All IPE articles in July 2022 (online) – Page 3
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UK pensions minister Guy Opperman returns to post
‘Agreed to help DWP navigate the next few weeks, while we decide the appointment of a new Prime Minister,’ says Opperman
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NewsKENFO bets on cash, short-term bonds to withstand high inflation
It also gears portfolio strategically towards a balanced asset and risk structure to strengthen the ability to face crises
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Norwegian FSA sees positive pensions solvency effect from higher rates
Pension fund solvency ratios rise to 187% in this year’s Q1 from 179% at end 2021
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Dutch physiotherapist scheme goes passive with custom-made ESG benchmark
The fund has swapped €400m in fund investments for a passively managed ESG mandate
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ESG roundup: New guide unveiled to assist schemes tackle global deforestation
Plus: MSCI ESG research shows greater concentration in ownership of corporations; BNP Paribas outlines 2025 strategic ambitions
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NewsCometa changes voting policy to engage on social aspects of listed companies
The fund has also imposed on asset managers a more challenging sustainability score, rewarding those demonstrating a rigorous approach to sustainable investing
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West Yorkshire Pension Fund to use derivatives ESG risk framework
Framework will be used to build an ESG-aware derivatives overlay as fund gradually builds its portfolio of illiquid, alternative assets
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NewsAsset managers now clearer about environmental, social voting policies
US index giants BlackRock and Vanguard have lower environment, social focus than do major European managers, study finds
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Danish FSA tells Industriens Pension to consider adding more PE staff
Watchdog hands out official orders to correct private equity management procedures, as part of wider focus on the way pension funds handle the asset class
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PGGM, Alecta sign €2.1bn credit risk sharing deal with German bank
The transaction on a portfolio of corporate loans shifts 20% of default risk to the two pension investors
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Migros Pensionskasse cuts CO2 footprint to reach 2030 target
The scheme adopted a Paris Aligned Benchmark to its foreign equity portfolio
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Dutch IBM fund hedges inflation risk completely
The scheme also plans to start investing in green bonds
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NewsUK pension fund awards Isio £1.5bn in actuarial, advisory, admin mandate
The appointment follows a competitive selection process
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AP7 co-files Tesla resolution on workers’ rights
‘Tesla must also have confidence that the company has effective human capital management systems,’ says Nia Impact Capital in proposal
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Whitbread Group Pension Fund completes £680m buy-in with Standard Life
‘Pensioner buy-ins continue to offer a fantastic opportunity to lock down risk over time,’ says Standard Life
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NewsAP4 hit by 12.6% investment loss amid unanticipated ‘extreme scenario’
‘The spring of 2022 will have an obvious place in the history books,’ says CEO Ekvall
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British Steel picks LGIM for DB scheme, in-house team to transfer
LGIM and Legal & General Retail Investments already manage and insure just under 40% of the scheme’s assets
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Sampension pushes on with inflation-linked bonds, real assets build up
Danish pension fund uses perceived mispricing, systematic rebalancing tactics to add extra returns
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NewsBorder to Coast commits final investments in first £5.7bn private markets programme
In total, the programme invested into 61 funds and made three co-investments
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People moves: Ros Altmann takes on role at Capita Pension Solutions
Capita Pension Solutions, PIC, BlackRock, Phoenix Group, Liontrust, Partners Group, Credit Suisse, Club Vita, Impax, LaSalle, GAM, Redington, Actis, ISSB
