Investor Strategy – Page 50
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AP1 divests from nuclear weapons, tobacco and fossil fuels
Swedish buffer fund is second to announce divestments this month following new investment guidelines
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AP4 adds nuclear weapons, oil sands to investment blacklist
Fund nets SEK3bn from sales of companies including Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed Martin
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NewsPGGM and Shell assess joint bid for green energy firm Eneco
Players aim at expanding sustainable energy products and services across Northwest Europe
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Trio of Dutch asset managers launch joint private equity platform
Achmea IM, Blue Sky Group and SPF Beheer aim to cut costs in half for pension fund clients via co-investments
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Investors ‘must research equity overlays’ as demand soars: Bfinance
Asset owners began shift to explicit equity protection in 2018, but consultancy warns of complications
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Campaign group to challenge government power over LGPS investments
Palestine Solidarity Campaign wins right to appeal a UK court ruling that could restrict public sector funds’ ability to divest from companies on ethical grounds
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Asset Class ReportsInstitutional investors to hasten exit from public markets in 2019
Large-scale poll sees pension funds boosting private assets, with a focus on private equity and real estate
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€1.3bn engineering scheme outsources fixed income to BMO
Portfolio worth €600m outsourced following 2017 decision to retain independence
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Sampension completes office sale to JØP/DIP
JØP/DIP partnership seeks to increase property portfolio by 50% in next few years
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NewsInvestors ‘too risk averse’ on challenging executive pay – report
Companies and investors wary of impact of cutting exec pay to potentially more socially acceptable levels
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2019 Outlook: Preparing for the downside, part 2
IPE analyses fixed income outlooks from JP Morgan Asset Management, Janus Henderson, Fidelity, and Pictet
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Joseph Mariathasan: ESG investing – beyond virtue signalling
UK supermarket chain Iceland’s high-profile ban on palm oil may not be the best route to cleaning up supply chains
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2019 Outlook: Preparing for the downside, part 1
IPE analyses investment outlooks from investment firms including DWS, BlackRock, SSGA, and Invesco.
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Wellcome Trust warns on private equity after stellar returns
UK charitable foundation nets 50% gains from co-investments and 32% from venture capital
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PGGM to invest €880m in specialist reinsurer
Joint venture with RenaissanceRe targets US property
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Church of England calls for ExxonMobil greenhouse gas disclosure
Church Commissioners, New York State, CalPERS and others push for greater emissions disclosure from oil giant
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Man Group ESG framework to exclude coal, tobacco from funds
Listed asset manager implements exclusion list as part of a firm-wide ESG framework for portfolio managers
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Switzerland proposes 5% venture capital allowance for pension funds
Government aims to promote institutional investment in domestic start-ups but some are unconvinced
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IPE Conference: How Ireland’s sovereign fund will invest from 2019
Eugene O’Callaghan, director of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, tells delegates of the €9bn fund’s new strategy
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NewsLocal authority scheme adopts £700m equity protection strategy
Tower Hamlets appoints Schroders as it seeks to lock in gains for half its total portfolio
