October 2021
27Oct

Fondo ABP desinvertirá de productores de combustible fósil

El fondo de pensiones más grande de Holanda anunció hoy que dejará de invertir en empresas que producen combustibles fósiles y señaló que la decisión, reclamada desde hace años por muchos miembros del fondo, se debía a reportes climáticos recientes de Naciones Unidas y la Agencia Internacional de la Energía. El fondo ABP es un adinerado e influyente inversionista que gestiona los ahorros para la jubilación de más de 3 millones de trabajadores holandeses de educación y del gobierno. Tiene...

October 27, 2021
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26Oct

UK. Pension funds invest £128 billion in fossil fuel businesses, according to new information.

Pension funds should use their huge financial power to help the fight against climate change, a Cabinet minister will say tomorrow. In a speech to the Policy Exchange think tank, Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey is to argue the multi-trillion pound retirement savings across the world can become a global “superpower” in the battle for a greener planet. Her address will coincide with the Government setting out plans to align UK pension rules with the 2015 Paris Accord goal to...

October 26, 2021
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26Oct

Dutch pension giant spurns fossil fuels as funds shift before COP26

Dutch pension fund ABP will divest 15 billion euros ($17.5 billion) of investments in fossil fuel producers by 2023, it said on Tuesday, as many of the world's biggest investors set out new climate policies ahead of next week's COP26 summit. Read also UK pension schemes are funding more emissions than the entire UK’s carbon footprint With policymakers gearing up for the talks aimed at accelerating action on global warming, financial firms from across the world are announcing new steps to...

October 26, 2021
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22Oct

UK. 39% of DC schemes failing to take account of ESG in default strategies

Around 39 per cent defined contribution (DC) pension schemes do not include environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the design of their default investment strategies, research from LCP has found. The survey showed that whilst 50 per cent of schemes were taking account of ESG investing "to some extent" in the design of their default investment strategy and 11 per cent were taking account "explicitly so", others were lagging behind. In addition to this, around 49 per cent of DC...

October 22, 2021
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21Oct

How Green is Your Pension?

Some of the UK's biggest businesses have yet to sign up to any net zero commitments, but there are signs of changes afoot Pension schemes are huge, and hugely influential, beasts. Scheme membership has widened massively over recent years as a result of auto-enrolment, with almost eight in 10 UK employees now enrolled in a workplace pension. Clearly, then, they play a critical role in the country’s investment landscape. According to the latest government data, private sector pension funds had a...

October 21, 2021
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20Oct

US. Allianz, Calpers to Cut Portfolio Emissions by Up to 30% by 2025

By 2025, 29 of the world’s biggest pension funds and investment firms, including Allianz SE and the  California Public Employees’ Retirement System, intend to have cut the emissions of their portfolio holdings by at least 25%. The targets, which cover publicly-traded equities, corporate bonds and real estate portfolios, were announced in a statement Wednesday by the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, which was convened by the United Nations. Other firms that are part of the group and have also made such  a commitment include  Aviva Plc and Swiss Re AG. Eliminating emissions generated from their holdings has...

October 20, 2021
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19Oct

2021 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index

By Mercer & CFA Institute The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the well-being of millions of individuals around the world. Its effects, however, are not confined to the health systems or those who contract the virus. There are broader economic effects with higher government debt and restricted economic activity in many countries. While it would be easy for governments to concentrate on these short term challenges, it would be a mistake to do so. With ageing populations,...

October 19, 2021
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19Oct

Los sistemas latinoamericanos en el ranking de Pensiones de Melbourne Mercer 2021

El año pasado el sistema de pensiones de Chile bajó del top 10 mundial, y este año cayó del top 15. Eso es lo que revela la decimotercera versión del Índice Mundial de Pensiones de Melbourne Mercer 2021, donde el país bajó del lugar 12 al 16, dentro de un ranking que considera a 43 naciones. Pese a lo anterior, Chile sigue liderando en Latinoamérica y su puntaje se mantuvo igual que en la edición anterior, en 67 puntos, ya...

October 19, 2021
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19Oct

These Are the World’s Best (And Worst) Pension Systems in 2021

Iceland has the best pension system in the world, according to a global study that shines a light on how nations are preparing their aging populations for retirement. The country took the top spot in the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index published Tuesday, drawing praise for being well governed and providing strong benefits to retirees, including a generous state pension. The Netherlands and Denmark came in second and third respectively after holding the top spots for the past decade. Read...

October 19, 2021
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19Oct

Canada. Why more retirees are looking to green their retirement portfolios

Many greying Canadians are adding a green hue to their investment portfolios to make money, manage risk and leave a better world for their children and grandchildren. Responsible investing – which considers both financial returns and social/environmental good – has long been on the radar of baby boomers and Gen Xers, with ethical mutual funds being widely available since the 1990s. Still, it was often seen as a niche strategy that potentially added risk to an investment portfolio. Consequently, considering only...

October 19, 2021
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