All Covid-19 articles – Page 7
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Minister pledges more climate change action for UK pensions sector
UK pensions minister Guy Opperman addressed the industry on climate change and the Pension Schemes Bill
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How the Howden Joinery pension fund navigated the global pandemic
The UK building supplies company had just signed off on a new long-term strategy when the pandemic hit
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PPF: Redeveloped long-term risk model will enable ‘step-change’
Annual report also reveals COVID-19-triggered reserves, funding ratio slumps
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Sharp rebound in Q2 for Spanish pension funds
The median return from April to June was 5.2%, with some funds achieving around 9%, and no funds reporting negative returns
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Opinion Pieces
No need to panic
The global economic discussion has focused on assessing what damage COVID-19-related lockdowns have caused, and more recently on questioning the speed and strength of the recovery.
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Debt: EM future remains uncertain
The durability of the recovery of emerging markets in recent months remain unclear
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Features
Sharing Economy: Think impact, build a legacy
As the world adjusts to COVID-19, amid the uncertainties and dangers that lie ahead, there should still be time to dream of a better world.
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Debt: Covid delivers a booster shot
The pandemic has reinforced the view that ESG-compliant businesses are better able to cope with market shocks
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Features
Briefing: Growth beyond COVID
The outlook for institutional investors may be gloomy, with the global economy in recession and interest rates stuck at extremely low levels.
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Interviews
On the Record: Investing in the time of COVID-19
We asked three institutions how they are working to tackle the pandemic, from an investment and organisational perspective
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Features
Ahead of the curve: COVID-19 and short-termism: finding the right balance
Finding a way to meet short-term needs without compromising long-term strategy has never been easy for businesses. The radical uncertainty introduced by COVID-19 has made the task much harder.
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Higher risks to retirement security need coordinated effort: report
Natixis CEO: “Crises we are experiencing today will have long-range implications for global retirement security.”
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PPF drops multi-year levy approach given COVID-19 uncertainty
Flags possible ‘substantial’ effects of COVID-19 on levy scores for 2022/23 payment period
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Pandemic could slash Swedish pensions, warns Skandia
Pension provider says pandemic risks reducing future pensions by several thousand kronor per month
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Outsourced trading to soar as asset managers adapt to post-pandemic world
As technology, transparency and service convenience increases, outsourcing is becoming more widely adopted to support core hedge fund strategies
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Tough choice for Swiss cabinet on interest rate for 2nd pillar pensions
BVG-Kommission has recommended the minimum interest rate for occupational pensions drops from the current 1% to 0.75%
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Austrian funds see AUM Q2 recovery of 7.4%
Sustainable funds saw assets grow by 16.6% in Q2 to €12.4bn
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Adding to financial thinking
Peter Kraneveld applies statistical theory to COVID-19 and concludes that investors should start thinking about events that have no mean regression
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Lower life expectancy lifts Dutch funding ratios by 2%
Funds with a young population are being affected more than more mature schemes
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Swedish economic resilience hits Kåpan’s foreign returns in H1
Pension fund for Sweden’s government employees reports 1.4% January-June investment loss