One question which has arisen from greater fund scrutiny is the risk of asset managers being reluctant to speak openly about the sustainability of their products, says Cerulli Associates
The pool is making cost savings of £41m per year
Finnish pension fund CEO says weaker performers will be pushed out of the race with halt of private markets growth
Industry body also said it fears EIOPA’s proposed stance could lead to greenhushing
Deficits for well-funded schemes could increase by £4m per £100m of liabilities
Assets under management increased year-on-year to €14.5bn at the end of 2023 from €13.71bn in 2022
The firm is launching the industry’s first dedicated, scalable multi-sector royalty strategy
Swedish premium pension default operator busy hiring in ‘exciting phase’ of planning future strategy
Agreement would lessen pressure on finance sector and change scope of law
The Swiss Climate Scores apply to funds, while ASIP ESG reproting standards to mandates
Municipal pension fund subsidiary KPA Pension takes up €89m of group’s investment in bond
Swedish premium pension default operator busy hiring in ‘exciting phase’ of planning future strategy
Plus: Mercer appoints duo; Spence & Partners names head of risk transfer
£7.3bn of public capital has been proposed for the opposition party’s envisaged National Wealth Fund
In June 2023, the European Commission put forward the Financial Data Access (FIDA) regulation, which is currently being discussed in the relevant Council working group and in the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON).
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, which was designed to cover unfunded Federal government pension liabilities, is poised to “renew and refresh”, following the appointment of Greg Combet as its new chair from mid-2024.
Does US public pension funds’ use of borrowed money and derivatives pose systemic risks to global financial markets? That is the concern of global regulators, which have recently stepped up scrutiny of the practice, according to a recent article in the Financial Times (FT). But senior executives interviewed by IPE seem less worried.
One question which has arisen from greater fund scrutiny is the risk of asset managers being reluctant to speak openly about the sustainability of their products, says Cerulli Associates
Plan laid out after political compromise puts public pensions at risk, critics say
When he introduced the Mansion House Compact in July 2023, the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer tasked the British Business Bank with establishing an investment vehicle to open its commercial capability and investment pipeline to pension investment
Schemes navigate market correction, adjusting pricing expectations, looking for exits to reinvest in the asset class
The explosion of ChatGPT-style large language models (LLMs) has ignited a heated debate over the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in investment management and its role in institutional investor portfolios. However, amid the noise, a groundbreaking application of AI has quietly arisen, which has the potential to revolutionise the industry.
In one of the meeting rooms of the London office of Muzinich & Co are displayed a series of bond certificates from the past.
Susanna Rust talks to Catherine Vialonga, CIO of ERAFP, France’s mandatory additional pension scheme for civil servants, and CEO Régis Pelissier about the fund’s priorities and tactical asset allocation adjustments
European pension funds are ramping up their efforts to consider the impact of their portfolios on the loss of biodiversity related to climate change
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European pension funds are ramping up their efforts to consider the impact of their portfolios on the loss of biodiversity related to climate change
European pension funds are looking to maintain their equity allocations, despite an uncertain outlook for global growth
Private credit is showing signs of recovery, but investors are focusing on defensive sectors
Climate change is coming to a trend break as the low-hanging fruit has been picked.