All Covid-19 articles – Page 14
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SWFs keep risk exposure during pandemic
Investors were already either overweight cash or underweight equities before March 2020
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NewsGermany yet to decide on interest rate adjustment for 2021
Investors may face a low interest rate environment for a longer period of time
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NewsUK roundup: TPR pipes up over inter-DC transfers; ‘Cross-country’ PRT deal
Plus: Co-op Pace pension fund de-risks again with Aviva in £350m deal
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Montae: ‘COVID-19 will increase pressure for local investment’
Workers in critical financial need should be given the option to take out a lump sum from their pension entitlements
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NewsSwiss pension funding levels recover after falling below 100%
Returns reached -3.9% at the end of April compared to 10.6% in 2019
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NewsUK COVID-19 toll understated, but long-term factors crucial, say consultants
‘Periods of austerity can correlate with a slowdown in life expectancy improvements’
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NewsPrivate markets roundup: bfinance sees increase in Q1 manager searches
Plus: Setter Capital survey shows managers expect a 18.5% decrease in fundraising
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AMF injects €10.8m to cash-strapped Swedish auto supplier
Lenders required capital raise as part of loan extension for pandemic-hit Haldex
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: ESG as the new normal
The recent impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak will only accelerate ESG adoption
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Value investing – bruised but not broken
The structural driver of value equity stragegies remains intact, according to the founder of Research Affiliates
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NewsInvestors embrace German green bonds plan
The government will have to ensure that proceeds from the bonds will flow only into green projects
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Norway’s new NOK50bn Government Bond Fund makes first investments
Manager of SWF’s smaller element posts 11.7% loss for Q2
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NewsInvestor groups urge regard for climate crisis in recovery planning
IIGCC, PRI and others call on G20 and others to ‘accelerate the net-zero transition’
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Germany pursues sustainable finance plan for EU presidency
Expert committee working to deliver results for government
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NewsBring forward climate investments, Danish pension chiefs urge
Pension funds ready for large investments that can help economy, say Mortensen and Polack
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NewsSweden roundup: Alecta, Skandia look beyond Q1
Alecta notes April rebound, Skandia sees Q2 as the real reveal
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FeaturesLong Term Matters: Learning from COVID-19
As the tide of the Second World War was turning in favour of the Allies, there was a ferment of discussion – initially bottom up – about how to build a better world when the war was over. While loved ones were fighting overseas and people at home were struggling with rationing and movement restrictions, some made the time to think about the future. The Bretton Woods Agreement, establishing fixed exchange rates, happened ten months before the war ended in Europe.
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AnalysisPerspective: COVID-19: Funds seek solace in the long term
COVID-19 is forcing European pension funds to put on a brave face as asset portfolios and funding ratios plummet, and regulators soften their stances.
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AnalysisPerspective: Inspired actuaries form COVID-19 rapid response group
At the onset of Europe becoming the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis, there were individuals in one profession that were keen to act as quickly as possible in response to what they saw “could well be humanity’s burning platform for change”.
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FeaturesBriefing: COVID-19 crisis shines light on private equity tech
It was five years ago that Partners Group’s disaster-recovery team began preparing for a crisis like the one that would shut down all but four of its 20 offices by the end of March.
