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NewsAPG pension fund scales back investment risk in run-up to DC switch
The fund is the first Dutch pension scheme to publish detailed plans about its investment strategy in the new DC system
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NewsBVK joins Allianz, BlackRock and others in WIN-Initiative for start-up investments
The WIN-Initiative comes as German institutional investors opted to allocate €600bn in funds abroad over the past 10 years
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NewsAP2 posts 5.9% annual return after year of changes, cost-cutting
Swedish pensions buffer fund switched strategy for better return ‘using a more dynamic and efficient approach’
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NewsCurrency hedging can be big liquidity drain for UK schemes, says Railpen
‘Currency hedging can be a big risk to a portfolio’ says John Greaves
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NewsTesco Pension Scheme to outsource investment management to Schroders
The transfer of its investment portfolio management to Schroders will be completed before the end of 2024
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NewsPFZW divests all but seven oil and gas companies
Dutch social care sector pension fund offloads final tranche of 310 oil and gas holdings worth €2.8bn
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NewsCredit Suisse aligns pension plans to UBS pension fund
Realignment of both pension schemes takes effect in 2027, with a potential merger in sight
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NewsScottish Widows Master Trust appoints Isio as investment adviser
Isio will advise on default design, asset allocation, manager selection and risk management for Scottish Widows Master Trust
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NewsCometa boosts guarantees for members in ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Asset manager Generali will beef up fixed income investments as a result
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NewsAlecta turns back on Lars Rohde; picks Carina Åkerström as chair instead
Swedish pensions giant criticises former Danish central bank governor’s lack of disclosure after wooing him as ‘high-calibre’
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NewsUBS/Credit Suisse lose market share in Swiss asset management
Market opens up with Zürcher Kantonalbank as latest to expand services for pension funds and institutional investors in French-speaking Switzerland
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NewsNorway’s SWF returns 16% in 2023, but underperforms index
GPFG’s unlisted real estate suffers 12.4% loss, as property management drags overall relative return into negative territory
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NewsPenSam picks S&P Dow Jones Indices to tailor climate-focused index
Danish pension fund CIO says carbon budget indices, plus customisation, let fund ‘achieve our climate objectives in a credible way’
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NewsPublica makes first infrastructure investment as part of strategic shift
The fund is pursuing a four-year plan to put the new strategy in place
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NewsWhat does Thames Water’s valuation dip mean for UK pension funds?
Earlier this month USS cut the value of its investment in Thames Water from £956m to £364.4m
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NewsUnisys pension schemes complete buy-in with Standard life
£300m bulk annuity purchase will secure the benefits of 2,400 members
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NewsDanish pension funds supply €300m mezzanine in €4bn H2 Green Steel fundraising
PKA, Pensam, Lærernes, Akademiker contibute to construction of world’s first large-scale green steel plant via co-owned AIP Management
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NewsSolidarietà Veneto picks new managers for ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Replacement of Generali Investments triggered by interest rate environment offering new investment opportunities
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NewsP+ divests 10 Chinese stocks on solar cell forced labour risk
“Solar cell production is one of the industries where the risk of links to forced labour is very high,” says pension fund’s responsible investments chief
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NewsSweden’s Folksam, KPA invest €35m in Skåne green bond
Most of investment taken up by municipal pension fund subsidiary KPA, which lauds hospital financing
