Latest News from IPE – Page 73
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NewsFondenergia picks UBS AM to invest sub-funds assets
Credit Suisse Italy is replaced by UBS AM in Garantito’ sub-fund and government bonds (excl euro) in its ‘Bilanciato’ sub-fund
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NewsThree UK pension schemes complete buy-in transactions
Atradius Pension Scheme completed £190m buy-in with PIC; Halma Group Pension Plan and Apollo Pension and Life Assurance Plan completed £250m buy-in with Standard Life
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NewsPeople moves: Nuveen Private Capital picks head of private equity
Plus: Brown Advisory appoints sales director; MainStreet Partners names funds research director
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NewsTrump wins: US ‘looking golden’ over the long term, says GAM
Trump returning to the White House raises questions about the fate of the sustainability agenda
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NewsNext year’s Swedish FTN plan includes SEK145bn active IT equities mandates
Fund Selection Agency outlines 2025 procurement plan for four actively managed premium pension fund categories and one index-based
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NewsEU finance candidate to fight greenwashing and deepen capital markets
Maria Luís Albuquerque will provide a more detailed outline towards the end of the year
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NewsCarne research reveals booming demand for private market assets
Demand is being driven by a growing appetite for illiquid investments among UK and European DC pension schemes
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NewsInvestors fail to walk the talk on demanding diversity from managers – study
Institutional investors should look beyond headline diversity features and metrics when considering managers, says bfinance
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NewsISSB delays decision on IFRS S1 ‘connectivity’ changes
‘Most people are supportive of this direction of travel,’ says Sue Lloyd
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NewsNew initiative aims to put air pollution on investors’ sustainability agendas
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation and CCLA Investment Management are seeking input for a corporate engagement initiative
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NewsSweden’s FTN launches biggest tender yet, €17bn global active equities
Fund Selection Agency sets 16 December deadline, confirms bulk of preliminary specifications
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NewsAon takes on £3.5bn with three new clients for UK OCIO service
And Mercer announces completion of acquisition of Cardano
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NewsWHEB urges investors to be honest about unsuccessful corporate engagement
Report observes a tendency for many investors to take a ‘fire-and-forget’ approach to engagement
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NewsIncreasing lump sum withdrawals weaken pension system, says Publica
Capital withdrawals upon retirement are becoming increasingly important throughout Switzerland
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NewsSweden’s AP buffer funds criticise government proposals to merge them
AP1, AP2 argue that it’s impossible to say whether restructuring should happen, since government proposals are ‘incomplete’ or have ‘decisive flaws’
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NewsFirst UK pension fund allocates to bitcoin
Adviser Cartwright says it has ‘opened the door for risk-averse pension schemes to benefit from bitcoin’s potential growth’
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NewsL&G master trust trustees make first move to analyse nature-related dependencies
The report formally recognises the links that climate change has with nature and biodiversity loss, as well as people and society.
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NewsNorwegian pension funds upbeat on start-ups investment plan
Industry association also warns of current and potential regulatory conditions standing in the way of pension fund investment in entrepreneurs
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NewsItalian schemes team up for public equity investment to bolster domestic economy
The pension fund quartet is creating a consortium for public equity allocations to benefit from tax breaks at mandate level
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NewsATP’s returns leap in Q3 despite private equity write-downs
Danish pensions giant posts 9.7% gain on investment portfolio in January-September despite massive private equity wipeout
