Latest News from IPE – Page 18
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NewsPeople moves: AkademikerPension names new head of global equities
AkademikerPension, AllianzGI, Gresham House Ventures, IPCC, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) and People’s Partnership, Swedish Pensions Agency, SH Pension
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NewsGerman national standardisation body awards first OCIO mandate to Berenberg, Lurse
DIN awards first outsourced chief investment officer mandate to Berenberg and Lurse
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NewsAMF tight-lipped on possible overhaul as equities leaders change
Hernander joins Swedish occupational pension fund as head of foreign equities in October, as equities chief Oscarsson leaves
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NewsTELA warns domestic investing bias harmful for Finnish pension fund returns
Pensions alliance TELA speaks out in face of pressure for earnings-related pension funds to support domestic economy
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NewsObituary: Antonio Nardacci - chairman of Fondoposte
The pensions world has been shocked by the death of Antonio Nardacci, chairman of Fondoposte
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NewsABB Plan completes £700m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures the benefits of more than 4,450 pensioner members and over 2,900 deferred members.
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NewsWTW urges for revisions to legislation on occupational pensions in Germany
The provisions on auto-enrolment in the draft bill in particular fall short, according to WTW specialists
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NewsUK body proposes guidelines for identifying credible transition finance
Entities will not need to have a 2050 public net-zero target to be able to count as credibly transitioning
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NewsDeutsche Telekom’s pension liabilities fall by €1bn in H1
Pension assets, meanwhile, were up, at €7.2bn
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NewsNorwegian SWF tightens scrutiny around Israel assets, divests more
Finance minister Stoltenberg satisfied with response from NBIM and Council on Ethics after Bet Shemesh scandal
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NewsLGPS schemes support climate tech VC firm’s second fund
The fundraising included contributions from Strathclyde, Islington and East Riding pension funds
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NewsDutch medical specialists scheme devises new fossil fuel investment policy
SPMS wants oil and gas companies to invest at least 20% of their annual capex in renewable energy projects to be eligible for investment
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NewsNorway’s FSA to probe including hybrid pensions in one-pot DC accounts
Finance ministry considering whether pensions-gathering scheme – ‘egen pensjonskonto’ – should also be introduced for hybrid, part-DB, pensions
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NewsBorder to Coast recruiting for senior roles to deliver on 2030 strategy
Last year, the investment pool’s headcount increased by 12%, growing to 176 as at March this year
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NewsUK risk transfer market expects lower volumes but higher transaction numbers
While small transactions have been gaining momentum, there have also been a significant number of large transactions so far this year
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NewsGerman education union enrols in DC pensions for schools, universities
GEW will participate in existing social partner models on the condition that employers pay at least half of contributions
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NewsElo acts to protect solvency amid choppy markets
Finnish pension insurers Elo and Varma returned 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively, in the first half of the year
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NewsRemainder of ACCESS member funds choose LGPS Central as preferred pooling partner
All of ACCESS member funds have now declared their preferred pooling partner
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NewsLGPS industry urges staggered rollout of ‘Access and Fairness’ reforms
The consultation explored proposals to improve equality of access to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales
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NewsIlmarinen profits from bonds in first half, and tops Keva’s flat return
Municipal pensions giant Keva blames “devaluation of dollar’ for its narrow overall investment loss
