All Manager Selection articles
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InterviewsSwedish funds agency chief: ‘We can’t afford not to be good’
As FTN completes first tender award, executive director Erik Fransson talks about the need for internal cooperation and the pressure on the organisation to get things right
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NewsSwedish funds agency gives peek at terms of next tender
Nordic equities mandates will have tracking error limit of 4% against category benchmark, FTN reveals, but still gives no date for upcoming tender
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Special ReportManager selection: Solving the pension liquidity puzzle
Advisers and fiduciary managers are working as hard as ever to meet the liquidity needs of pension funds
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Special ReportRound table: Manager selection priorities for 2024
IPE asked eight manager research business leaders: what will be the three most important topics or trends in manager selection over the next 12 months and beyond?
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NewsSwedish funds lobby slams procurement agency’s ‘rigid criteria’
Lobby bemoans reduction of European equity fund range to six from 22, but FTN says 92% of assets were already placed in just six funds
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NewsFTN tender winner AMF calls process ‘tough but rewarding’
Swedbank Robur says mandate award shows its fund also attractive in an international context
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NewsSwedish funds agency unveils first tender results, most winners are Nordic
Abrdn and JPMorgan are only two non-Nordic asset managers out of six successful bidders for SEK11bn of European equity provision
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NewsSwedish funds agency extends deadline of second tender duo by a week
New authority procuring funds for premium pension system reacts to unexpected changes in tender documentation
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NewsSweden launches €5bn premium pension tender for global, European index funds
Swedish Fund Selection Agency sets 18 April deadline for its second tender
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NewsSwedish funds agency flags €2bn Nordic equity tenders as next in line
Existing category to be split into two – mid-large-cap and small-cap – for the reformed premium pension platform
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NewsLGPS Central seeks sterling investment grade credit manager via IPE Quest
The UK investment pool is expected to funded the mandate in mid-2024 with a total value of around £600m
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NewsSweden’s FTN picks Inalytics as one of its equity selection tools
Premium pension platform agency manager has appointed the UK behavioural analysis provider to supply decision analytics
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NewsLD picks BankInvest for listed alternatives, citing quant, factor-based approach
Danish pension fund manager “pleasantly surprised” by volume of extremely high quality offers received
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NewsMonte dei Paschi scheme starts manager selection for private markets investment
The pension fund will invest €135m in infrastructure, real estate and private debt AIFs
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NewsFondo Pegaso adopts ESG index in latest manager selection tenders
The index takes into account key aspects including asset managers’ governance, corporate culture, and their commitment towards sustainability goals
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NewsSwedish funds agency to announce winners of first tender end Q1 2024
As the 5 October deadline passes, new premium pension procurement body starts evaluating tenders
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NewsHuman rights abuses often dealbreakers for PE managers, AP6 finds
Uptake of the UN’s guiding principles on business and human rights is not widespread in the sector, according to Swedish national pension fund’s deep dive
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NewsVarma poll shows nearly all its managers share its responsibility policy
Finnish pensions insurer finds half of firms it outsources investment to link remuneration to ESG outcomes
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NewsSwedish funds agency hires Ström as first dedicated comms chief
Premium pension funds procurement agency, facing considerable asset manager communications task, recruits former national journalist as to help with “market dialogue”
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NewsLate tweaks to Swedish funds agency tender terms bring further delay
Bid deadline for first tender for restyled premium pension platform now pushed back to 5 October
