Latest News from IPE – Page 451
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Funds invested in illiquid assets are ‘built on a lie’: Mark Carney [updated]
Bank of England governor warns of ‘potential developing systemic issue’ regarding funds promising daily liquidity while investing in illiquid markets
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NewsNBIM brings Rio Tinto, Walmart back into sovereign fund’s universe
SWF revokes exclusions for list of major stocks also including Rio Tinto, Walmart, General Dynamics and Nutrien
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ESMA consults on short-termism in financial markets
Answers to questionnaire will inform watchdog’s report to the European Commission and feed into sustainable finance work
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C&A scheme reduces equities to protect financial position
The €1.4bn pension fund also raised its interest rate hedge position from 50% to 60% of liabilities, and divested from an 8.1% allocation to hedge funds
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Mats Langensjö unveils new advice partnership with Arkwright
Swedish pensions expert says his new company will focus on strategy, platform design and pensions for asset owners and managers
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AP Pension launches sustainable pension product
Danish provider says the product supports UN Sustainable Development Goals and will invest in green bonds
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NewsUK asset managers target DC schemes with long-term investing fund structure
The Investment Association wants to create a vehicle for long-term and illiquid asset investing suitable for DC pension schemes
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NewsAMF makes first direct forestry investment with €1bn deal
Deal covers 317,000 hectares of Swedish forestland and includes 15-year supply contract
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NewsItalian pension fund seeks up to 17 managers to run €4bn
Service sector pension fund re-tenders entire asset base and seeks risk overlay manager
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Swiss pension vehicles secure greater investment flexibility
New rules coming into effect in August will expand investment foundations’ opportunities, including higher equity allocations and access to alternative assets
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Regulator voices ‘real concerns’ over small DC schemes
Charles Counsell comments on consolidation, defined contribution and risk management in his first speech after taking over as chief executive of the UK’s Pensions Regulator
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Dutch sector fears delay in finalising pensions agreement
Large majority of conference attendees expect that a deadline of December 2020 for fleshing out this month’s pensions agreement will not be met
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NewsAP1, AP4 say draft rules on illiquid assets must go further
Swedish state pension buffer funds call for increased flexibility around alternative investments, despite new rules in effect since 1 January
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PWRI voted top pension fund in the Netherlands
The €9bn pension scheme for disabled workers took home the top prize at Pensioen Pro’s annual awards last week
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€28bn nuclear decommissioning fund adopts new MSCI climate indices
Energy giant EDF says it believes in ‘enabling transition to a low carbon economy’ and plans to allocate to assets benchmarked to MSCI’s third range of climate-related indices
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Market recoveries prompt 2.2% Q1 return for Spanish funds
Alternative asset classes boost returns after difficult end to 2018, according to Mercer and Inverco stats
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Italian, UK institutional investors back private debt funds
Italian banking sector pension fund and others join European Investment Fund in backing Anthilia BIT III; Merseyside LGPS fund invests £30m with Funding Circle
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Dutch pension system ‘in peril if interest rates remain low’, says minister
The government plans to address how low interest rates have affected the capital-funded system in a forthcoming ‘road map’ for pensions reform
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NewsDanish ‘wise men’ call for expansion of pension reform plans
Four academics have said a planned pension commission should have its remit expanded to address a number of issues within Denmark’s pension system
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University staff threaten to boycott Cambridge college over USS withdrawal
Withdrawal from multi-employer scheme for the higher education sector will cost 2% of Trinity College’s assets; USS plays down impact on funding and covenant
