All IPE articles in January 2019 (online)
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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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ABP introduces ‘temporary’ average salary for MoD staff
Decision follows confusion caused by contradictory court rulings on move from final salary to average salary arrangements
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NewsNetherlands raises pension fund fines to €500,000
‘Basis amount’ raised from €10,000 for schemes that breach prudent person rules
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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 2
IPE analyses fixed income outlooks from JP Morgan Asset Management, Janus Henderson, Fidelity, and Pictet
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Turkey acts to address auto-enrolment opt outs
New rules aim to reduce the high proportion of workers opting out of retirement savings
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Equity slump increases chances of cuts at Dutch schemes
Funding down by 4 percentage points to 104% on average in December, as UK also experiences declines
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AnalysisAnalysis: First estimates of UK equality ruling costs emerge
Equalising guaranteed minimum pensions estimated to cost between 0.2% and 1.7% of liabilities, according to early company estimates
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP completes nuclear, tobacco divestments
Plus: Unions threaten strike action over pension demands; Retail and food sector schemes raise premiums to boost funding
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NewsPensions Infrastructure Platform appoints new chief exec
Mike Weston exits after four years at the helm of the asset owner-backed infrastructure specialist
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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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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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€1.3bn engineering scheme outsources fixed income to BMO
Portfolio worth €600m outsourced following 2017 decision to retain independence
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NewsUK roundup: Volatility wipes out 2018 DB funding gains
Also: Whitbread to pass on £380m sale proceeds to pension fund after sale of coffee chain
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New USS valuation could slash deficit, ‘notably’ lower contributions
Pension scheme seeks employer views on 31 March 2018 valuation, including raising retirement age
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ABP gains €700m from tobacco, nuclear arms divestment
Civil service scheme attributes profit to good timing of sales as equity markets rose over summer
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AP funds blacklist cannabis companies on UN convention grounds
Aurora Cannabis, Canopy Growth and Aphria excluded by Swedish buffer funds
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NewsFitch launches ESG credit rating ‘relevance’ scores
Data published to enable investors to ‘agree or disagree’ with impact of ESG issues on credit ratings
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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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Dutch military unions lodge appeal against abolishing final salary plan
Civil service pension fund ABP still to decide whether to appeal against verdict in separate court case
