Paulina Pielichata Senior Reporter - International/Europe/DC [email protected] 44-20-3823-9892 Ms. Pielichata is based in Pensions & Investments’ London bureau. She covers institutional investment and money management in the U.K. and Europe. See All Staff Page Recent Stories Railways plan chooses LGIM’s master trust for DC decumulation option QinetiQ defends pension fund against liabilities with second buy-in QinetiQ Pension Scheme insured $183 million in liabilities through a buy-in with Legal & General. Marks & Spencer turns to Northern Trust for ESG analytics Church Commissioners gains 10.4% in 2020 as equities, timber deliver Church Commissioners for England returned 10.4% in 2020, attributable to gains in equities and some alternative asset allocations. U.S. ETFs increase fossil-fuel bond buying in 2020 Fossil-fuel financing by U.S. fixed-income ETFs increased by 72% in 2020, despite money manager pledges to cut emissions from portfolios. KLM jettisons ground crew workers to collective DC plan KLM Royal Dutch Airlines agreed with Dutch unions to move its ground crew workers into a collective defined contribution plan. Norway’s wealth fund weighs in on Chinese corporate governance standards Government Pension Fund Global welcomed proposals to enhance transparency and strengthen shareholder protection in China. European investors look to align sec lending programs with ESG Investors in Europe make progress toward matching their securities lending programs with their ESG policies, but they say hurdles remain. Get up close and personal with ESG ‘dilemmas' P+, Pensionskassen for Akademikere, wants its participants to learn about P+'s portfolio exclusions policy through an online game. Alecta invests $100 million in health-focused social bond Alecta invested $100 million in a social bond aimed at promoting healthy living in emerging markets. Norwegian parliament calls for further weapons exclusions from wealth fund Government Pension Fund Global may be forced to divest some weapons suppliers from its portfolio due to new exclusion requirements. John Good & Sons ships U.K. liabilities to L&G John Good & Sons Limited Pension Scheme insured $24 million in liabilities through a full buy-in with Legal & General. Clara-Pensions selects Kempen as OCIO LGPS Central launches search for global active equity managers U.K. government to mandate climate risk assessment by retirement plans U.K. retirement plans with at least $7.1 billion in assets must assess and publicly report climate change risks starting in October. Load More
Paulina Pielichata Senior Reporter - International/Europe/DC [email protected] 44-20-3823-9892 Ms. Pielichata is based in Pensions & Investments’ London bureau. She covers institutional investment and money management in the U.K. and Europe. See All Staff Page
