Investor Strategy – Page 23
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PFA backs local SMEs, stowing €13.4m in ‘different’ private equity fund
Pensions provider says fund acts as partner to firms, and typically takes smaller stakes
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NewsSwiss Pensionskasse to align equity, bond portfolios with ESG indices
PKBS is considering impact investments through green or social bonds
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PBU plans DKK11.6bn more climate investments by 2030, AUM permitting
Danish labour-market pension fund pledges to reduce portfolio CO2 by 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030
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Dutch pension fund investments in mortgages surge
Pension funds have swapped part of their government bond portfolios for housing loans
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KLP cracks down on nuclear weapons, sells off €131m shares, bonds
Norway’s main municipal pensions provider blacklists 14 companies on controversial weapons grounds, including Raytheon and Rolls Royce
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AnalysisAnalysis: Nordic pension funds see soft landing for inflation, but remain wary
AP1 expects opportunities to arise, while Oslo PF chief has ‘never been so concerned’
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Brunel Pension Partnership moves £3bn of passive funds to PAB
Wiltshire Pension Fund announces pathway towards the goal of net-zero investments by 2050
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FeaturesSaudi Arabia at the crossroads
As the liberal democracies of the world resign themselves to dealing with the aftermath of the US pull-out from Afghanistan, they face the fact that, as former UK prime minister Tony Blair stated recently, “despite the decline in terrorist attacks, Islamism, both the ideology and the violence, is a first-order security threat”.
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Swedish pension firms AMF, Folksam invest billions in Volvo Cars’ IPO
Pensions duo convert preference shares and add new investment; AMF becomes carmaker’s biggest Swedish minority shareholder
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ATP announces €27bn of green investments by 2030, steps up goals
Danish pensions giant announced it is stepping up climate ambitions; half of pledged investments to be made in next three years, says CEO
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Velliv tightens coal and oil sands tolerance, drops DKK250m shares
Danish pension provider also divests 25 oil and gas ‘worst-in-class’ companies
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Border to Coast set to launch £1.3bn listed alternatives fund
New fund scheduled to launch in early 2022
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NewsATP’s Q3 investment returns dip from record Q2; steps up gearing
Danish pensions giant reports huge gains on inflation-linked instruments so far this year, almost making up for bond losses
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NewsIrcantec sets 2030 deadline for non-1.5°C-aligned oil and gas holdings
French public sector scheme also tightening coal exclusion criteria, upping allocation to energy transition investments
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NewsSwedish lobby calls on politicians to boost green pensions investments
Investments can only be greener if society as a whole becomes greener, says Insurance Sweden
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NewsSlim gain for Norway’s SWF in Q3, despite NOK52bn withdrawal
Weaker krone and returns on property, FI, narrowly save GPFG from shrinking in July-Sept
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Sweden’s AP funds to rethink ethics council as Howchin departs
Review now needed with sustainability, responsible investment looming larger in Swedish buffer funds’ processes and generally, say funds
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AMF pumps €20m into unlisted Swedish airline set for carbon neutrality
Swedish pensions major adds to rapid growth of unlisted portfolio, via new share issue of BRA
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ATP ditches €800m US HY exposure to buy €1bn green corporate bonds
Danish pensions giant says shift to green bonds within investment portfolio is part of future-proofing efforts
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Alecta regrets lack of talk around voting decisions in COVID year
Swedish pension fund CEO says increased foreign ownership may challenge Nordic corporate governance model
