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NewsIlmarinen sees long-term increase in equity weighting
Third quarter overall return dips to 5.7%, as effects of crisis in Ukraine weigh on portfolio, but reforms allow mutual to boost equities exposure by third
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NEST to provide 'helpful nudges' to ethical market
UK scheme says it will hope to apply pressure to industry to grow and develop number of ethical investment options available
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VER sees equity returns boosted to nearly 10% by US, emerging markets
Finnish state fund sees quity portfolio offer strongest return, despite improved results for fixed income portfolio
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Campaign urges USS to consult membership over ethical investment
Campaign led by union, ShareAction calls for consideration of climate risk when investing assets
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NewsNordic roundup: Etera, Nordea Life & Pensions
Investment returns bounce back for Finland’s Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company
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Prudential backs Welsh hydro-power plant despite annuity market changes
Prudential, one of six insurers to commit £25bn to government infrastructure plan, provides capital for £1bn tidal-energy plant in Wales
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Near-half of German institutions to miss investment targets
Survey from Union Investment showed preference for safety to decline as dissatisfaction with returns continues
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IPE Views: 'De-carbonising’ portfolios doesn’t mitigate risk – it adds it
IPE’s Martin Steward wonders whether a habit of thought is developing that fails to recognise ‘de-carbonising’ as a risk and starts to regard it as a certainty
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Irish industry welcomes end of pension levy
Minister for finance confirms end of 0.6% levy, with second 0.15% levy set to expire in 2015, as government flags up €300m social housing PPP
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LGIM launches ‘delegated solutions’ as consultants debate market impact
L&G looks to keep assets within umbrella group with bridge offering between asset manager, bulk annuities division
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CIO at APG warns of dwindling benefits of diversification
Eduard van Gelderen cites increase in correlation among various asset classes in recent years
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Pension funds spend less than five hours a quarter on investments – survey
Aon Hewitt survey shows lack of time increasingly driving investors into arms of fiduciary managers
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University of Glasgow to divest fully from fossil fuel industry
University becomes Europe’s first to disinvest fully from companies in industry
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NewsSPK appoints infrastructure, risk premia managers following strategy change
Swedish fund for banking industry appoints manager to oversee 4% allocation to real estate
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Devon pension fund opts for multi-factor smart-beta over active mandate
Local authority fund dismisses active equity manager, tenders smart-beta mandate
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IPE Views: Boris Johnson's bonkers merger plan
The mayor of London’s proposal to merge funds for infrastructure investment shows a lack of understanding
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Infrastructure holdings drive 6% return at London Pension Fund Authority
Fund continues shift to in-house management, dropping £533m Newton IM equities mandate
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Investors urged to ignore ‘key-man departure’ as PIMCO outflows hit $23bn
Aegon analysis shows funds continue to beat benchmark performance after star managers leave
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Denmark's AP Pension boosts China exposure to 5% of equities
Labour-market pensions firm anticipates Chinese market rebound
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Features
The big picture
ECB president Draghi is certainly making a name for himself with his market-jolting, memorable speeches. In 2012, his strident call that the euro would be saved “whatever it takes” marked, or arguably triggered, Europe’s move out of its crisis. In August, Draghi made a speech in Jackson Hole that surprised many with the nature some of its statements, in particular his opining on Europe’s fiscal policy.
