All IPE articles in January 2017 (online) – Page 2
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BaFin to curtail German pension funds' alternatives allocations
Changes to German investment regulations may increase minimum bond rating requirements
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Think tank calls for UK long-term investment vehicles
New investment vehicles seen as easier way of achieving scale for long-term investment than merging pension funds
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Switzerland: All-time high in alternatives allocation
Statistics show larger funds produced better returns in 2016
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Major European investors back France green bond ‘milestone’
Dutch pension managers buy €967m, while ERAFP and Ircantec join big French crowd
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Time to review currency hedges given volatility, say consultants
Big movements in major currencies could be a chance to look again at hedges – but don’t try to time the market
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Banden en Wielen replaces MN with Kempen as fiduciary
MN contract ends after eight years but decision was not due to client dissatisfaction
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Norway’s oil fund lifts exclusion as Raytheon exits cluster bombs
Sovereign wealth fund revokes ethical exclusion of US firm after 12 years
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Wednesday people roundup
RPMI Railpen, Standard Life Investments, Candriam, AP3, SEB Markets, GMO, QMA, Cambridge Associates, Aon Hewitt, Xerox, TISA, Robeco, HSBC Securities Services
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PKA sees early fruits of new business push with 1,800-member deal
Denmark’s fourth largest pension fund wins contract from chiropodists’ association
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Charge cap reshaping diversified growth fund landscape
UK rules on total DC charges have ushered in a significant shift towards low-cost diversified growth funds
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Pension Corp, BlackRock team up to fund UK social housing
Insurer and asset manager invest £275m in debt issued by Manchester housing group
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French pension reserve fund awards private placement mandates
Mandates are part of €600m allocation to domestic private debt
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Belgian pension funds generate 5.7% in 2016
Lobbying organisation calls on government to reject the financial transaction tax for pension funds
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Danish roundup: MP Pension, Pædagogernes Pension
Academics and teachers enjoyed strong returns from their pension funds in 2016
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Mandate roundup: FRR, ERAFP, Nutreco, SPT
French reserve fund appoints new ESG managers while civil service fund adds climate change researchers
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UK roundup: Hymans Robertson, British Steel, Alcatel-Lucent, PIC
Inaccurate longevity data has potentially added £25bn (€29.1bn) to pension deficits; British Steel Pension Scheme rejects ambitious rescue plan
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Sweden’s pensions group agrees gender equality plan
Pension transfers between partners to become simpler
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Dutch schemes 'falling short' on implementing diversity
No more than 55% of pension funds have a female trustee, says monitoring committee
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Willis Towers Watson to require gender data from fund managers
Consultancy may also assess flexible working arrangements
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Pension funds’ liquidity problems are getting worse, says Northern Trust
Knowing how liquid portfolios might be at any given point is said to be critical for asset owners