Today's top news stories
Geneva’s €11.2bn pension fund pleads for ‘double Yes’ in funding vote
CPEG is anxious about a May referendum that could pave the way for much-needed financing
People moves: Mercer appoints UK leader; Lærernes boss to retire [updated]
Mercer, Lærernes Pension, Generali, BMO, Notariaat, BNP Paribas, Buck Consultants, Aon, LPP, Candriam, State Street
Finland’s Ilmarinen could cut up to 90 jobs in structural revamp
Pensions insurance giant has started negotiations with its 685 staff over a restructuring process aimed at flattening its hierarchy
LGPS funds face more change as governance consultation launched
Hymans Robertson has put four options for structural reform to LGPS staff and stakeholders
UK roundup: Cost disclosure tool signs up 30 clients
Plus: BoAML pension fund secures £400m buy-in with Scottish Widows
Munich Re overhauls German pension provision with 90% guarantee
German reinsurer closes old plans, sets up new pension provision with guarantees below 100%
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On the record: Delivering on our promise
Dmytro Sheludchenko of Sweden’s AP1 buffer fund explains how it constructs and manages its factor-investing portfolios
How we run our money: APK Pensionskasse
Christian Böhm, CEO of Austria’s APK Pensionskasse, talks about the organisation’s blend of dynamic and long-term investment strategy
Briefing: Emerging markets fail to catch up
Emerging markets have failed to increase their share of global investible market capitalisation since 2007
Briefing: Looking to active managers
Active management versus passive index tracking remains one of the most hotly contested questions in the world of investment management.
China tech: Playing BATs versus FAANGs
Chinese tech firms offer exposure to rapidly expanding domestic markets
Ten years ago
Equity markets reached rock bottom in early March 2009, with the S&P 500 falling under 700 before embarking on a steep bull run that only really lost momentum last October
Resist the scourge of presentism
It has become fashionable to insist on the importance of taking a long-term view but few achieve it in practice
Private equity: An expanding universe
A significant growth in direct lending has helped boost the private equity market
High yield: Coping with a new environment
This year high-yield investors will have to weather not only the winding up of quantitative easing but additional political challenges
Long-term matters: Lessons for Climate Action 100+
Fund management is a pretty opaque profession, and no aspect more so than the way investors hold the management of investee companies accountable
Guest Viewpoint: Manuel Adamini, Sean Flannery, Toby Heaps and Eloy Lindeijer
“Time to invite brown corporates to the green bond party”
Long Term Matters: BlackRock – time to pull your finger out!
Donald Trump is not the only US leader to ignore the climate emergency. BlackRock’s 2019 letter to companies, timed to coincide with Davos, it was equally silent on the crisis
Guest viewpoint: David Kavanagh
The deadline for national implementation of the IORP II directive passed this January
Guest viewpoint: Lisa Brüggen & Thomas Post
”Pension funds, insurance companies and policymakers should limit choices to 6-22 option”
