Susanna Rust

London

Deputy News Editor at Investment & Pensions Europe

A financial journalist who's also always got her eye on sport and the great outdoors.

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Private capital managers ‘emerging as strongest advocates for ESG’

1 week ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

Private capital managers are emerging as the strongest advocates for ESG and sustainable investing, BNP Paribas has said in response to the findings of its latest biennial ESG study. An initiative of the bank’s Securities Services, the study captured the views of 420 institutional investors, split equally between asset owners, asset managers and private capital firms. Spread across 29 countries, the sample represents an estimated $33.8trn (€29.8bn) of assets under management.
ERAFP launches €3bn foreign currency hedging tender

1 week ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

French civil servant pension fund ERAFP has launched a call for tenders to renew its foreign currency hedging mandates. One active mandate and two stand-by mandates are up for grabs, with a notional hedging volume of approximately €3bn. ERAFP delegates most of its asset management to external asset managers, with mandates regularly put out to tender.
Funds becoming most scalable and replicable blended finance vehicle

2 weeks ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

Funds mobilised more capital than any other blended finance vehicle type in 2024, drawing increased participation from the private sector, especially institutional investors, according to a new report. Although funds represented just 9% of blended finance deals in 2024, a notable drop from previous years, they mobilised $5.1trn (€4.5trn), Convergence, a blended finance network, said in its report about the state of the market last year.
UK launches investor taskforce to support sustainable growth in EMDEs

2 weeks ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

UK government ministers are convening an industry-led initiative to unlock private investment aimed at tackling climate change and seizing sustainable opportunities across emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The EMDE Investor Taskforce is convened by HM Treasury and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with asset manager Ninety One as co-chair and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) serving as secretariat.
IPE ESG Briefing: A beyond decarbonisation approach to climate progress

3 weeks ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

Thinking about decarbonisation will only get us so far when it comes to achieving international climate goals. This is one of the premises behind a new index being developed by specialist asset manager Mirova’s research centre and Sweep, an online platform for managing carbon and ESG data. Its Corporate Climate Contribution Indicator (CCCI) initiative is about providing corporates and investors with a more holistic picture of companies’ contributions to achieving net-zero goals.
PEPP provider sets out reform needs for product ‘worth fighting for’

3 weeks ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

Finax, the first provider of a Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP), has called for a range of changes to ensure the product can deliver on its potential, saying it was “worth fighting for”. Its intervention comes as the European Commission is expected to publish a new regulatory proposal on the PEPP in the coming weeks, in keeping with its Savings and Investments Union strategy.
Adam Matthews expresses responsible investor support for Brunel

3 weeks ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

Adam Matthews has hailed the responsible investment work done by £35bn (€42bn) Bristol-based Brunel Pension Partnership, which is reeling from having had its pooling plan rejected by the UK government. Writing in a personal capacity on LinkedIn, Matthews, who is chief responsible investment officer of the Church of England Pensions Board, said that he viewed the local authority pension pool as “one of the most credible practical examples of what it is to be a responsible investor”.
UK extends investment research payment optionality to pooled funds

3 weeks ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised rules allowing pooled investment funds greater freedom in paying for investment research, potentially prompting more asset managers to engage with investors about moving to client-funded research budgets.
Green central bankers group publishes first short-term climate scenarios

1 month ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has this week published its first set of scenarios of the potential near-term impacts of climate policies and climate change on financial stability and economies. Sabine Mauderer, chair of the NGFS and first deputy governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank, described the new scenarios as “a milestone in enhancing our understanding of climate-related risks”.
Mercer to set up new expert group after SECOR takeover

1 month ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

Mercer has completed the acquisition of fiduciary and outsourced CIO specialist SECOR Asset Management and now plans to set up a specialist Global Investment Partnerships group. “Comprised of a network of experts from across the organisation, the group will focus on seamlessly serving in-house investment teams and large asset owners and addressing their unique and complex needs with customised solutions and strategic portfolio structuring and execution,” it said.