All IPE articles in February 2019 (online)
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NewsChart of the Week: Institutions pump money into ETFs
Allocations to exchange-traded funds grew dramatically in 2018, according to Greenwich Associates
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NewsNorway’s domestic SWF beats the market in 2018
Manager Folketrygdfondet reports 0.4% investment loss in ‘negative market’
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NewsFinnish roundup: Elo hails new business gains, VER laments 3.4% loss
State pension buffer fund VER says 2018 provided scant opportunities for hedging
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NewsFund managers expected to escape no-deal Brexit nightmare
Also: FCA publishes ‘near-final’ rules and guidance for transition to a post-Brexit world
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NewsWillis Towers Watson: Germany needs new approach to longevity data
German conference hears about statistical divergences in European longevity assumptions
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NewsPeople moves: More changes at State Street; JP Morgan hires ESG leader [updated]
State Street, JPMAM, Jupiter, Clara-Pensions, Franklin Templeton, AMX, Cambridge, Robeco, NIBC, K3, XPS, Mediolanum
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NewsUK professional trustees to face accreditation test to uphold standards
Independent trustees to be held to an increased level of scrutiny under new guidelines
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NewsPensionDanmark to put more into property, infrastructure
Slim overall returns for Danish pension fund amid “challenging market conditions”
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NewsDutch pension schemes report inflation-linked increases
UHigh funding levels mean rewards for members of Unilever, Shell and SNS Reaal schemes
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NewsNorway’s sovereign fund records €50bn investment loss for 2018
Europe’s biggest fund has recouped some of its 6.1% loss in early 2019 as markets bounced back
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: Rebuilding America’s middle class
The 2020 US presidential race has begun in earnest with a number of Democratic Party contenders
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NewsBrexit: Nordic pension funds reveal their approaches to UK assets
SPK, Veritas and Apteekkien Eläkekassa explain their approaches to political risk in the EU
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News£8.6bn public sector fund appoints managers for equity protection
Merseyside names panel of five managers to advise on risk management after equity market bull run
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NewsNetherlands roundup: PGB allocates €500m to European private equity
Also: Marine pilot scheme replaces PGGM with Blue Sky as administrator
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NewsCustodian KAS Bank embraces €188m takeover bid
Dutch custodian to become ”worldwide centre of excellence” for pension funds with additional alternatives capabilities
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NewsUK regulator rejects MiFID II sector coverage fears
Andrew Bailey says the revised directive could save investors as much as £1bn in the next five years
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NewsIORP II could make Dutch scheme accountability boards ‘redundant’
Lawyers recommend replacing accountability bodies with scheme participant councils
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NewsInterview: Independent adviser warns ESG is ‘overwhelming’ Swiss funds
Independent ethics adviser granted mandate by major occupational Swiss pension fund
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NewsFinland set to merge municipal and private pension systems
Keva says proposed completion date of 2027 is earliest possible
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NewsAP7 posts 2.8% loss but still trumps private-sector rivals
CEO Richard Gröttheim says it is as yet unclear whether 2018 was just a minor correction in equity markets
