All coronavirus articles – Page 2
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German Spezialfonds see €3.9bn inflows for partial Q2 recovery
Insurers and pension schemes continue to be the main inflow contributors
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PGGM ups stake in joint venture with construction company BAM
Discussions initiated about increasing joint investments in infrastructure
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Veritas fears virus second wave worse for businesses; calls for testing
Smallest Finnish pension insurer reports 4.2% investment loss for H1 2020
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Swiss pension funds’ perseverance pays off in pandemic-stricken H1
Funding ratios rose to 110% at the end of H1
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APG doubles investment in European outlet centres
Via Outlets’ valuation has dropped by 4.2% since the start of the year to €1.55bn
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WTW Pensionsfonds pursues expansion with further takeovers
Total assets ballooned to €4.4bn in the 2019 fiscal year, a steep shot up from €1.1bn in 2018
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Post-COVID-19 predictions
Left and right, predictions on the post COVID-19 era are shooting by
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Strathclyde ups cash balance in case of COVID-19 interruption
Year-end cash balance was ‘unusually high’ at the Scottish local government pension scheme
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TPR: Difficult COVID-19 decisions may call for ‘conflict management advice’
CEO of UK pensions regulator sets out how DB trustees can hold ‘first line of defence’ for members
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Asset management roundup: LGIM launches secure income range for DB plans
Plus: Franklin Templeton-Legg Mason deal done; AXA IM sees potential for hybrid AGMs
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Austrian pension funds’ performance rebounds in Q2
Returns of 5.44% in Q2 2020 despite market volatility
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bfinance: satisfied investors still plan risk management changes
82% are satisfied with overall portfolio performance, with just 25% changing their strategic asset allocation in 2020
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SME research boost targeted in capital markets recovery package
EU executive arm proposes changes to several regulations and consults on MiFID II research regime rules
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NEST’s risk management plans alleviate pandemic challenges
The impact of the pandemic has also required several changes to the way NEST delivers its services
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Swiss pension funds expected to confront high equity market volatility
Funding ratios improved at the end of June to 107.9% from 105.4% in April
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Aon: DC schemes re-evaluate operation models amid pandemic
For some schemes the main focus has been on the immediate challenges COVID-19 has brought
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Sovereign investors take advantage of COVID-19 buying opportunity
SWFs aim to increase allocations to fixed income, private equity and infrastructure
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Coronavirus sees UK dividends take record beating in Q2
176 companies cancelled dividends, 30 cut them in ‘biggest hit to dividends in generations’
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German state pension remains confident for the future despite pandemic
Financial reserves decreased in the first five months of 2020, from €40.4bn in January to €36.9bn in May, but it recorded an uptick to €37.2bn in June