All IPE articles in April 2021 (online) – Page 5
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BlackRock, Temasek form VC, PE decarbonisation partnership
BlackRock CEO says patient, well-managed capital needed to scale transformational innovation
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DB insurer PIC expands private debt exposure with US allocation
Insurer says new mandate will ‘help trustees more easily secure the pensions of scheme members’
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Italy roundup: Priamo awards €200m global bond mandate to Payden & Rygel
Plus: Fondapi seeks alternative investment proposals; Arco, Laborfonds, Pegaso’s real economy project; Alifond’s garantito mandate, Solidarietà Veneto’s performance
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Dutch pension fund wins court case against Booking.com
The verdict could mean the Amsterdam-headquartered travel company will be forced to join Reiswerk, the pension fund for the travel sector
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Varma invests €200m in BlackRock US ‘transition readiness’ ETF
Finnish pension insurer was only European anchor investor in the €1bn-plus NYSE launch
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Ameriprise Financial to buy BMO EMEA asset management arm
Acquisition will give Columbia Threadneedle ‘substantial presence in European institutional market’
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Feri Trust adjusts allocation strategy to SFDR rules
The firm has recently signed a partnership with ESG Screen 17, a data provider combining ESG data with the UN’s SDGs
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PRI launches new three-year strategy, drops purpose statement
Board cites concerns about ‘mission drift’ and annouces plan to consult with signatories on mission statement
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Swedish pension system ‘significantly better than reputation’, says Alecta
Sweden’s largest pension fund says new analysis shows pension income have risen to 75% of people’s working incomes
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Analysis
Analysis: Pension funds embark on SFDR implementation journey
IPE analysis across four key EU pension jurisdictions finds uncertainty about the final detailed rules underpinning the anti-greenwashing regulation
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Norway SWF to cut number of stocks by 25-30%, shedding smallest
Finance ministry sets out 2021 white paper on Norwegian Government Pension Fund
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UK pension funds seek judicial review of inflation measure reform
BT, Ford and Marks & Spencer pension schemes believe ’far-reaching implications not fully considered’
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Aon sees pension guarantees disappearing from German market
Consultancy calls for politicians to do more to support a move away from pension guarantees
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Spanish funds end 2020 on upswing with 1.5% return
Q4 figures brought the average annualised return for Spanish occupational funds to 2.54% for the five-year period
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IPD warns Danish green bonds must align with EU standard
Pensions and insurance lobby chief says bonds could otherwise be unattractive to investors
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Alecta plans to step up big-ticket investments in unlisted equity
Sweden’s largest pension provider has huge scope in allocation policy to expand unlisted, but progress depends on opportunities available
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People moves: Elo finds new CEO in Veritas chief Pettersson
Elo, Veritas, SPMS, IHS Markit, Federated Hermes, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, ABP, UBS Asset Management
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Investment consultants endorse impact investing principles for pensions
Principles were developed by the Impact Investing Institute in partnership with Pensions for Purpose
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UUK floats ‘difficult’ USS covenant requests, new DB/DC balance
Staff union accuses employer body of proposing ‘unnecessary and damaging cuts’
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NBIM revises strategy, builds in Tangen’s focus on mental toughness
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s new 2021-22 plan is about fine-tuning, says CEO