All IPE articles in August 2023 (online) – Page 4
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NewsNorway’s GPFG gains 10% in first half, but misses benchmark
Wide losses for sovereign wealth fund’s unlisted real estate and infrastructure
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NewsLarge Dutch pension funds to support PR campaign for DC switch
ABP, PFZW and PME will support a campaign by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs to promote the switch from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions
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NewsEurofer records positive returns for sub-funds in H1
The performance was helped by decreases in inflation and the national consumer price index
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NewsDenmark’s PKA pleads not guilty in anti-competition case
Danish court hears evidence in long-running criminal case against pension fund manager PKA, around planned joint bid with Danica
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NewsPeople moves: NEST seeks to build its responsible investing expertise
NEST wants to beef up its diversity and ESG credentials
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AnalysisAnalysis: The law and ESG: there are bright spots for asset owners as well as dark ones
A long list of legal interventions in sustainable finance over the past 18 months has been making investors increasingly jittery
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NewsUK roundup: Buy-ins and buyouts reach record-breaking £20bn in H1
Volumes in the first half of 2023 are on track to be 20% higher than the previous record of £17.6bn
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NewsDanes’ life expectancy falls for second year, ATP says COVID a factor
Pensions giant says 2022 was first time in almost 30 years that Danish expected lifespans had shrunk for two years in a row
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NewsFinancial institutions failing to integrate nature and climate, warns CDP
New report says most FIs lack governance mechanisms and board-level expertise
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NewsHayfin smashes fundraising target for €6bn private credit fund
Hayfin now ‘well positioned’ to meet growing demand for private credit in Europe
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NewsPRI’s Fabian pens net zero alliances defence
Senior PRI figure says ultimate investors and investment managers play different roles
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NewsGerman doctors scheme boosts allocations to alternatives
The pension fund has increased allocations in private equity, private debt and infrastructure
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NewsVarma trounced by rival Ilmarinen in first half
Finnish pensions heavyweight reports 2.6% return in first half
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NewsGerman institutional investors slash Spezialfonds allocations
Net inflows into real estate almost halved
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NewsUK roundup: Northumbrian Water pension scheme picks Cardano as OCIO
Plus: Canada Life reports over £100m in annuity sales
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NewsUnicredit pension fund closes down alternatives sub-funds
The fund for alternative investments Effepilux Sif-Sicav fund will become a real estate Alternative Investment Fund (AIF)
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NewsPenSam stows DKK2.2bn into European buyouts via QIC
Danish occupational pension fund hands large mandate to Queensland Investment Corporation
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NewsDACH roundup: German portfolio managers lose ground
Plus: Swiss scheme to increase bond investments; BaFin strips asset management licence fom Adrealis; German pension dashboard adds three providers
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NewsVBL hands out Master KGV mandate to HSBC INKA
The asset manager will focus on asset classes including private equity, infrastructure equity, private debt
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AnalysisAnalysis: Greenwashing risk in sovereign green bonds
‘The political cycle drives much higher volatility for sovereign green bonds than corporate ones when it comes to climate credibility,’ says Ulf Erlandsson
