Investor Strategy – Page 38
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IEA notes sustainable debt issuance, energy investment ‘mismatch’
… as institutional investors renew call for agency to make a 1.5ºC warming scenario central to its influential World Energy Outlook
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InterviewsOn the record: APG - A rethink is needed
Thijs Knaap, senior strategist at APG, says the pandemic means that investment strategies need to be reconsidered
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Dimensional Fund Advisors
“Implementing the great ideas in finance for clients” is the stated mantra of Dimensional Fund Advisors’ founder and executive chairman David Booth. But at times of market stress and volatility, such as this year and in March in particular, even the most sophisticated and long-term-focused investors can question the validity of great ideas.
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NewsAP7 calls two-product plan for premium pension ‘counterproductive’
Swedish Pensions Agency finds proposed alternatives ceiling for AP7 too high
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NewsHow UK local authorities have managed the pandemic
LGPS funds have weathered the pandemic’s storm so far, but expect things to get more difficult later this year
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Netherlands roundup: Furnishing pension fund to replace Centric
Plus: Travel scheme Reiswerk to liquidate due to small size
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Jaap van Dam: Scenario thinking crucial to tackle virus impact
Thinking in scenarios is useful for establishing new policies
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NewsShell’s Dutch scheme introduces own ESG benchmark
The scheme moved 40% of its equity holdings – 22.6% of its entire portfolio at year-end – to its custom ESG benchmark
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SWFs keep risk exposure during pandemic
Investors were already either overweight cash or underweight equities before March 2020
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NewsPGB to commit €460m in US private equity through RCP
The investment, representing approximately 1.5% of its assets, will focus on the lower mid market segment
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NewsDutch metal schemes show concern over MN’s new admin system
Despite a successful test in October, no new functionality has become operational yet
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NewsPFZW: Return prospects of private markets outweigh costs
The scheme has reduced its asset management costs by 10% in the past 10 years
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NewsPGGM and Alecta to enter ‘unique’ collaboration on CRS
PGGM is to purchase 70% of each co-investment transaction, while Alecta is to participate for the remaining part
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Achmea scheme to exclude 10% of worst performing equity holdings
‘The measure will increase the risk-return ratio of our investments’
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NewsUK roundup: Oxford University to divest from fossil fuels
Plus: PPF unveils diversity & inclusion strategy
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UK roundup: Scheme for aerospace group in £160m buy-in
Plus: Sanlam selects PTL to oversee investment pathways
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Singapore’s GIC creates private asset investing framework with PGIM
‘Liquidity risk one of the most critical, but least quantified risk dimensions in portfolio construction’
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Increased credit allocation could improve schemes’ liquidity, says AXA IM
Expect equity to remain volatile with a ’significant risk of a second leg down’
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Church of England fuels ExxonMobil rebellion with open letter
It underlines the importance of governance, in the context not only of climate change, but also the collapse in demand for oil and gas
