Latest News from IPE – Page 98
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NewsNSK and Menzies funds drive £569m in additional buy-ins for UK market
The deal for Menzies’ DB scheme included dovetailing with a secondary market sale of an illiquid asset
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NewsGreater Manchester Pension Fund adopts pass-through voting
GMPF can now uniformly apply its voting policy across both segregated and pooled funds, allowing it to directly influence decisions on critical issues
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NewsATP tells portfolio firms it prefers fewer key CSRD data points
Danish pensions giant sends letter to investee companies giving guidance on the new EU green reporting it expects from them
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NewsBlackRock to acquire private markets data provider Preqin
Deal marks strategic expansion of asset manager’s Aladdin tech business into fast-growing private markets data segment
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NewsAt retirement DC phase lagging on sustainability, says Barnett Waddingham
Consultancy also reports big gap in 2023 returns between worst and best DC providers, led primarily by strategic asset allocation
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NewsL&G sets up private markets fund for defined contribution members
The fund seeks to capture the illiquidity premium in asset classes including private equity, real estate, private credit and infrastructure
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NewsPGGM to hire 30 women to improve gender balance
The pledge is part of the pension asset manager signing the CFA Institute’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Code
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NewsSwiss occupational scheme tenders up to CHF1.2bn in bond mandates
The searches are for emerging market debt and US high yield bonds, considering both active and passive options
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NewsPFA hails 27% gain on domestic equity portfolio, cites stock picking
Danish pensions heavyweight describes its level of home bias as ‘strong’
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NewsPensionsEurope pushes for changes to credit ratings reg amendments
Key variables, data sources, key assumptions, modelling, and quantitative techniques are crucial elements in determining the accuracy of the final ratings
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NewsTNFD sees 30% increase in recommendation adopters
The Taskforce also announced the launch of additional guidance covering real economy sectors, for financial institutions, and on value chain
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NewsUK trustee boards show robust governance frameworks – survey
WTW’s latest trustee governance survey shows that only 1% of participating UK schemes expect significant changes to comply with General Code
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NewsSwiss cabinet calls for dismissal of pension funds’ cost-transparency motion
Existing rules already guarantee a high level of transparency, the government says
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NewsCassa Forense urges tax cuts to boost domestic investments
A ‘reward’ in the form of a lower levy should come from parliament and government for pension funds managing assets invested in Italy, says scheme’s president
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NewsEIOPA: European occupational pensions sector ‘remains resilient’
… but still sensitive to monetary policy developments
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NewsRolls-Royce & Bentley Pension Fund inks £880m buy-in
The buy-in included novation of the scheme’s existing longevity swap with Standard Life
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NewsHöchster Pensionskasse VVaG targets direct bond investments, avoids real estate
The pension fund expects real estate valuations to fall in 2024, which could impact dividends from indirect real estate investments
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NewsEthos launches first SFRD 9 fund with Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Fund managers will focus on companies whose products, services, or behaviour are in line with values set out in the Ethos Foundation Charter
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NewsNestlé pension fund launches new investment strategy
Under the new strategy, the scheme is reducing its exposure to real estate by 2 percentage points, while increasing its allocation to parallel bonds and listed equities
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NewsNBIM opts for talks with Bolloré despite own council’s divestment advice
Companies should have policies to respect human rights in supply chains as well as own operations, says Norwegian sovereign wealth fund manager
