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News StoriesUK electricity scheme picks BlackRock as fiduciary
BlackRock will advise, design and implement the scheme’s asset allocation and manager selection across all asset classes
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Netherlands roundup: Dutch notaries’ scheme picks NN IP as fiduciary
PFZW to leave premium, accrual unchanged in 2020
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Mandate roundup: BlackRock wins €1bn custody mandate
Plus: CERN appoints Buck as actuary
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UK roundup: BlackRock creates head of LGPS role
Plus: DWP plans general levy hike, schemes urged to equalise GMPs
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Former ATP chief Christian Hyldahl takes top BlackRock Nordic role
Hyldahl resigned from the Danish pensions giant in November 2018 as it came under pressure amid controversy over dividend tax
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NEST names managers for first move into private markets
Amundi and BlackRock will manage roughly 5% of the DC master trust’s default funds with inflows expected to start in October
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Netherlands roundup: KAS Bank sacks BlackRock from €100m mandate
Plus: The €700m Equens pension fund has opted to transfer to Centraal Beheer, insurance company Achmea’s consolidator subsidiary
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Chart of the Week: The UK’s biggest asset managers
LGIM, Insight and BlackRock are increasing their dominance over the UK institutional pensions market, according to IPE research
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BlackRock grows stewardship team amid scrutiny
The world’s largest asset manager has been boosting its stewardship resources amid scrutiny of its investment activities
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BlackRock accused of ‘myopic’ fossil fuel investment
Think tank claims world’s largest asset manager has failed to protect investors but BlackRock challenges methodology and findings
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Standard Life Aberdeen and Lloyds settle dispute over £104bn contract
Standard Life Aberdeen will continue to run £35bn on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group until “at least April 2022” and receive £140m compensation
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Local authority fund shifts £500m into low-carbon index tracker
Swansea Council’s £2.1bn pension fund wants to reduce its exposure to carbon-intensive companies and fossil fuel investments by up to 50% by 2022
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Top 400 Asset Managers: AUM grows 1% amid market volatility
BlackRock retains number one spot but six of top 10 managers reported a lower AUM figure than last year in IPE’s annual survey
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BlackRock cites auto-enrolment, UK’s NEST as model for French reform
Asset manager sets out a host of recommendations for pension saving reforms contained in the Pacte law, including auto-enrolment and pensions dashboards
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Ilmarinen backs BlackRock US ESG exchange-traded fund with €750m
Finnish pension insurer co-developed the ETF as part of a shift towards responsible investments in its €47bn portfolio
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Dutch retail sector scheme divests 500 firms for ESG reasons
Detailhandel partners with FTSE Russell for new index, halving carbon footprint and fossil fuel stocks exposure
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AP1 picks managers to run €4.3bn in global emerging market equities
Swedish state pension buffer fund releases 14-strong list after May 2018 tender
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Tribunal rejects Lloyds bid to sack manager from £100bn mandate
Decision will delay transfer of assets to BlackRock and Schroders, and creation of UK wealth management business
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Regulators set up climate risk monitoring committee
FCA, PRA and 15 financial services companies to meet three times a year to lead the regulatory approach to climate change
