All IPE articles in October 2024 (online)
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NewsFirst UK pension fund allocates to bitcoin
Adviser Cartwright says it has ‘opened the door for risk-averse pension schemes to benefit from bitcoin’s potential growth’
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NewsSwiss parliamentary committee reopens discussions on financing 13th month of pension payout
MPs in the committee concluded that the parliament should take time to conduct a “serious and documented analysis” of different financing options
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NewsItaly’s pension fund for notaries ponders first move into private debt
Cassa Nazionale del Notariato currently has 3-4% invested in private equity and infrastructure funds
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Podcast#10 Leaders in Investment podcast: Conversation with Professor Dirk Schoenmaker, Investment Committee Chair, PFZW
In Episode #10 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy interviews Professor Dirk Schoenmaker, Investment Committee Chair at Dutch pension fund PFZW
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NewsBrunel CIO to step down after four years
Brunel Pension Partnership is beginning the process of finding the next CIO
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NewsEthos and DSW push DAX firms to scrap virtual AGMs
Ethos has teamed up with its German partner DSW, Shareholders for Change and Better Finance to bring back in-person shareholder meetings
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NewsTNFD kicks off development of data lake for nature
The TNFD’s data pool will be modelled on the Net Zero Data Public Utility
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NewsESAs deliver EU data portal, SFDR adverse impact reports
ESAs say draft rules on data portal are ‘first milestone for successful establishment of a fully operational ESAP’
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NewsSwedish pensions agency awards €5.8bn of index equity mandates
Handelsbanken, Mercer and Skandia among winners in agency’s second tender award announcement
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NewsPeople moves: Comgest names new head of sustainable investment
Plus: MSCI hires new head of ESG and climate
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NewsNet-zero asset owners have successfully decarbonised in line with 1.5°C
Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance acknowledges that portfolio emission reductions are generally a result of investment reallocations
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NewsUK industry is ‘encouraged’ chancellor did not target workplace pensions in Autumn Budget
Labour party has delivered its first budget since coming into power in July
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NewsNEST considers freezing new investment into firms missing climate targets
NEST responsible investment lead says possible sanction a result of companies ‘not listening to them’
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NewsGerman government pushes back on further review of CSRD
Rules put forward by the cabinet have unsettled the company pension industry in Germany
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NewsGerman church scheme KZVK appoints new CIO
Christoph Metz will replace Stefan Heidelfrom from January next year
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NewsUK trustee firm IGG attracts new private equity investor
ECI Partners has invested in Independent Governance Group
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NewsDeutsche Bank UK scheme completes final £1.1bn buy-in with Legal & General
The transaction marks the third and final transaction for the scheme, bringing the total of insured liabilities with L&G to £2.1bn
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NewsInvestors ask EU to harmonise voting rights in SRD overhaul
ICGN letter also calls for more clarity around collaborative engagement and acting in concert
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NewsUBS/Credit Suisse asset management merger faces integration hurdles
Segregated mandates are significant stumbling block
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NewsYoung people not afraid of an older retirement age, say Danish pension funds
‘Crucial to create as good a labour market as possible, so fewer need to retire early,’ said IPD director



