All IPE articles in January 2025 (online) – Page 7
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Denmark’s PenSam boosts property portfolio
Plus: PFA Klima Plus generates high returns; NBIM pushes Council of Institutional Investors (CII) on unequal voting structures at companies
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NewsUK investment industry rules out LDI Crisis 2.0 as bond yields soar
UK 10-year Gilt yield rose to 4.93% today following increased borrowing costs from government
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Opinion PiecesThe new face of Australia’s corporate super funds
Australia has seen the number of corporate pension funds shrink significantly over the years, but recent mergers with industry funds are giving new life to the sector
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NewsBlackRock distances itself from real-economy decarbonisation efforts
Insiders say asset manager is on the brink of announcing an exit from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
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NewsCommission sustainable finance advisers release taxonomy proposals
Platform on Sustainable Finance proposes additions to scope of EU Taxonomy, including for certain metals
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NewsPensionsEurope opposes additional liquidity risk measures at EU level
Industry group responds to EIOPA draft opinion on supervision of IORPs’ liquidity risk management
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NewsPensionDanmark to ramp up equities after 17% stocks gain in 2024
Danish pension fund to increase the equity proportion particularly for younger scheme members, and postpone risk reduction starting point by five years to age 50
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NewsConcerns Danish pensions wealth leads to early retirement overblown, says IPD
New figures show proportion of people funding own early retirement remained stable over past two years, according to pensions lobby group
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NewsPGGM disbands advisory council amid row over new investment policy
The pension asset manager also tried to fire its chief economist for criticising the firm’s switch to ‘3D-investing’
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NewsCompass Group Pension Plan completes £1.5bn buy-in with Standard Life
The transaction secures the benefits of over 14,000 pensioner members and 11,000 deferred members
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NewsPreviAmbiente swaps Credit Suisse with UnipolSai in bid to cut costs
The new manager will run the scheme’s ‘Garantito’ sub-fund, worth around €350m, which invests 96% in bonds and 4% in equities
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NewsSouth Yorkshire Pensions Authority appoints Northern Trust as custodian
The appointment marks ‘significant step’ in enhancing the security of SYPA’s £11bn investment assets
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NewsPeople moves: Abdallah Nauphal to leave Insight after 20 years
Plus: Pensionskasse Rheinmetall appoints new CEO; Natixis adds to sales team in Germany
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Analysis
CEE: pension plans still not integral to employment benefits
Although the region has no tradition of employer pension responsibility, some countries are starting to see the introduction of occupational schemes
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NewsNBIM proposes cutting smaller EM stocks from SWF’s benchmark
Proposed change would excise thousands of Chinese stocks from GPFG’s €1.7trn portfolio
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NewsDanica moves closer to parent Danske Bank with new commercial strategy
CEO Kaagaard says it is ‘completely natural’ to change name to the single word ‘Danica’
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NewsSwiss pension funds see boost in returns, funding ratios in 2024
Consultancy PPCmetrics says schemes saw returns of 8.7% in 2024, while funding ratios reached a 115.5% level
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NewsCyber resiliency should be top priority for investors
Railpen and Royal London Asset Management have published new guidance for investors on cybersecurity resiliency
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NewsCSU’s plan to expand mothers’ pensions splits conservatives
According to first pillar manager Deutsche Rentenversicherung, the new Mütterrente would cost around €4.45bn per year
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NewsAsset owners challenge Shell’s LNG plans in new shareholder resolution
Brunel Pension Partnership, Greater Manchester Pension Fund and Merseyside Pension Fund are asking Shell to justify its LNG strategy
