All articles by Gail Moss – Page 33
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News
UK Coal wind-down will not increase PPF liabilities
Lifeboat fund says it expects to be ‘no worse off’ from managed closure of firm than if sponsor had been liquidated last year
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NewsUK local authority funds can divest tobacco shares, advisory board told
Legal opinion says divestment on ESG grounds possible if is no ’material financial detriment’ to fund exists
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Blackrock, Royal Mail, Towers Watson, F&C, State Street, RBC, Stone Drum
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News
Emphasis on governance improves returns at leading Spanish pension funds
Survey by Towers Watson shows correlation between set pre-determined investment targets, risk management and outperformance
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NewsAP4 backs Japanese, European engagement funds
Swedish buffer fund commits to two GO Investment Partners vehicles aiming to increase company value by imporving governance
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Features
Can small still be beautiful?
Despite the well-documented benefits of consolidation, there are still thousands of pension funds with assets under €1bn. Given that most of them cannot gain scale efficiencies, what can they do to make the best of their situation?
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Church of England scheme signs £100m buy-in deal with Prudential
Church Workers Pension Fund agrees partial buy-in deal for just over £100m
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APG to become intermediated participant on BondMatch
Dutch giant cites fixed income trading, liquidity issues due to regulatory environment
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Aviva Staff Pension Scheme completes largest ever longevity deal
Longevity risk in pension fund transferred to three reinsurers
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OECD warns of overspending at Norwegian oil fund
Spending down income from national pension fund hampering much-needed reforms, OECD says
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Special Report
Europe’s Pension Consultants: Are fees wasted?
After a recent academic paper raised serious questions about consultants’ competence in manager selection, Gail Moss talks to the industry about the nuances of the research and the defence of their practices
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Features
Hot topics
IPE’s overview of the main regulatory and legislative developments affecting workplace pensions in key European countries
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News
KLP tops league for Norwegian public sector pension returns
Company posts best value-adjusted returns in public sector for fifth consecutive year
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NewsListed equities drive record earnings at Sweden's AP4
Buffer fund cites active management, large allocation to publicly quoted equities
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NewsSwedish buffer fund AP1 shows continued strong returns
Fund works to further integrate sustainability factors into investment analysis
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Swedish institutionals take dim view of Volkswagen's Scania bid
AMF, AP4 suggest bid fails to consider company’s true long-term value
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Portuguese Parliament OKs government's pension reform plans
State to make cuts to occupational pensions system, raise retirement age
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NewsRisk management growing in importance for institutionals – study
More than 80% of investors expect risk management to play greater role in investment decision process
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Investors will not engage with AIFMD by December 2015, fund managers say
Two-thirds of respondents to Northern Trust survey see Directive merely as compliance exercise
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Norway's KLP calls for Yara chairman to resign over corruption scandal
Local government pension fund cites concerns over company’s governance
