Latest News from IPE – Page 34
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NewsSmart Pension commits 15% of default fund to private markets
The new commitment exceeds the 10% commitment to private markets agreed under Mansion House Accord
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NewsInvestors too vague about SFDR engagement activities, says ShareAction
ShareAction finds regulatory disclosures contrast with detailed sustainability reports
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NewsMediahuis pension fund hedges all equity risk in run-up to DC transition
The pension fund deployed a put options strategy more than 2.5 years before its planned transition to a defined contribution arrangement
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NewsERAFP launches €3bn foreign currency hedging tender
The renewal tender comes after the French pension fund last month activitated its standby manager
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NewsGerman pension buyout firm links up with Lampe Asset Management
Strategic partnership is about the management and investment of pension obligations after buyout deals
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NewsPrivate capital managers ‘emerging as strongest advocates for ESG’
In a survey, a third said they would be less vocal about their sustainable action, compared with 45% of conventional asset managers
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NewsUK businesses plan to access DB pension surplus – research
UK government estimates that total surplus within DB pension schemes stands at £160bn
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NewsSweden uses watchdog to squeeze fund fees, citing FTN pensions achievement
Ministry’s example shows procured premium pension funds cost less than a quarter of the same funds outside the platform
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NewsPrevip strips Amundi of sub-fund mandate
€3.4bn Italian multi-employer defined contribution pension fund reallocates assets to mandate co-incumbent
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NewsFinance sector claims more positive impacts on sustainability
Analysis of the first CSRD reports shows finance is most bullish on its contribution to people and planet
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NewsNordic pension funds hold off on dialling down strategic US exposure
Danish pension funds favoured European equities in Q1, central bank data shows
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NewsRailpen offloads third-party admin to Broadstone
Railpen’s third-party admin clients and employees will transfer to Broadstone
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NewsFrieslandCampina in €1.5bn buyout deal with Achmea Pension & Life
The deal covers pension assets of approximately 8,000 (former) employees of Friesland Foods and FrieslandCampina
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NewsJudge blocks PGGM from firing critical chief economist
Guy Verberne had criticised the Dutch pension asset manager’s new sustainable investment policy
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NewsAmundi, Generali, Allianz among managers to join Italy’s national strategic fund
Pension funds Enpam, Arco and Prevedi are yet to decide whether to participate in the Fondo Nazionale Strategico Indiretto
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NewsNatixis affiliates in merger to create global thematic powerhouse
The deal combines Mirova’s €32bn in assets, including €3.1bn in thematic strategies, with Thematics AM’s €3.1bn in assets spread across high-conviction themes
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NewsEU watchdog urges EC to change approach to pensions given failures
IORP II, PEPP regulation have failed to boost supplementary pensions, says European Court of Auditors
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NewsCanada’s largest pension fund drops net-zero promise
CEO says CPPIB has only changed how the pension fund communicates its net-zero commitments
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NewsEstablishment of Irish auto enrolment system ‘well underway’
Department of Social Protection advertises for CEO and board member positions, announces preferred bidders for investment management services
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NewsBaFin warns over German Pensionskassen’s heightened private markets exposure
The exposure spans commercial real estate, private equity, private debt and mezzanine financing
