All IPE articles in July 2019 (online) – Page 3
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Nordic roundup: Alecta ramps up robotics ahead of 2023 ITP bid
Sweden’s biggest pension fund reports H1 results, while Denmark’s PFA puts €180m into Dutch green bonds
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Dutch schemes cut back tracker holdings to comply with ESG policy
The collective DC schemes for ING and NN plan to reduce their exposure to trackers such as exchange-traded funds in order to avoid investing in excluded companies
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French government adviser delivers pension reform recommendations
Report elaborates vision of a points-based universal system to replace the 42 schemes that form the current mandatory state-backed system
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German quartet takes stake in ESG data provider Arabesque S-Ray
Allianz X, DWS, Commerz Real and Land Hessen back quant asset manager’s proprietary technology for monitoring corporates’ ESG performance
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Biggest Dutch pension funds face imminent benefit cuts following new rules
Nearly 6m active, deferred and retired members of the Netherlands’ two largest schemes face cuts next year if funding levels fall further in 2019
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Italian pension schemes hit out at government plan for new fund
The Italian Social Security Institute wants to set up an alternative to existing second-pillar funds, but trade body Assofondipensione warns it could hurt the system
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People moves: £8bn Church Commissioners appoints head of equities [updated]
Church Commissioners, PRI, Norfund, ESMA, Fondo Espero, Stap, FRC, AFM, AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Värde Partners, Calastone
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France’s ERAFP keeps its eye on portfolio diversification
The €30bn pension fund is seeking to shift investments towards equities, private equity, real estate and infrastructure
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LGPS pool targets £10bn with private markets programme
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched a £500m private equity vehicle and a £675m infrastructure fund for its 12 LGPS clients
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CERN gains from real estate revaluations to post 1.3% 2018 return
Northern Trust’s appointment as custodian helped address an ‘operational constraint’ in real asset investments for the scientific research institute’s pension fund
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PNO Media scheme credits alts, active management for investment gains
The creative sector pension fund is the latest to see returns wiped out by currency movements due to hedging position
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PensionDanmark, Industriens return to PRI after 2013 spat
All six Danish pension funds that exited the PRI six years ago have now returned as signatories in the wake of a governance review
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Local authority fund shifts £500m into low-carbon index tracker
Swansea Council’s £2.1bn pension fund wants to reduce its exposure to carbon-intensive companies and fossil fuel investments by up to 50% by 2022
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Joseph Mariathasan: Markowitz, Friedman and the crucial debate on ESG
Should the interests of company shareholders trump those of all other stakeholders?
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Luxembourg regulator highlights hard Brexit implications for UK firms
CSSF requires notifications from financial services firms by 15 September and a further submission by the end of October in order to keep operating through a ‘hard Brexit’ scenario
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GAM completes wind-up of suspended absolute return bond funds
Investors due to receive equivalent to an “average” of 100.5% of portfolio value after a 10-month process to liquidate the CHF7.3bn fund range
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Dutch doctors’ scheme ditches commodities following review
The €11bn SPH has also cut its allocation to Chinese equities, preferring broader allocations to emerging markets
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Compenswiss tenders real estate mandate worth €50-100m via IPE Quest
Quartet of tenders sees Swiss and Nordic investors allocate to China A-shares, currency hedging and core real estate as investors continue diversification push
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MJ Hudson acquires Dutch ESG consultancy
Amsterdam-based consultancy’s clients have mainly comprised private equity fund managers and institutional investors
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Italy roundup: Industry scheme seeks managers for €1.6bn worth of mandates
Fondo Telemaco seeks private equity and private debt managers to run €105m; Solidarietà Veneto picks Groupama, Eurizon for new mandates