Latest analysis – Page 5
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NewsPRI launches new three-year strategy
UN-backed body will distinguish between members’ investment objectives and pare down burdensome reporting requirements
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: New UK government’s pensions review
Plus: New DWP secretary of state and pensions minister, The King’s Speech, DB Funding Code and a new bulk-annuity market entrant
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How EU policymakers can help plug Europe’s pension gaps
Petra Hielkema, EIOPA’s chair, sets out how the authority and EU policymakers can build an ecosystem capable of plugging the substantial pension gaps Europe is facing
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Are sustainability standards a distraction?
The debate about standardised reporting of Scope 3 emissions loses sight of an important point about the need for judgment, says Iancu Daramus
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch insurers eye more buyouts
Plus: PMT’s ESG exclusion framework and PGGM’s DEI pledge
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Time to push back against the ‘net zero agenda’
It is more useful to think of climate change and decarbonisation as a ‘hyperobject’, says Iancu Daramus
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s AfD sets party’s pension plans
Bundesrat on first pillar pension system, KENFO, CERN, and Switzerland’s AMAS on stewardship
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: When the climate bill comes, how much should we tip?
The rhetoric around ‘tipping points’ is often misunderstood, says Iancu Daramus
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: ESG integration costs and other challenges
Plus: IPE Top 500 Managers report on ESG headcount; European Union: elections, CSDDD and SFDR
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Review of Sweden’s ITP occupational pension system
Skandia calls for ITP review; Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency on the look-out for sustainability/ESG platforms; Finland’s VER chief on capital market infrastructure
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AnalysisInvestment governance of Swiss pension funds is put to the test
CFA Society Switzerland position paper sets recommendations to fine-tune the investment governance of Swiss pension funds
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Climate scenarios – are they overcooked?
The progress made in reining in emissions is not just blah-blah-blah, says Iancu Daramus
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: UK election's impact on pensions industry
UK elections, Mansion House reforms, funding code, SDR, LGPS consolidation
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AnalysisLove it or hate it, ESG is here to stay
The latest wave of regulatory and policy measures will benefit different aspects of ESG investing
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AnalysisDevelopment banks need to be more transparent to mobilise private capital
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have caught the imagination of impact-oriented investors, as achieving them requires mobilisation of private capital on a massive scale. However, taking on the risks associated with many of the SDG-oriented investment goals is too much to bear for many private investors.
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AnalysisTowards harmonisation on shareholder rights
Could amendments to the EU’s Shareholder Rights Directive help fix Europe’s splintered voting rules?
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AnalysisUK election: No impact on Mansion House agenda expected
Labour’s manifesto says the party is committed to increasing productive investment in UK economy
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on M&G
M&G joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
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AnalysisUK election: Another delay to funding code ‘highly likely’
Statement of strategy, guidance on new covenants or definition of significant maturity are still missing
