All Equities articles – Page 15
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London pension fund swaps investment for greener solution
This decision further excludes fossil fuel extraction companies from the scheme’s portfolio
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AMF says H1’s 8.5% return boosts conditions for shift to unlisted
Swedish blue-collar pension fund sees January-June group profit lifted by discount rate changes
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USS helps TPG Rise Climate to $5.4bn first close for inaugural fund
Investor base includes participation from multinational companies
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Italy roundup: Alifond awards mandates for ‘bilanciato’ sub-fund
Plus: Priamo picks Link Institutional Advisory as financial adviser
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Alecta says its work on fixed income and alternatives helped lift H1 return
DB product returns 7.7% in January-June; DC produces 12.4%, Swedish pension fund reports
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Industriens makes 25% on private equity in H1, as US venture funds shine
Danish labour-market pension fund produces 8.2% return on portfolio overall in January-June 2021
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Danish pension CIOs positive on markets after 11-13% H1 top returns
PFA CIO positive about H2 market prospects, Danica CIO “moderately positive”
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Alecta plans focused talks with 20 portfolios firms on net-zero goals
Swedish pensions heavyweight publishes its 2025 interim climate goals
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Swiss pension fund tenders $300-700m small-cap mandate via Quest
Investor currently has a clear focus on a quant approach
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Research: Stewardship is key to the ‘S’ pillar
Simon Klein and Amin Rajan show the reliance of social-related passive funds on equities
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IPE Quest Expectations Indicator - August 2021
The next wave of COVID-19 has come to pass earlier than expected, largely due to new variants. The UK is hard hit, being sensitive to variants Alpha, Beta and Delta. The EU is next in line, with the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark in the forefront and Delta playing a leading role, but other member states are right behind. There is no sign of the next wave in the US yet, but it is sensitive to the variants Gamma and possibly Alpha, which plays a role in Canada.
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NOW: Pensions’ strategy to invest 50% in sustainable bonds, equities
Committed to reach net zero by 2050, with an interim target of 2030
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Dutch insurer seeks managers for small-cap equity
Plus: Discovery search for global EM fixed income
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AP7 blacklists two Chinese stocks for environment misdeeds
Latest exclusions brings Swedish pension fund’s total blacklist to 86 companies
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LGPS Central plans £1bn sustainable equities investment
The pool will set up three investment strategies – Broad, Thematic and Targeted –as sub-funds
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Active management of public equities bolsters Church’s 10.4% return
The Church’s active fund management approach helped maintain its funding despite last year’s uncertainty that hit some financial markets
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Negative factor strategy return for ING scheme
The ING pension fund is sticking with is factor strategy for now but it will start hedging its liabilities in real terms instead of nominal terms
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AP funds, ATP, AMF in Swedish green battery firm’s $2.75bn placement
Major Nordic pension funds put more equity into Northvolt, alongside OMERS, Goldman Sachs and VW
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Border to Coast seeks additional managers for UK listed equity fund
Up to two managers, with a strong focus on quality and value investing, may be appointed for a £500m mandate
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ATP creates new unit to invest €807m in domestic direct equity
ATP Long Term Danish Equity kicks off with IT, MedTech, pharma and renewables firms with DKK250m-plus turnover