All Asset Allocation articles – Page 8
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PGGM says ‘very few’ oil and gas firms have climate strategies to save them from divestment
Dutch healthcare scheme has already exited 192 companies
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Nestlé pension fund considers private equity impact investments top priority
It will also establish a climate risk-management framework for investment opportunities that will be integrated in its sustainable investment policy
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USS reduces carbon emission intensity by 21% but warns more needs to be done
‘The government and regulators have a huge part to play here, not least by ensuring a predictable, transparent, and stable regulatory environment,’ says Innes McKeand
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BASF Pensionskasse tweaks allocation, increasing bonds and private equity
The scheme made new investments in its three bond funds totalling €438m
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Swedish roundup: AP7 tender; Folksam, KPA, Skandia and Länsförsäkringar returns
Premium pension default provider seeks internal audit services
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AMF posts 4.4% first-half return and says it can continue to broaden portfolio
Swedish blue-collar pension fund reports gains from listed equities, fixed income and alternatives between January and June
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Germany’s BVV to boost bond investments
The pension fund is also planning to slightly increase allocations to infrastructure by 0.7% this year
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Germany’s KENFO plans slight increase in illiquid assets
The fund took tactical measures to cushion losses in 2022 that stood at the end of the year at -12.2%
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Höchster Pensionskasse ups loan investments as interest rates rise
It recorded net returns on invested assets of 3.10% last year, outperforming the forecast given in the previous year’s report
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Nordic roundup: Industriens posts 3.3% in H1, Sampension sees weaker H2
Sampension CIO says second half of 2023 could well be weaker than the first, as market positivity overblown
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LGPS funds should retain autonomy over asset allocation, says pensions industry
External directives ‘may backfire’ and lead to ‘poorer outcomes’ for scheme members and sponsoring employees, says Hymans Robertson
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Sovereign investors reshape portfolios after year of negative returns
Sovereign investors are now more resolute than ever in their ambitions to fund the energy transition
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LD Pensions’ returns grow in June, but it warns of slowing economic growth
Danish pension fund manager reports 5.5% first-half return for Holiday Allowance Fund
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Bayer Pensionskasse prioritises fixed income high credit rating allocation
Following an ALM study last autumn, the scheme has adjusted its strategic asset allocation
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AP7 takes first direct private equity step and plans to pick GPs for long term
Per Olofsson, acting CIO, gives IPE the low-down on the Swedish pension fund’s journey into new asset classes
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German doctors’ pension scheme builds up directly-held bond portfolio
The pension fund recorded positive returns of 3.3% last year on assets invested, despite losses in bond and equity markets
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Danish pension funds recoup seventh of 2022 losses by end of May
Velliv warns it could take up to five years to iron out last year’s pension losses
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Lothian scheme commits to infrastructure with 13.4% allocation
The value of unquoted private equity, infrastructure, timber and secured loan investments at 31 March 2023 stood at £1.7bn
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German church pension fund pivots to private debt in new strategy
The scheme is also reviewing its overlay mandates for equities and currencies
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Italy: Casse di Previdenza roll with the punches
Italian industry-wide pension funds fail to attract new members, with potentially serious long-term consequences