All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 6
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FeaturesMiFID II reforms: Bye bye unbundling?
A key part of the 2018 MiFID II package, the requirement to unbundle research from execution costs shook up the European asset management industry and changed the relationship between investment managers and their clients.
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NewsSBAI agrees emissions risk, impact reporting principles for derivatives, shorts
Alternatives body proposes ‘endorsed emissions’ metric to account for impact sought through divestment or portfolio tilting
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NewsInvestors bemoan ExxonMobil legal move against shareholder climate resolution
Oil and gas major says it turned to court in bid to ‘stop abuse’ of shareholder proposal process
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NewsIIGCC nears guidance on addressing Scope 3 in investment portfolios
Asset-level engagement in material sectors and categories the way forward, working group suggests
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NewsWork kicks off on database for standardised avoided emissions calculation
Database will initially cover nearly 10,000 ‘avoidance factors’
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NewsGeneva pension fund brings ESG considerations forward to ALM level
Development follows ‘deep discussion with the board’
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NewsLGPS Central flags ‘coolest climate tech’ at COP28
Non-profit co-founded by Al Gore reveals updated inventory of physical asset-level GHG data in connection with UN climate summit
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NewsEuropean pension funds turn to co-filing at Shell to up climate credibility
Co-ordinator Follow This hails escalation by 27 leading investors
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NewsImpax to acquire fixed income assets, team from Absalon
Absalon has around €405m in global high yield and emerging market corporate debt assets
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NewsBelgian IORP numbers down in 2022, members up
Belgian regulator delivers latest annual statistical overview of IORP sector
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NewsPension bodies and asset managers disagree over SFDR reform
European Commission acknowledges need to review legal foundations of SFDR and proposes two new options in consultation
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NewsUK to conduct transition finance market review
Review to be led by Vanessa Havard-Williams, former head of Linklater’s global environmental and climate change practice
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NewsCOP28: Fossil fuels reference ‘a key signal to asset owners’
Final text also includes welcome recognition of importance of ‘enabling policy framework’
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NewsEIOPA outlines principles for better supervision of sustainability claims
Idea is to pave the way for a more effective and harmonised supervision of claims in the insurance and pensions sectors across Europe
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NewsRailpen expects companies to use new ISSB standards ‘at a minimum’
‘In 2024 we will continue to use our voice to advocate for the strong shareholder rights and effective corporate governance, which ultimately benefit both investors and companies,’ says Railpen
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NewsSwiss government adds to climate disclosure guidelines for financial products
‘Climate Scores’ now include optional questions about products’ climate-related investment goals
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News‘Milestone’ as investor-led project delivers first country climate assessments
ASCOR framework assesses countries in 13 topic areas for benefit of sovereign bond investors
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NewsNet zero asset owners get direction on policy advocacy, transition plans
‘Impossible’ for asset owners to meet net zero goals without an enabling policy environment
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NewsCOP28: ‘Proof of concept’ launched for public net zero data portal
Also at COP28 a group focused on aligning global policy with net zero emission goals has been launched
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NewsIPE Conference: ‘Investors need to ensure companies play by the rules set by societies’
Investors should support the minimum tax rate deal struck in 2021, for example, said the founding chair of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund
