All articles by IPE Staff – Page 6
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NewsNationwide Pension Fund completes £1.7bn UK longevity risk transaction
Plus: DWP publishes review of pension transfer regulations; NEST reappoints TCS for admin services
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NewsClimate Bonds Initiative ambitious about climate resilience finance
Plus: Fidelity International launches ESG tool for members; Zoological Society of London launches biodiversity guide for pensions industry
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NewsESG roundup: Impact Cubed launches Smart ESG portfolio engine
Plus: IIGCC’s bondholder climate stewardship guidance; Novata sets up private markets’ ESG benchmark collection; Rabobank blacklists Teva Pharmaceuticals
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NewsAsset management leaders remain upbeat despite a torrid 2022
European institutional AUM fell by a fifth in 2022. Global institutional assets were down 16%
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NewsUK roundup: New Airways pension fund reappoints PwC as trustee
Plus: AEAT pension case highlights gaps in members’ complaints route; Cambridge University scheme picks Redington for advice
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NewsPeople moves: Heribert Karch joins Avida International’s advisory board
AXA IM, RBC BlueBay, Barnett Waddingham, Just Group, LOIM, WTW, DWS, Fulcrum, L&G, Avida International, JP Morgan
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NewsLGPS funds allocate £455m to Osmosis’s core equity strategy
Osmosis will build the strategies, while UBS Asset Management will act as investment manager, under the current LGPS Framework for Passive Investment Management Services
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NewsPeople moves: SEI Investments names new chief
Aviva, AXA IM, Isio, MaPS, SEI, Lumera, Skandia, PFA, AP Pension, Formuepleje, Church of England
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NewsPeople moves: APG Asset Management appoints chief finance & risk officer
Broadstone, Aon, Manulife, SSP, AP2, AP7, APG
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NewsPeople moves: LGPS Central picks head of stewardship
Pacific Asset Management, LGPS Central, Aon, ZEDRA, IFM Investors, Fidelity International, DWS, LD Pensions, FTN, Schroders, VGV, aba, Allianz
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NewsPeople moves: BT Pension Scheme to replace chair of trustees
Aegon, AXA IM, LGIM, William Blair, K3 Advisory, BTPS, Insight Investment, Industriens Pension, LV, Broadstone, BaFin
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NewsEIOPA’s risk dashboard shows macro and market risks as insurers' top concerns
Risks related to the macroeconomic environment continue to be the most relevant for the insurance sector
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NewsMarket must refocus on inflation, says Spanish insurer MAPFRE
‘Low growth is doing less social damage than inflation,’ says Alberto Matellán
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NewsPeople moves: Man Group appoints new CEO
ThomasLloyd, Nedgroup Investments, Neuberger Berman, Folketrygdfondet, Vasakronan, IIMI, Man Group
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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
