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Asset owners throw weight behind bond index aimed at driving decarbonisation

1 week ago | ipe.com | Sophie Robinson-Tillett

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSF) and Cambridge University have pledged up to $750m (€660m) to an upcoming bond index designed to drive corporate decarbonisation. Researchers at Cambridge University have spent the past two years designing the index with the support of a group of asset owners including the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), the UK Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and Swiss national pension fund, Publica.
Quarter of shareholders vote down BP’s chair amid strategy row

1 week ago | ipe.com | Sophie Robinson-Tillett

Nearly a quarter of BP’s shareholders voted against the reappointment of its chair today, in a major blow to the company. Helge Lund’s re-election split shareholders at BP’s annual meeting in London, with preliminary results showing 24% of investors either voted against it, or abstained. There are multiple drivers for the dip, one of which is frustration at BP’s recent decision to backtrack on its climate commitments without shareholder permission.
PLSA warns UK government-proposed LGPS mergers must be ‘fair and fully costed’

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

The UK’s main pension industry association says the interest of LGPS members should be ‘paramount’ when individual pools merge The UK’s Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has warned the government that local government pool mergers must be “fair” and “fully costed”.
UK government names institutional investors backing new Transition Finance Council

1 week ago | ipe.com | Sophie Robinson-Tillett

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Schroders appointed to run £2.1bn multi-asset and insurance mandate

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

Schroders has been chosen to manage a £2.1bn (€2.4bn) multi-asset and insurance mandate by Scottish Friendly, one of the UK’s largest mutual life insurance companies. The appointment follows Scottish Friendly’s decision to simplify its product offering as part of a unit-linked fund Rationalisation project, ensuring customers have a clearer selection of competitively priced funds managed by Schroders.
New scenarios suggest investors must put more emphasis on physical climate risk

1 week ago | ipe.com | Sophie Robinson-Tillett

Investors are not taking the physical risks posed by climate change seriously enough, according to the latest scenario analysis. Maurits van Joolingen, director of climate scenarios and sustainability at Ortec Finance, says an “unexplained” jump in temperatures last year has highlighted the potential for physical risks to manifest more suddenly and immediately than many financial institutions currently assume.
UK’s NEST looking to capitalise on tariff market dislocations

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

UK DC master trust NEST is looking to capitalise on tariff-related market moves to rebalance member portfolios at attractive valuations, the fund has told IPE. Divergence in performance between equity and bond markets in the wake of recent tariff announcements has led to asset allocations in some of its funds drifting from target weights.
Net Zero Banking Alliance drops 1.5°C lending alignment requirement

1 week ago | ipe.com | Susanna Rust

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has scrapped a requirement for members to align their lending portfolios with a target of keeping global warming to 1.5°C, instead deciding to allow a wider range of pathways to achieving net-zero in line with global climate goals. The change was one of several approved by NZBA’s more than 120 members in a vote following a year-long strategic review to inform the group’s future direction.
Sweden axes FSA chief due to former pensions agency role

1 week ago | ipe.com | Rachel Fixsen

Daniel Barr, the former head of the Swedish Pensions Agency (Pensionsmyndigheten) and current head of the country’s FSA (Finansinspektionen, FI), is finally being removed from his job as the finance ministry admits an embarrassing conflict of interests over the last few months could threaten confidence.
Danish FSA says pension funds failing on active ownership communication

1 week ago | ipe.com | Rachel Fixsen

The Danish FSA says pension funds and asset managers in the Nordic country are falling short of their legal requirements to disclose their approaches to corporate governance and sustainability – and it singled out Sampension for official orders to correct procedures.