All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 6
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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
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NewsImpact Disclosure Taskforce created in bid to scale financing of UN SDGs
Guidance to be drafted with aim of helping corporates and sovereign entities provide disclosures helpful for accessing pools of capital
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NewsSBTi seeks financial institutions to pilot updated near-term criteria
Interest needs to be submitted by 14 December
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NewsUncertainty must ‘take centre stage’ in climate scenario advice to trustees
Failure to communicate uncertainty in damage estimates ‘the most glaring flaw in the advice’
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NewsERAFP names 11 winners in multi-billion equities hiring spree
Amundi and BlackRock were among 11 winners in a European and Japanese equities hiring process by the French civil service pension scheme
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NewsMining 2030 Commission gets supports from 82 investors as members named
Among the 82 investors that are backing the initiative are APG in the Netherlands, USS in the UK, US fund CalSTRS and Canadian pension fund CDPQ
