Manager Selection
In-depth reporting on the subject of asset manager selection for our pension fund and asset management readers by IPE’s award-winning journalists - plus, manager selection special reports
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NewsFondo Pensione Pegaso appoints four managers to oversee €600m mandate
The fund has awarded mandates to PIMCO, AXA Investment Managers, Generali Investments, and Amundi
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NewsFondo Gomma Plastica awards €712m to Anima in multi-asset reshuffle
The fund reassigned assets previously managed under multi-asset mandates with AXA IM and Groupama, consolidating them with Anima
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NewsFonchim picks managers for €2.71bn in mandates
Most asset managers accepting mandate renewals agreed to slight fee reductions, says pension fund
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NewsFrance’s FRR appoints duo for €1.4bn fixed income mandates
AXA Investment Managers and Ostrum Asset Management were selected
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NewsSwedish agency reveals specs for this autumn’s €11bn tech funds procurement
FTN says it will invite tenders for global active technology equity funds in late September, early October at the earliest
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NewsPME picks Candriam to manage European equity portfolio
Candriam will manage a concentrated equity portfolio initially worth €1.5bn, which is half of the €57bn fund’s existing allocation to European equities
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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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NewsFTN invites tenders for SEK46bn active Swedish, European small-cap funds
Swedish Fund Selection Agency reveals subsequent procurement will be for IT, communication sector funds
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NewsSwedish tender for €4.5bn small-cap mandates
Manager search covers actively managed funds in national framework
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NewsACCESS Pool picks managers for US, European senior secured direct lending mandates
LGPS pool also set to establish an FCA-authorised fund management company
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NewsState Street loses £28bn of The People’s Pension’s assets to Amundi and Invesco
State Street has previously managed all of the master trust’s assets worth £32bn
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NewsCompenswiss fears US retaliation if State Street is stripped of custodian mandate
‘There is a risk that the US could retaliate against Switzerland,’ says Eric Breval, Compenswiss director
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NewsHandelsbanken, Nordea win new mandates for Swedish premium pensions
Swedish FTN reveals winners in award of Nordic equity fund mandates, including two funds new to the platform
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NewsAsset owners spell out climate stewardship expectations of asset managers
Joint statement authored by UK asset owners aims to ‘empower’ asset managers to raise climate stewardship bar
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NewsNEST takes 10% stake in Australia’s IFM with £5bn private markets commitment
UK’s NEST joins 16 Aussie super funds, taking 10% ownership stake in IFM’s holding company
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NewsFTN expects errors and ambiguities in tender processes to lessen over time
Swedish premium pension procurement agency says goal is to maximise accurately completed tenders, which is best for the industry
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NewsSwedish funds lobby bemoans late changes, as FTN extends deadline again
Swedish Fund Selection Agency pushes deadline for active global equity tender back for second time, citing ‘ambiguities’ in the RFP
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NewsSwedish, European small caps to be next group for premium pension tenders
Swedish agency firms up running order of 2025 procurements plan; extends deadline for active global equity tender currently under way
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Let’s talk about responsible investment due diligence
Eilidh Wagstaff, senior specialist for multi-asset in the Principles for Responsible Investment’s (PRI) investor guidance team, takes stock of what’s working and what isn’t in responsible investment due diligence
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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
