All IPE articles in April 2018 (online) – Page 2
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ATP plots more direct investments as returns stall
Danish pensions giant recorded 1% loss in Q1 after stellar gains in 2017
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Kingfisher insures £200m in deal with PIC
£4bn pension scheme of building supplies group has now insured more than 10% of its liabilities
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Dollar hedge boosts PFZW’s 2017 investment return
Healthcare scheme gains on equities and infrastructure but loses on fixed income, listed property
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Brexit: Regulators urge co-operation to avoid ‘cliff edge’
The European Commission and the UK regulator have called for greater co-operation between the UK and the EU to prevent a possible “cliff edge” that could jeopardise the financial services sector across Europe. In a speech on Tuesday to the City of London, Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission’s vice-president responsible ...
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Asset management roundup: Ashburton partners with Fidelity on multi-asset [updated]
Also: Managers’ digital strategies ‘fragmented’; Link partners with software company for private equity
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Finnish roundup: Veritas merges with Pensions-Alandia
Plus: Artificial intelligence project “can predict who will take ill-health retirement”
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Alecta anchors first close of emerging markets impact fund
Fund allows investors to invest alongside Dutch development bank in three key areas
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Dutch pension funds lay out aims for three-year ALM studies
Consultants asked to assess risk attitudes, climate change, inflation and ‘premium funding’
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Netherlands, UK take opposite views on small pension pots
Dutch rules will allow automatic transfer of small pensions, but UK minister says now is ‘not the right time’
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Irish pension liabilities hit 167% of GDP
Data from Central Statistics Office says figure compares favourably to the UK
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Allianz ‘still to agree price of investment research’ under MiFID II
Early signs suggest sell-side and buy-side firms are still in ‘price discovery’ stage for investment research
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ESG roundup: GPIF, World Bank report on fixed income ‘constraints’
Plus: NN IP partners with ChinaAMC; Cambridge Associates’ client ESG assets shoot up
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Managers have three months to guard against no-deal Brexit
If trade talks between the UK and the European Union collapse, experts warn there could be a scramble for Irish fund registrations
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Swiss investors diversify insurance-linked portfolios after difficult 2017
Significant losses experienced in 2017 from concentrated hurricane risk
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UK roundup: Brunel launches first tenders; FCA warns over pref shares
LGPS pool seeks managers for £1.8bn across UK equity and lo-vol strategies
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Swiss accounting body warns on pension fund audit quality
Ongoing independent oversight needed, says federal body
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BlackRock: Regulators should set corporate governance rules
Management of dual class share offerings should not be tasked to index providers, world’s largest asset manager argues
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Solvency requirements ‘encourage investment in risky equities’
Quant managers from Robeco argue for a more nuanced approach to assessment of equity risk
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Accounting regulator cuts pension scheme levy, warns of future rises
FRC says its voluntary levy on pension funds and insurers could increase over the next three years
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Freedom of choice ‘could cost companies £25bn’, consultant warns
Xafinity Punter Southall warns accounting bill from at-retirement freedoms introduced in 2015