All IPE articles in February 2019 (online) – Page 5
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Local government pool launches private equity platform targeting £2bn
2018-19 vintage vehicle raises money from five LGPS funds to invest in pooled private equity funds and direct assets
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Norway’s sovereign fund pulls plug on ESG managers to cut costs
GPFG’s manager grapples with new issues in low-carbon transition
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NEST looks to add global corporate bonds to growing portfolio
Tender launched for DC master trust’s first allocation to global investment grade bonds
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Chart of the Week: UK asset managers target £15trn AUM
The Investment Association wants the UK to be a ‘world class economic forum… to attract the world’s most significant investors’
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ATP’s geared portfolio dives 9% in last quarter of 2018
Leverage reaches 334% by year end for Danish fund’s investment segment
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Swiss pension fund seeks passive managers for domestic, global equities
Investor plans to allocate roughly €88m each to Swiss and global passive equity mandates
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Interview: Mats Langensjö weighs options for Sweden’s giant AP7
Default fund in Premium Pension System under scrutiny after record growth
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EU bodies agree extension of derivatives clearing waiver
Pension funds to be exempt for another two years with possibility of two more one-year extensions
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People moves: SEB taps €59bn pension provider’s investment boss for CEO
SEB Investment Management, AMF, Mercer, Redington, Robeco, XPS Pensions Group, Morningstar, Universal-Investment, Morgan Stanley
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Unions slam Dutch government’s pension reform plans
Employers have urged unions to return to negotiating table but strike action is planned
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Germany’s Metallrente lowers interest on members’ assets
BRSG reforms have boosted pension fund membership, says metal industry pension provider’s managing director
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European pension tracking service ‘to start within two years’
First link expected to be established between Belgian and Dutch data banks
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UK government seeks to open up illiquid assets to DC funds
DWP proposes illiquids allocation reporting and consolidation review duties, plus charge cap calculation addition
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UK roundup: Pfizer subsidiary agrees £158m buy-in deal
Plus: Apollo agrees further funding arrangements with RPC schemes; JP Morgan invests in Smart Pension
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Ex-fund manager fined over IPO misconduct [updated]
Paul Stephany attempted to persuade other managers to lower prices of IPOs, according to the FCA
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Asset owners ‘should push for strategy, fee innovation’ at hedge funds
Hedge funds too focused on tangential issues, says Willis Towers Watson
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Swiss lawmakers reject variable pension payouts
Parliamentary commission says pension providers cannot alter benefit payments to ease funding pressure
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Australia: Onus on trustee duties as Royal Commission reports findings
Australia’s top banks on the hook for majority of measures recommended by Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne
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S&P upping transparency in credit rating agency ESG ‘race to the top’
Credit rating agency making its ESG analysis more transparent, as per PRI recommendations
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Consolidation: Simplify benefits to aid transfers, say experts
UK government ‘has not gone far enough’ to protect members’ interests in proposed rules for commercial DB consolidators