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NewsEuropean Parliament OKs ‘Juncker Plan’ after making amendments
MEPs alter legislation to force alternative financing for guarantee fund to protect research, transport projects
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Norwegian oil fund buys $5.9bn US industrial portfolio
Deal part of joint venture with Prologis as sovereign fund steps up attempts to boost property portfolio
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ABP commits €25m to new SME investment fund
Fund not viewed as competitor to ones recently launched by NLII, targeting 25% participation in each loan
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NewsSocial media influences investment decisions, shows research
LinkedIn key platform for financial information, Twitter continues to be shunned by asset owners according to research
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NewsPension funds score victory with BP climate change resolution
Resolution championed by investors including AP funds, NBIM and Church of England Pension Board overwhelmingly endorsed by shareholders
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Strathclyde slashes equities in shift to ‘enhanced yield’ strategies
UK’s largest LGPS moves away from 70% equity allocation to absolute return, hedge funds and debt
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NewsIPE Views: Pension funds hit by Petrobras losses must weigh legal options carefully
Eschewing class action in favour of separate suit may boost gains
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Swiss funds troubled by impact of negative 10-year bond yields
Swiss 10-year government bond yield positive if inflation forecast remains true
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AP funds targeted toy manufacturers over ’dangerous’ factories
Buffer funds engage with firms over working conditions, put Total on alert over activities in Western Sahara
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NewsSwedish roundup: Kåpan, Kyrkans Pensionskassa
Pension fund for the Swedish Church sees returns hit nearly 20%, after returns of 4.4% in 2013
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Credit risk premium ‘underestimated’ due to duration fault, says AQR [updated]
Eerroneous matching of duration between risk-free sovereign bonds and corporate bonds led to underestimation of pure credit risk-premia
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Norwegian oil fund adopts ‘broad criteria’ for climate change exclusion
Government accepts policies from independent report, will not implement sector-based divestment from oil, gas
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Trustees must make 'mental switch' on merits of PME, PMT merger
Outgoing PME director says psychological barriers only remaining obstacle to potential merger
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LGPS investment regulations should mirror private sector, says GMPF
Some LGPS investment regulations ‘too prescriptive’, according to Greater Manchester Pension Fund
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Mandate roundup: Dorset County, Wiltshire Pension Fund, Loomis Sayles
Dorset pension fund targets two managers for £480m in global active, smart-beta equity strategies
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Regulatory pressure forces Dutch scheme to consider liquidation
Pension fund cites ever-expanding administrative, financial burdens
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UK pensions reform: Replacing a nanny with a shark
Taha Lokhandwala considers how the new rules around DC decumulation might pan out in future
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Ireland's sovereign fund targets peer-to-peer lending
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund seeks to establish level of interest in fund vehicle backing peer-to-peer platform
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NEST appoints LGIM to manage single-year Gilt strategy shift
Auto-enrolment provider chooses UK asset manager for single-year Gilts, replacing cash
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NewsBank of England to run rule over asset managers' liquidity strategies
UK central bank to work with regulator to analyse asset managers’ approach to managing liquidity in stressed markets
