Asset Managers – Page 20
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InterviewsSwedish funds agency chief: ‘We can’t afford not to be good’
As FTN completes first tender award, executive director Erik Fransson talks about the need for internal cooperation and the pressure on the organisation to get things right
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NewsAPG to cut asset management jobs as clients move to passive
Costs are a ‘recurring element’ in conversations with pension funds, says CEO Ronald Wuijster
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NewsKenfo to step up focus on managers’ climate credentials
Aegon and Phoenix among those calling for voting and engagement to have closer link with investment decisions
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NewsSwedish funds agency gives peek at terms of next tender
Nordic equities mandates will have tracking error limit of 4% against category benchmark, FTN reveals, but still gives no date for upcoming tender
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Opinion PiecesWhy General Electric’s pension management model has finally passed its prime
The late Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric for two decades until 2001, was not only a legendary businessman who grew GE’s market cap 30-fold over his tenure. He also inspired a minor revolution in pension fund management that dates back to the days of mainframe computers and telex machines.
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Special ReportManager selection: Solving the pension liquidity puzzle
Advisers and fiduciary managers are working as hard as ever to meet the liquidity needs of pension funds
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NewsSwedish funds lobby slams procurement agency’s ‘rigid criteria’
Lobby bemoans reduction of European equity fund range to six from 22, but FTN says 92% of assets were already placed in just six funds
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NewsFTN tender winner AMF calls process ‘tough but rewarding’
Swedbank Robur says mandate award shows its fund also attractive in an international context
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NewsSwedish funds agency unveils first tender results, most winners are Nordic
Abrdn and JPMorgan are only two non-Nordic asset managers out of six successful bidders for SEK11bn of European equity provision
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NewsGerman asset managers make inroads into occupational pensions
Trend towards DC plans and social partner model in SMEs opens up opportunities for money managers
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NewsEthos calls on asset managers to toughen stance on sustainability at AGMs
Asset managers’ votes on sustainability-related items on AGM agendas continue to diverge from the preferences of asset owners
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NewsSwedish funds agency extends deadline of second tender duo by a week
New authority procuring funds for premium pension system reacts to unexpected changes in tender documentation
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NewsPartners Group adds private markets royalties to investment platform
The firm is launching the industry’s first dedicated, scalable multi-sector royalty strategy
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NewsIndustriens Pension backs new Nordea AM Nordic unlisted credit fund
Danish pension fund is first investor in growth-company financing fund targeting DKK3.5bn initially
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NewsSweden launches €5bn premium pension tender for global, European index funds
Swedish Fund Selection Agency sets 18 April deadline for its second tender
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AnalysisESG mandates demand more from asset managers
Greater granularity in ESG investing is set to raise the bar for asset managers
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Opinion PiecesHow effective is your shareholder voting strategy?
F Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote that “the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function”.
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NewsClimate Action 100+ reacts to US asset manager exits
Body publishes statement and letter to signatories to point to consistency within its approach and with fiduciary duties
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AnalysisEuropean disappointment as US strife shows up in manager CA100+ exits
Repercussions for mandates may be limited but beware any European asset manager thinking about treading the same path
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NewsGerman asset managers question ESG data and rating services
BaFin is calling on ESG data and ratings providers to disclose their methods clearly and in detail
