All JPMorgan Asset Management articles
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NewsBiggest asset managers accused of blocking ESG shareholder proposals
Non-profit ShareAction says the lack of support by BlackRock and other major companies has stymied investors’ environmental and social ambitions.
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NewsMindset shift key to private markets in DC, trustees told
Allocating capital to long-term illiquid assets requires a shift in focus from cost to value, according to panellists at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s investment conference.
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NewsWandsworth weighs up renewables, asset owners demand engagement
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including the Wandsworth Pension Fund assessing opportunities in renewable infrastructure, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance pushing for greater engagement, and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change highlighting the investment opportunities linked with the Paris Climate Agreement.
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NewsInvestors eye climate risk reporting omissions, CofE challenges VW
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including an investor coalition applying pressure on companies over their climate reporting, and the Church of England Pensions Board raising the heat on Volkswagen.
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NewsInflation rises to 30-year high of 5.5%
On the go: Inflation in the UK has reached its highest level since March 1992 as the cost of living continues to rise.
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NewsPPF sets increase cap for risk-based levies due to Covid-19 impact
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund has announced its final levy rules for 2022-23, which include a new 25 per cent cap on increases to its risk-based levy to protect schemes whose bills would otherwise rise significantly.
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NewsFRC receives more Stewardship Code applications than expected
On the go: The Financial Reporting Council says it has received significantly more applications than expected for the second round of its UK Stewardship Code.
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NewsAsset managers commit $4.2tn to net-zero target
On the go: Signatories of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative have 35 per cent of their total assets managed in line with achieving net zero by 2050, according to an interim report.
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NewsDWS Group acquires minority stake in Smart
On the go: Asset manager DWS Group has acquired a minority stake in Smart, the platform provider behind master trust Smart Pension.
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NewsUSS invests in climate fund, Aegon’s ESG assets top £10bn
ESG Spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Universities Superannuation Scheme investing in a climate fund, Aegon strengthening its commitments to make default funds net-zero and banks calling for support of a new sustainable infrastructure label.
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NewsJPMorgan AM urges investors to globalise real asset portfolios
On the go: JPMorgan Asset Management has advised investors to globalise real asset allocations to avoid price volatility in times of crisis.
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Lockdown spikes fears of democratic deficit in LGPS
As the Covid-19 crisis unfolds, there could be a worrying governance and democratic deficit in some local authority pension schemes, with only 27 per cent of councils having virtual pension committee meetings.
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LGPS returns to drop by almost half in next decade
As the world faces global meltdown and investors are set to receive lower and more volatile returns for the next decade or more, new research suggests that some local authority pension schemes may be overestimating their potential growth.
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Pension funds in line for forex multibillion-pound bonanza
UK pension funds could be in line to receive billions of pounds in compensation from five banking giants, as a former chairman of the Pensions Regulator takes them to court in one of the first US-style class actions in the UK.
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Only three asset managers ‘walking the walk’ on climate change
Among the world’s 15 largest asset managers, only three companies are making the grade on environmental, social and governance considerations, a report from InfluenceMap shows.
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OpinionPension funds should quiz their managers on voting
The asset management industry is expected to manage $145tn (£113tn) by 2025.
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Schemes set to face UK credit capacity crisis
On the go: With two-thirds of FTSE 350 pension schemes in negative cash flow, fears are mounting that there may not be enough high-quality assets to go around.
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OpinionWhat is the global market outlook for 2019?
Markets started 2018 full of optimism. The US economy was putting in a stellar performance, buoyed by tax cuts that caused a surge in both growth and corporate earnings, while the unemployment rate hit an almost 50-year low.
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Minister lays down gauntlet for industry on sidecars
On the go: Guy Opperman has urged financial services companies to trial sidecar savings products with their employees, warning that they will lose their credibility if they are not seen to be offering their own staff the flexibility they advocate for others.
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Worcestershire puts JPMorgan AM back on watch
The Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund has placed JPMorgan Asset Management “on watch” for the continued underperformance of its emerging markets equities mandate, just six months after removing its added scrutiny of the manager.