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Brunel Pension Partnership achieves 75.4% reduction in reserves intensity
The investment pool will work closely with S&P to help with scenario analysis for physical climate risk
Austrian pensions veteran calls on industry to support PensionsEurope
Johannes Ziegelbecker said SFDR, DORA and FIDA were ‘horizontal legislations’
Investors coalition creates platform to strengthen human rights stewardship
Labour Rights Investor Network demand oversight over labour rights by senior management of investee companies
Net zero alignment commitments shoot up for UK pension funds
The percentage of UK pension funds with net zero commitments increased from 57% last May to 68% this year
IPE Conference: Asset managers urged to implement diversity policies
More diversity on decision-making panels leads to better investment decision and even outperformance of peers
COP28: A choice between conflict and cooperation
Arab financials are ideal partners for European pension funds and investors, writes energy market expert Cyril Widdershoven
Skandia stows $100m in Dutch-backed sustainability blended-finance fund
Swedish pensions firm praises ‘innovative’ structure of SDG Loan Fund for easing flow of institutional money to developing countries
French dashboard to join European pension tracking service
The dashboard in France covers all pillars of the country’s pension system, with 42 pay-as-you go service providers and 100 private pension organisations on board
IPE Conference: Pension fund CIOs keep faith in alternatives
CERN pension fund and Denmark’s Industriens Pension still see opportunities in private assets
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
IPE Conference: ‘Investors need to ensure companies play by the rules set by societies’
Investors should support the minimum tax rate deal struck in 2021, for example, said the founding chair of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund
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
People moves: IPD appoints head of EU affairs
Plus: Invesco names director of ESG research
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
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.
Fiera Capital: Montreal’s succession story
If Fiera Capital were a retail store it might need a big shop window. It is perhaps better known in the institutional world outside Canada for strategies like real assets – particularly given its established presence in the UK property sector – but Fiera is a full-service asset manager that is also a big deal in its home town of Montreal. The figurative shop window offers everything from Canadian bonds to global equities, and includes a comprehensive suite of real assets and lending strategies.
IPE Magazine December 2023
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December Highlights
Benefits of travelling together in pensions: the 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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