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 LGPS on the hunt for emerging market bond managers Brexit on schedule as Boris Johnson bags election victory U.K. voters backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in a snap election, nearly assuring a Brexit deal early next year. European Commission unveils ‘Green Deal’ The European Commission unveiled its "Green Deal," a strategy to transition to a carbon neutral economy aimed at stopping climate change. German finance minister resurrects financial transaction tax plans Revenues from a financial transaction tax could help fund state pension benefits of up to 1.5 million retirees in Germany. Varma taps Legal & General for customized ETF with sustainable focus OMERS Ventures picks Uber veteran Jambu Palaniappan, a longtime Uber veteran, was named managing partner at OMERS Ventures. Brunel pension pool hires 5 to run £2.6 billion PPF 7800 index funding deficit drops in November The total deficit of U.K. defined benefit funds covered by the PPF's 7800 index decreased to £71.1 billion as of Nov. 30 from a month ago. CDC, Laerernes commit to Amundi, EIB green bond program French and Danish asset owners have invested in Green Credit Continuum program, an effort to support green debt issuance in Europe. AP1 weighing cuts to active equity managers AP1 could reduce the number of its active equity managers to achieve its "return target and better utilize risk" as well as reduce costs. Social issues take back seat to environmental concerns Too few asset owners have rigorous engagement approaches to human rights breaches by the companies in which they invest. PLSA has tips for trustees of U.K. retirement funds Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association released its top tips to help U.K. trustees use cost-disclosure templates. EU finance ministers endorse ‘green’ taxonomy EU finance ministers endorsed a classification system for sustainable investments and look to direct additional private capital to them. KPMG offloads pension advisory unit to private equity firm KPMG agreed to sell its U.K. pension advisory practice to NewCo., a newly formed company backed by private equity firm Exponent. Managers struggle to understand blockchain technology A majority of senior executives in fund management industry have an average to poor understanding of blockchain technology, a survey finds. 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
