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NewsCurrent policy initiatives could be detrimental to UK’s productive finance agenda
Any attempt to force providers to invest more heavily in certain asset classes is a direct challenge to trustees’ fiduciary duty, says Pensions Policy Institute
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NewsFondoposte issues mandates worth €1.4bn
The scheme is also looking to set up two new sub-funds once the tender process is completed and asset managers are picked
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NewsPayout of 13th month of pension pushes government bond investments
‘The AHV fund has to invest more in government bonds, which overall reduces return potential,’ says Veronica Weisser of the UBS Retirement Innovation Hub
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NewsNEST anticipates investing £20bn in UK market by end of decade
The £40bn master trusts already invests around £8.5bn in UK economy
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NewsLGPS fund buys stake in nature asset manager
West Yorkshire Pension Fund becomes significant minority owner of Rebalance Earth, taking a 25% stake
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NewsLPFA appoints Minerva to help strengthen its stewardship role
Minerva will develop a bespoke voting policy for LPFA that aligns with the fund’s net zero objectives and targets
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NewsNorwegian SWF dumps €705m General Dynamics stock in new blacklisting
NBIM announces €1bn of exclusions from its investment universe, in latest batch of companies falling foul of the GPFG’s ethical guidelines
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NewsScheme of Italian car maker rejigs investment strategy
Fondo Pensione Quadri e Capi FIAT has adopted new benchmarks for its investments in equities and bonds
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NewsLGPS Central sees assets under management grow to £29.9bn
the pool claims to date it has saved partner funds £89m
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NewsPKSF invests CHF2bn in sustainable funds, appointing manager trio
Swisscanto, Lombard Odier Investment Management and UBS Asset Management were awarded the mandates
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NewsProsecutor probes 10 counts of corruption in Alecta/Heimstaden Bostad case
Swedish pensions giant says it has not yet been part of the prosecutor’s corruption investigation, or received information about it
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NewsDenmark’s PKA quits Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Pension fund manager says it decided to focus on IIGCC instead, ‘maximising the impact of our resources and efforts’ on climate and biodiversity
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NewsIPE Top 1000: European pension assets rebound to a new high
Top funds’ equity and bond allocations up as alternatives share falls
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NewsAP4 to integrate Scope 3 emissions into investment decisions
The fund is tackling the controversial area as part of its commitment to halve the emissions of its investments by the end of the decade
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NewsSwiss pension funds urged to be proactive amid interest rate changes
WTW announces results of latest study of coverage ratios of pension obligations on balance sheets of top Swiss companies
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NewsAP3 leads Swedish buffer fund first-half returns, despite Thames Water hit
As Stockholm buffer funds await decision on merger, AP3’s 7.1% January-to-June return beats AP1, AP2 and AP4
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NewsATP’s first-half return held back by gearing cost, bond yields
Describes return as “expected and generally acceptable in view of market developments”
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NewsEndgame decisions expected by most schemes within next five years
Survey of 100 trustees found that almost all schemes were beginning preparations for entering endgame
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NewsATP defends risk-parity strategy via analysis of five investment models
Denmark’s huge statutory pension fund says other standard pension strategies may suit other products - but not ATP’s dual-aim guaranteed product
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NewsFondaereo’s cross-border project could shake up landscape as EU reviews IORP II
IORP II directive has ‘complicated the regulatory landscape, says CBBA’s Francesco Briganti
