All articles by IPE Staff – Page 15
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NewsUK travel pension fund secures £900m buy-in deal with Aviva
The buy-in and eventual buyout with Aviva will ultimately result in a better outcome for the vast majority of members
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NewsPeople moves: Cometa’s chief bows out after 26 years
Isio, Muzinich, Evenlode Investment, Dalriada Trustees, Mercer, Cometa, MSCI, Ilmarinen, Hemsö, Folksam
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NewsUK bank pension scheme in £1.6bn longevity swap deal
Plus: Repsol Sinopec completes £160m full scheme buy-in with Rothesay
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Asset Class ReportsPortfolio strategy – Fixed income
Last year ushered in a new era for global fixed income and credit markets. It was the worst, in terms of returns, for bond investors in years, but it signalled a regime change. Investors need to be prepared for structurally higher inflation and rates, as well as higher volatility. But for fixed income managers, this is an environment where value is easier to find. Our report looks at this new beginning for fixed income investors, and at how selectivity has become key in the high yield and loan markets.
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in UK (May 2023)
UK pensions are at a crucial juncture. The UK Parliament’s inquiry into the LDI crisis of September 2022 shed some light on its causes, but the debate on the role of LDI is alive and well. Meanwhile, regulators including The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority have advised pension schemes on how to make LDI strategies more resilient to shocks.
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NewsPeople moves: Robeco bolsters institutional team with trio appointment
GSG, Candriam, AXA, ICG, PFZW, Robeco, Impax, Alecta, Nordnet, Finanstilsynet, LCP
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NewsUK roundup: Brunel and NEST to vote against chair at BP AGM
Plus: Railpen-led investor group launches workforce directors guidance; Carillion completes buy-in deal with Just Group
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NewsPeople moves: Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation appoints CIO to run £1bn endowment
Universal Investment, EdenTree, Eastspring Investments, Guinness Global Investors, Redington, Gresham House, ThomasLloyd, AllianceBernstein, LifeSight, IGG, BVK, Aon, Mercer, Finanstilsynet, AMF
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NewsNet zero roundup: IIGCC publishes net zero standard for oil and gas
Plus: Amundi launches net zero strategies
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NewsInstitutional investors call on companies for cost of living support for employees
The group of 15 investors worth £2.37trn (€2.7trn) of assets under management include ACTIAM, Aviva Investors, LGIM and NEST
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NewsPeople moves: Swedish Fund Selection Agency bolsters investment due diligence unit
Partners Capital, Impax, Broadstone
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NewsBanking sector crisis increases UK scheme deficits in March, says Broadstone
Fully hedged schemes outperform half-hedged schemes for the first time since interest rates started to rise significantly last year
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NewsPeople moves: Alecta appoints Grevelius acting head of equities in major shakeup by CEO
Alecta, Robeco, Nedgroup Investments, Amundi, VBL
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Special ReportRegulation: EIOPA takes stock of IORP II
Sustainability requirements in focus as EIOPA admits cross-border ‘failure’
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NewsUK roundup: PLSA issues stewardship and voting guidelines
Plus: LCP launches Illiquid Asset Solutions Group; PASA releases dashboards guidance
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NewsPeople moves: AP1 picks new head of active ownership
UBS, RBC Bluebay, Universal Investment, AP1, Comgest, Dalriada, Hymans Robertson, ATP
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NewsUK master trust funds Schroders’ first long-term asset fund
The strategy will aim to invest across four long-term themes; climate mitigation, climate adaption, biodiversity/natural capital and social vulnerabilities
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NewsClimate roundup: There can be no net zero without climate finance, says Climate Group
Plus: Federated Hermes sets up ‘article 9’ fund with CCLA
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NewsIIGCC launches net zero infrastructure guidance for investors
The guidance includes several different ways for investors to set targets for their infrastructure assets
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NewsPeople moves: Danish chief to retire after 21 years at academic pension fund
Hymans Robertson, TPT, Aon, Franklin Templeton, Rabobank Pensioenfonds, Swedish Pensions Agency, P+, Fidelity International
