Markets – Page 110
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NewsSwiss corporate schemes record all-time-high funding ratio in Q1
Pension assets continued to grow in the first quarter of this year with a positive return of almost 4%
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German DAX firms see rise in pension liabilities, says Aon
The discount rate for DAX 30 companies fell further last year to 0.77% from 1.10% in 2019
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NewsNorth Rhine-Westphalia pension funds take up new infra quota
Pension funds can now include a 5% opening clause and a further 5% with an extended opening clause on top of the 35% threshold
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NewsSwiss roundup: equities, real estate drive APK’s returns in 2020
Plus: Allianz Suisse cuts conversion rates; PG Impact Investments’ climate strategy; University of Zurich’s Pensionskassen investment delegation survey
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APG increases focus on Dutch investments
‘The current climate is especially suited for active investors’
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Feri Trust adjusts allocation strategy to SFDR rules
The firm has recently signed a partnership with ESG Screen 17, a data provider combining ESG data with the UN’s SDGs
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Portuguese funds claw back COVID-19 losses with 2.3% return for 2020
2020 saw ‘huge’ interest in hedging interest rate risk
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NewsDACH roundup: Allianz buys Aviva’s pension business in Poland
Plus: Swiss life cuts conversion rate; Swisscanto’s Pensionskassen survey; CDU/CSU association on changing the pension system
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NewsHayfin sees record deployment via direct lending strategy
Investors include the UK’s Staffordshire Pension Fund and the North East Scotland Pension Fund
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Greensill-Credit Suisse case unlikely to harm Swiss pension funds
Greensill case offers Pensionkassse opportunity to critically question the process to select investments and periodically review processes for illiquid investments
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Allianz Global Investors: looking at social impact investing post COVID
‘Exclusion is an issue that has evolved over time. It continues to be raised bringing challenges for investors’
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UK asset manager body sets out key asks for government’s green bonds
’Government may wish to consider application of EU taxonomy’s ‘do no significant harm’ principle,’ IA says
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German finance ministry plans interest rate cuts to pension products
The ministry is convinced the adjustment will contribute to the long-term stability of life insurers
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DACH pension funds prepare for potential inflation hike
SBB expects inflation to rise over the next one to two years but to a limited extent, while interest rates will level off at a slightly higher level than today
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DAX firms top outlook with €9.9bn returns on pension assets
Pension liabilities and pension assets of DAX firms decreased last year by 1.8% and 3.9% to €409bn and €266bn, respectively
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Scope takes over Euler Hermes Rating
Euler Hermes Rating has renamed as Scope Hamburg following the takeover
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NewsIFRS Foundation urged to address materiality in sustainability reporting
IFRSs focus on financial materiality and treat information as material if leaving out of an entity’s financial statements would influence investors’ decisions
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NewsDutch pension funds return an average 10.2% for 2020
Pension funds made the best returns on their interest rate hedges, as interest rates dropped to record lows over the year
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NewsSwiss roundup: PKBS excludes fossil fuels from investments
Plus: 2020 annual returns for Solothurn and Vaud cantons; Reform for the first pillar system approved
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NewsRailway company Deutsche Bahn sets €1.1bn aside for pension liabilities
Plus: German actuaries call for lower guarantees (again…); IFA, Union Investment study on inflation-returns link
