All Equities articles – Page 31
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FeaturesIPE 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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Features
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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NewsNOW: 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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NewsDutch 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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NewsActive 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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NewsNegative 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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NewsBorder 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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NewsATP 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
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Asset Class ReportsUS Equities: Challenges for US active managers
Active managers are grappling with several key themes as they deal with a concentrated market until recently buoyed by stimulus
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Asset Class ReportsActivist investors: Muscular stewardship
New types of activist investor are attracting support from long-term asset owners, particularly on environmental and social topics
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Opinion Pieces
Notes from the Nordics: GPFG brought into politics
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) is a phenomenon – the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund owned by a population of just 5.3m, accounting for a sixth of all SWF assets and the owner of 1.5% of all listed equities.
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News£485m seed investment for London CIV global alpha ‘Paris-aligned’ fund
The active equity fund will be managed by Baillie Gifford
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NewsNorway’s SWF stands back from looming shareholder battle for Exxon
Largest proxy voting firm advises clients to vote for rebels
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ATP invests in Danish medical diagnostics firm, hoping for IPO
Danish pension fund invests in unlisted tech firm MedTrace, participating in DKK180m equity injection
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Norway SWF pushes for more independence on Japanese boards
Proposals for sharpening up Japanese corporate governance code draw comment from Oslo
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Norway’s domestic SWF sells NOK23bn equities in ‘challenging’ rebalance
Folketrydgfondet carries out biggest asset rebalancing since financial crisis, as shares produce 7.5% Q1 return
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APG and E Fund explore outside investment for China A-shares
Strategy has returned more than 10 percentage points above benchmark annually since inception in 2017
