All IPE articles in August 2019 (online) – Page 5
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University staff warn of fresh strike action over contributions [updated]
Employers welcome proposal from USS’ Joint Negotiating Committee but union rejects higher costs for scheme members
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SEC highlights proxy voting rules, guidance amid ESG debate
SEC provides guidance to fund managers about proxy voting responsibilities and to proxy advisory firms about anti-fraud rules
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Cypriot pension chief raises concerns over €20m state investment fund
Cyprus Hotel Employees Provident Fund CEO Marinos Gialeli says minority shareholders must be protected in planned investment vehicle
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Chart of the Week: Italy’s coalition collapses – bond markets barely blink
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte quit his post this week, signalling the end of the controversial coalition government of the Five Star Movement and the Northern League
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Storebrand to bring actuarial functions in-house
Pension funds will get actuarial services directly from Storebrand from June 2020
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German treasurers increase focus on pension asset management
VDT says its focus will include in-house versus external fiduciary management, pension finance, and accounting issues
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AP3 sets sustainability goals, seeks to double green investments [updated]
Sweden’s third AP fund pledges to halve its carbon footprint by 2025 and invest €2.8bn in green bonds
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Dutch unions, employers seeking solution to avoid pension cuts
Unions and employers are attempting to come up with ways to make sure pension values can keep pace with inflation in the Netherlands’ new system
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Swiss municipal pension schemes face funding shortfalls: analysis
Pension fund for city of Lucerne has funding in excess of 100%, while Lausanne’s coverage ratio was 64.2% in 2018, according to Avenir Suisse analysis
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NewsBlackRock grows stewardship team amid scrutiny
The world’s largest asset manager has been boosting its stewardship resources amid scrutiny of its investment activities
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NewsNorway’s €944bn sovereign fund recommends shift out of European equities
GPFG could shift billions out of European stock markets and into the US and Canada if its manager’s recommendations are accepted by government
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Dutch Deliveroo workers covered by transport sector scheme, court rules
An Amsterdam court has ruled that takeaway meal delivery drivers are within the scope of the mandatory pension scheme Vervoer
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NewsATP’s bonus potential swells after €1.9bn bond gains in Q2
Danish pensions giant reins in relative risk in its €45bn investment portfolio, eyeing a possible recession on the horizon
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People moves: Janus Henderson hires quartet for global EM equities
Janus Henderson Investors, UBS, Elo, Alma Property Partners, Sampension, UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, BMO GAM, Quantum Advisory, Global Reporting Initiative
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No-deal Brexit move is ‘tantamount to pursuing recession’, strategist warns
Investors react as UK prime minister suspends parliament with just weeks to go before Brexit deadline of 31 October
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NewsFunding level at large Dutch funds reaches critical limit
The funding level of industry-wide pension funds in the Netherlands fell to an average of 96.9% in July, according to DNB, with five below the critical 94.7% level
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NewsSwiss minimum interest recommendation disappoints pension funds
Multi-stakeholder expert body recommends government set minimum accrual rate at 1%, 50 basis points higher than the level called for by Asip
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NewsNorway’s sovereign fund seeks to allocate €6.3bn to private equity
The manager of the €944bn GFPG says the move would give it longer to build up holdings in pre-IPO firms
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Folksam boss Henriksson takes Swedbank CEO role
Deputy chief Ylva Wessén will lead the SEK600bn pension and insurance provider for an interim period
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Italian funds appoint Neuberger Berman to run joint private equity mandate
Five industry-wide defined contribution schemes have joined forces to invest €216m in private equity
