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    Dutch Regulator ‘World’s First’ to Sign up to PRI

    2019-03-21

    IPE: Dutch pensions supervisor De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has become the world’s first central bank to sign up to the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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    Chart of the Week: ‘Green’ Funds Taking Market Share in Unlisted Space

    2019-03-22

    IPE: More than €57bn is now invested in unlisted ‘green’ funds, across infrastructure, private equity, private debt, real estate and forestry, according to research from Novethic.

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    Regulators Set Up Climate Risk Monitoring Committee

    2019-03-12

    IPE: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) hosted the inaugural meeting of their new Climate Financial Risk Forum on 8 March.

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    Church Investors to Take Hardline Stance on Executive Pay, Climate Change

    2019-03-04

    IPE: UK church investors have tightened their voting policy on key corporate governance issues ahead of the annual general meetings (AGMs) of some of the country’s largest listed companies.

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    KLP Banishes NAT in Bid to End Ship Scrapping on Asian Beaches

    2019-03-15

    IPE: The Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) excluded the Norwegian-led oil shipping company Nordic American Tankers (NAT) from its investments in January in a bid to help prevent the controversial practice of scrapping ships on beaches in Asia.

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    BNP Paribas AM Purges Portfolios with Coal-exclusion Policy

    2019-03-14

    Citywire: Under the coal-exclusion policy, the French group will divest from the single largest source of carbon emissions, avoiding companies that derive more than 10% of their revenue from mining thermal coal.

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    Nordea AM Launches Gender Diversity Fund

    2019-03-07

    Citywire Selector: The Nordea 1 – Global Gender Diversity Fund will capitalise on research that demonstrates better equity market returns demonstrated by companies at the forefront of gender diversity.

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    EU Sets Out Plan for Investor Sustainability Disclosure Rules

    2019-03-07

    IPE: The European Parliament and EU member states have reached a political agreement on the so-called disclosure regulation that forms part of the European Commission’s sustainable finance plan, it was announced today.

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    AP1 Invests in Swedish SDG-aligned Private Equity Fund

    2019-03-04

    IPE: Swedish private equity firm Summa Equity, the fund’s manager, said it had closed its second fund with investor commitments worth SEK6.5bn.

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    Interview: Independent Adviser Warns ESG is ‘Overwhelming’ Swiss Funds

    2019-02-26

    IPE: The surge in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) themed products and green indices is “overwhelming many Swiss Pensionskassen”, according to a leading independent adviser.

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