Page 5
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NewsSmart Pension discloses 75% emissions reduction target by 2030
The scheme is now two years ahead of its target
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NewsAustrian VBV increases fixed income exposure
The group’s Pensionskasse and Vorsorgekasse will also expand private markets investments
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NewsDutch pension funds in the dark on ESG risks, says DNB
The lack of ESG risk management contrast with three quarters of pension funds that now have named a specific person in the board to be responsible for ESG
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NewsIrish Pensions Authority publishes own-risk assessment guidance
Trustees are required to complete a full own-risk assessment every three years.
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NewsPension schemes encouraged to run on to avoid potential value loss
Van Lanschot Kempen launched a solution for schemes approaching their endgame to encourage longer term thinking for the benefit of members, trustees and sponsors
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NewsLondon Stock Exchange Pension Scheme in £335m buy-in with Standard Life
The transaction secures benefits of the scheme’s 1,740 members
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NewsCFA launches DEI code to accelerate change in investment organisations
The code calls on firms to commit to six metric-based principles that will lead to greater inclusion of wider viewpoints from the best talent
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NewsIndependent Governance Group’s team grows by 27%
The team works with more than 450 pension schemes with combined assets under management of £315bn
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NewsTfL pension fund on track to reduce carbon emissions by 2030
TfL pension fund committed to achieve a 55% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2030
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NewsPension SuperFund Capital acquires STM group for £35.6m
Edi Truell believes ‘our track record and stewardship will enable us to provide increased security and value-for-money benefits to members, while also helping to deliver the upside that the Mansion House reforms intend’
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NewsElevated mortality rates accelerate DB scheme shift towards de-risking
Mortality analysis from the start of the coronavirus pandemic until the end of 2022 showed that England and Wales had an excess mortality rate of 26% at the end of 2022
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NewsAPG’s defined contribution transition to cost €250-300m
This is a considerable increase compared to the €100m estimate made three years ago
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NewsRailpen sustainable ownership review shows members top concerns
Railpen’s sustainable ownership review showed fair treatment of workers, climate change and fair pay as top concerns for members
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NewsBorder to Coast increases investment in private markets
The investment pool confirmed a further £1.7bn investment in its private markets programme during 2022/2023
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NewsKPN pension fund to invest up to €700m in private debt
The €10bn pension fund considers the asset class a vehicle for impact investing
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NewsSwiss pension fund industry slams regulator’s new definition of improved benefits
The Swiss Chamber of Pension Fund Experts (SKPE) has firmly rejected the proposed change because it is ‘too restrictive’
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NewsUSS employers agree to restore university pension benefits
UUK and UCU agreed to full benefit restoration to pre-April 2022 levels by Monday 1 April 2024
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NewsFiduciary management market faced 24% fall in asset value in 2022
Client growth also stalled in 2022 as scheme buyouts and transfers to PPF offset new funds moving to fiduciary management
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NewsDB schemes need integrated approach to sustainability reporting
Hymans Robertson suggests three initial actions pension schemes and other institutional investors should take for successful TNFD reporting
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NewsDWP reviews UK’s pensions regulator making 17 recommendations
But review also concludes that The Pensions Regulator is ‘well-run’ and ‘well-regarded’ by its main stakeholders
