Investor Strategy – Page 57
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BT agrees £13bn funding plan to plug pension scheme deficit
Telecoms group will pay £4.5bn in the enxt three years to improve the funding of the UK’s biggest single-employer scheme
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Pension Corp strikes £900m reinsurance deal with Prudential
Latest transaction covers 7,500 pensioners across two UK pension schemes insured by PIC
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NewsAP7 cuts gearing and adds risk-factor investments
Swedish national pension fund aims aims for 10% risk-factor allocation
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NewsSwitzerland’s CHF7bn intergenerational pension problem
Pensionskassen need more flexibility to address the annual CHF7bn cross-subsidy problem
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Norges Bank offers paths for SWF to stay invested in oil and gas stocks
Manager of Norway’s giant oil fund also reverses initial proposal to cut alternative energy providers
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NewsAllianz expands climate strategy to align with 2°C target
Strategy to be implemented across insurer’s investments and insurance business
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NewsM&A the key to asset manager survival, report says
After a bumper year in 2017, fund managers must act now to secure their long-term futures
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NewsPrivate equity investment, fundraising in Europe hit record highs
Investment reached a decade high in 2017, while fundraising is at its highest since 2008
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Public pension fund adopts equity protection for £1.2bn portfolio
Solution was deemed better way to derisk than moving away from equities
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NewsUK regulator warns insurers over illiquid assets and alternatives
Prudential Regulatory Authority says insurance companies need to understand the underlying risks of alternative debt assets
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Polish second-pillar fund returns plunge as stock market falls
9% drop in Poland’s main stock index wipes out part of 2018’s stellar investment returns
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Time to reconsider commodities allocations, consultant argues
‘Investors with passive commodity exposure may be more inclined to consider an active approach’
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Spanish pension fund returns diverge amid troubled domestic markets
Basque Country’s Geroa Pentsioak gains 10% but Pensions Caixa 30 manages just 1.8% return
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Norway’s SWF lost almost €18bn in Q1 – but still beat its benchmark
Strategic 70% equities allocation means fluctuations mainly determined by global stock markets, says CEO
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Varma warns of trade war tensions; Ilmarinen hails merger success
Finland’s top pension insurers both posted losses in Q1 but alternative investments dampened effect of weak equities
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NewsKeva CEO warns against spiralling premature retirement costs
Finland’s biggest pension fund calls 0.4% Q1 investment loss “reasonable”
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Asian investor seeks sukuk bond manager via IPE Quest
Investor tenders for $20m mandate for Islamic bonds – deadline 10 May
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Country ReportDutch transport fund to tender €25bn fiduciary management contract
Vervoer exploring new models for fiduciary management, but says it has no issues with current provider Robeco
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NewsATP plots more direct investments as returns stall
Danish pensions giant recorded 1% loss in Q1 after stellar gains in 2017
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Dollar hedge boosts PFZW’s 2017 investment return
Healthcare scheme gains on equities and infrastructure but loses on fixed income, listed property
