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AP3 links with Kuwait’s Wafra to launch $1bn private equity platform
Swedish national pensions buffer fund says new co-investment collaboration will become ‘agile source of capital’
ISSB chair Emmanuel Faber re-appointed for second term
Early reappointment ’reflects appreciation for ISSB delivering requirements designed to create a truly global baseline of sustainability disclosures’
Net zero asset owners get direction on policy advocacy, transition plans
‘Impossible’ for asset owners to meet net zero goals without an enabling policy environment
Iceland’s Gildi draws ire as pensions lobby works on loan relief for volcano town
Amid direct action from aggrieved Grindavik residents, pensions association explores following example of banking sector’s moratorium on interest and repayments granted to evacuated people
EU migration has positive impact on Swiss first pillar pension system
Positive outlook for the first pillar’s funds AHV, IV and EO stretches over a period up to 2070
Railpen framework to help investors assess their capacity to invest in illiquids
The framework focuses on the illiquidity aspect of private markets, rather than the potential for additional return or diversification
COP28: ‘Proof of concept’ launched for public net zero data portal
Also at COP28 a group focused on aligning global policy with net zero emission goals has been launched
De-risking gains in importance for pension schemes approaching endgame
56% of survey respondents identify de-risking as investment priority
German regulator updates governance requirements for pension plans
Three new circulars concern members of management and supervisory boards
Dutch pension fund PMT sells most fossil fuel holdings
Metals industry scheme remains invested in nine oil and gas companies with ‘sufficiently convincing plans’ for the energy transition, including Shell
NBIM to lead class action for first time, joining AP7 against SVB
AP7 reveals it is also leading class action in US against failed Signature Bank
Exit interview: Oliver Morley, Pension Protection Fund
Oliver Morley leaves the PPF in December to join Money and Pensions Service
People moves: UK’s NEST appoints public and private markets director
Plus: BT Pension Scheme’s Brightwell names head of business development; Nuveen expands global responsible investment strategy and stewardship teams
Sudden exit for Alecta’s legal chief as troubled giant gives legal more focus
Swedish pensions firm announces reorganisation aimed at clarifying division of responsibilities
Securities litigation can be worth the effort
Pension funds and other institutional investors face an uphill challenge when it comes to managing their investor action responsibilities.
Super funds voice corporate governance concerns with Australian business
At its recent annual general meeting in Melbourne, Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, was lambasted by irate shareholders over a litany of grievances, not least the role of chairman Richard Goyder and the board over what shareholders saw as the mismanagement of the airline.
Active management is back on the menu for US pensions
Rising rates and market volatility are forcing US pension funds to rethink their approach to passive and active investing. They are realising that their US stock portfolios are not diversified enough to help protect against a correction. But change may not come so fast.
COP28: A choice between conflict and cooperation
Arab financials are ideal partners for European pension funds and investors, writes energy market expert Cyril Widdershoven
ABP is too big to be an active investor, says president
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund is switching from an all-active investment strategy to index investing
Shock Dutch election result throws pension reform into doubt
The election’s big winner PVV wants to scrap the new pension law and retain a defined benefit system
Grandfathering option will make Dutch pension transition successful, says Agnes Joseph
The pension actuary turned politician has made the pension reforms a prominent topic in the campaign for parliamentary elections to be held this Wednesday
Exit interview: Oliver Morley, Pension Protection Fund
Oliver Morley leaves the PPF in December to join Money and Pensions Service
ABP is too big to be an active investor, says president
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund is switching from an all-active investment strategy to index investing
London’s new Lord Mayor sets out his stall for the City as a centre for global problem solving
The newly elected Lord Mayor of the City of London Michael Mainelli is keen to position the City as a global problem solving hub and not just a financial services centre
The great desyncronisation age in global financial markets
Investors are witnesses to the end of an era of synchronised global growth, when China could be counted on for outsized expansion that provided a broad cross-border lift for economies, industries and asset classes.
IPE Magazine December 2023
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December Highlights
Benefits of travelling together in pensions: Wyn Francis's journey from BT to Brightwell
Wyn Francis, CIO of Brightwell, formerly known as BT Pension Scheme Management, manager of the UK’s British Telecom Pension Scheme, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the new phase of development for the organisation
Ireland’s new sovereign wealth fund
The planned Future Ireland Fund (FIF) aims to cover expected future costs such as pensions and healthcare
Securities litigation can be worth the effort
Pension funds and other institutional investors face an uphill challenge when it comes to managing their investor action responsibilities.
Pension funds ride out the macro uncertainty
European institutions reflect on their priorities for 2024, as the fundamental questions about inflation and the impact of higher interest rates remain unanswered
Private equity managers are keeping pension funds happy – in most cases
The private equity industry faces significant pressures. IPE asked Nordic pension funds about their experience with this growing asset class.
Making sense of stock market concentration
The level of concentration within global equity markets is at record levels. This has significant implications for portfolio construction
IPE Quest Expectations Indicator - December 2023
IPE’s monthly poll of market sentiment, asking 50 asset managers about their six to 12-month views on regional equities, global bonds and currency pairs
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