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Alecta invests $250m in natural catastrophe risk via Swiss Re platform
Sweden’s largest pension fund says asset is highly diversifying and still produces attractive return over time
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Insurance-linked securities wind brings good news for investors
In the two decades prior to 2022, the negative correlation between stock and treasury bond market returns has been a key driver of institutional investor portfolio construction. Fixed income allocations provided investors significant relief during equity market downturns and increased expected risk-adjusted returns for the popular 60/40 stock/bond portfolio.
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The four pillars of impact investing and how they work in the real world
Investors can achieve the greatest positive impact with their capital by focusing on four key themes.
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Insurers, banks natural partners in long-term financing – Swiss Re
Former ECB head Trichet calls on institutions to ‘bias equities’
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Credit Suisse, Swiss Re launch DC vehicle in Netherlands
i-PensionSolutions to be first ‘truly open-architecture’ PPI, parties say
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Swiss Re report highlights growing risk of natural catastrophes
GLOBAL – Natural catastrophes, man-made disasters cause economic losses of $186bn in 2012.
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ESG roundup: Actuarial Profession, Swiss Re, Sustainability Yearbook
GLOBAL – Actuaries must incorporate resource constraints into models, Actuarial Profession says.
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ESG roundup: Reputational crises, Ofwat, Swiss Re on Hurricane Sandy
GLOBAL – 'Behavioural' crises have biggest short-term effect on share prices, report shows.
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Mandate roundup: Leicestershire, Aspect, Macquarie, Swiss Re, Royal London, Mercer
EUROPE – Leicestershire local authority awards hedge fund mandate to Aspect Capital.
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Zurich and Swiss Re accept pension fund 'say on pay'
[13:00 CET 11-01] SWITZERLAND – Zurich Financial Services and Swiss Re have agreed to submit their remuneration reports to an advisory vote of shareholders at their next annual general meetings (AGM), following pressure from Swiss pension funds.
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ICL Group scheme strikes £3.7bn longevity hedge
The hedge covers pensions in payment for approximately 9,000 members and provides long-term protection against additional costs
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People moves: Brunel Pension Partnership chief joins People’s Partnership board
New chief financial officer for Just Group; Amundi appoints head of sustainable transformation and organisation
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Fujitsu General UK scheme in buy-in deal with Aviva
The deal secures DB liabilities of £7.7m (€9m) for all deferred plan members and their dependants
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Sweden roundup: Alecta invests $200m via property catastrophe sidecar
Plus: AP3 invests €300m in Verdane impact-focused fund
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Swiss pension funds almost triple assets invested to cut CO2 emissions
Schemes have this year invested 22% of their assets based on active strategies leading to a reduction of CO2 emissions
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New tech platform aims to ‘shape the future of ESG data’
Coalition behind ‘ESG Book’ aims to make corporate ESG info more widely available, comparable and transparent
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Swiss schemes progress on climate strategies despite short track record
Almost 60% of the 30 Swiss pension funds surveyed have put forward ‘clearly formulated’ climate strategies
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C-alm tenders mandate on behalf of Swiss scheme
Plus: Belgian scheme launches pre-RFI for private debt and private equity
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LV= employee scheme turns longevity swap into £800m buy-in
The move represents a significant de-risking step and reduces volatility
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Technology investment in the built environment and the path to net zero
The transition to net zero will almost certainly be one of the most significant capital outlays in history. A 2022 report from Goldman Sachs noted that Electrification ‘is poised to revolutionise European Economies and our everyday lives’ and that this effort would ‘need to mobilise €3.7 trillion of capital, most into green energy infrastructure, to develop renewables, upgrade power grids, refurbish buildings and to support the switch to electricity for mobility real estate and manufacturing.’