All IPE articles in August 2022 (online) – Page 3
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Dutch regulator’s ESG risk guidelines not feasible for small funds, says pension association
The regulator should take heed of small pension funds’ limitations to act if they breach ESG risk limits, according to the Dutch pension federation
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Sweden’s new premium pension platform hires AP1 heads to select asset managers
Majdi Chammas and Tina Rönnholm will head manager selection for the €200bn platform
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Alecta loses international real assets chief to Heimstaden
Sweden’s biggest pension fund says Heijbel was key part of its work to grow the real assets portfolio
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German DAX companies fail to fully disclose indirect emissions
Fund managers face challenges dealing with own reporting requirements
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Italian pension funds warn members against divestments during market volatility
DC funds engage in communication effort after recording negative performances
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NewsInsurers ‘stretched’ as UK pension de-risking demand rises
More than £12bn worth of bulk annuity transactions were reported in the first half of 2022, according to EY Parthenon
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NewsUK DB pension scheme funding proposal ‘risks corporate insolvencies, asset fire sales’
Consultants warn on ‘dramatic’ impact of new UK DB pension scheme funding rules as DWP proposal raises insolvency risks
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LPX launches first listed direct lending debt index
Performance benchmark is a stock index based on market prices, allowing for direct comparison with other indices
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Carney to chair Brookfield’s asset management unit
Canadian firm spins out Brookfield Asset Management to manage the firm’s $750bn assets
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Definition conundrum not a reason to ditch ESG
The difficulty of measuring ESG criteria should not be a reason to ditch the term altogether, according to the Dutch pension federation
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Boots Supplementary agrees £50m pension buy-in with L&G
L&G has provided investment management services to the plan for more than two decades
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NewsFCA issues warning to alternative investment bosses via open letter
For the UK’s status to be retained, its markets must remain clean, liquid, and orderly, letter states
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Aviva’s move into BPA market proves profitable
Aviva is already a significant writer of UK bulk annuity business, ranking in the top four in 2020
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People moves: HSBC AM appoints Douin head of Nordics institutional business
Karmali heads HSBC institutional business for Middle East and Africa
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Dutch agri fund sells lower-rated govvies
By reducing or eliminating its allocation to countries such as France and Italy, BPL Pensioen wants to prevent excessive exposure to highly indebted countries
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FTSE Russell launches sustainable investment fixed income indices
The indices are designed for investors seeking to integrate their sustainable investment strategy into their fixed income investments
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Schroders identifies persistence in private equity returns [updated]
Research by Schroders Capital finds that past performance could be more instructive for some parts of the private equity market than others
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NewsPPF 7800 Index dipped in July, but funding levels remain robust, for now
The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 schemes in the UK’s PPF 7800 index dipped in July to £254.3bn
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Unisys pension scheme picks Cardano as fiduciary manager
Cardano will provide investment advice, investment management, sustainable investing and risk management for the £1.2bn scheme
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UK makes second investment with Dutch development bank to protect forests
MFF is working to finalise a second investment in US-based Timberland Investment Group (TIG) by the end of 2022
