Mandates
In-depth reporting on investment mandates for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: German church employees fund cuts European equity
Allocates instead to Chinese equities with mandate awarded to Fullgoal Asset Management
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NewsSweden’s FTN hopeful about re-launched green analysis tender
Failings around European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) were behind many rejections in cancelled procurement
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NewsFondenergia appoints Azimut for global equity as new strategy takes effect
The new strategy also involves an increase in the equity allocation of the €1bn ‘Dinamico’ sub-fund by around seven percentage points
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NewsUK plumbing pension fund picks WTW for outsourced chief investment officer
WTW was selected for its ability to tailor a solution that balances resilience with long-term value creation, says fund’s trustee chair
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NewsGermany’s KZVK appoints Fullgoal to manage Chinese equities mandate
The pension fund allocates 8.52% of its assets to Asia, but targets an allocation of 10-25%
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NewsFondo Byblos cuts equity exposure, eyes private markets
Managers appointed include AXA IM, Groupama, AllianzGI, Payden & Rygel and Eurizon Capital
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NewsUK fiduciary management AUM hits £272bn as mandate sizes grow
Quantum Advisory’s latest report shows a decline in the number of mandates seeking high returns
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NewsIntesa Sanpaolo pension fund awards €700m in tail-risk mandates
The tail-risk mandates are part of the scheme’s broader strategy to weather ‘deeply uncertain’ macroeconomic environment in 2025
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NewsFondo Espero appoints Schroders, Amundi for ‘Crescita’ sub-fund
The €1.5bn Italian pension fund for school employees has also selected Eurizon Capital for a tail risk hedge mandate
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NewsVan Lanschot Kempen creates £100m private markets portfolio for DB scheme
The mandate is structured to provide the pension fund with access to Van Lanschot Kempen’s capabilities in private equity and infrastructure
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NewsLegal opinion finds worry over liability risks from climate plans is ‘overstated’
The IFRS Foundation this week published guidance on transition plan disclosures to support ISSB reporting
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NewsFondoposte picks asset managers to oversee €1.4bn
The pension fund’s assets will be split between four investment compartments, aligning portfolio strategies more closely with members’ risk profiles and time horizons
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NewsDanish architects’ pension fund to push climate agenda harder at Sampension
External probe into alternative providers concludes no strong reason for PAD to quit current partner Sampension
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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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NewsItalian fund overhauls strategy, awards €1.6bn in mandates
Latest round of manager appointments follows a broader decision by BCC CRA to diversify portfolios via new ‘specialist and balanced world mandates’
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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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NewsFondenergia seeks manager as it boosts equities investment
The move is part of a broader strategy to offer members a life cycle approach
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NewsERAFP launches €3bn foreign currency hedging tender
The renewal tender comes after the French pension fund last month activitated its standby manager
