All IPE articles in May 2019 (online) – Page 2
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Danske Bank cashes in as Swedish pension arm sale finalised
Consortium including Sampension and Unigestion completes purchase as Danica reports strong first-quarter performance
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NewsNorwegian sovereign fund boasts €76bn Q1 gain despite currency drag
CEO Yngve Slyngstad hails best quarterly performance ever in local currency terms as Norwegian krone rises against major currencies
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Investors urge UK to act on 2050 zero emissions target advice
The UK’s business and energy secretary has pledged that the government ‘will do more’ amid grpwing investor pressure for action
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UK public pension pool allocates $60m to private equity impact fund
Allocation made on behalf of four of Brunel Pension Partnership’s local government pension scheme clients as impact investing appetite grows
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PMT ditches 27 countries from tailor-made EMD index
The €77bn Dutch metalworkers’ scheme has rolled out a new benchmark focused on sustainability in emerging market fixed income
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Falling costs and strong returns prompt KLP price cut
Norwegian municipal pension provider’s premium reduction comes as reforms threaten its near-monopoly on local authority sector
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ABP to focus on energy transition to support local economy
Civil service scheme says it has been difficult to find sufficient investment volume to allocate to domestic assets in the Netherlands
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NewsEuropean investors seek managers for €575m across equities, CTAs, credit
Five mandates tendered via IPE Quest are closing in the next few days: emerging market equities, low volatility equities, alternative credit, CTAs and convertible bonds
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KLP purges NOK3.2bn of shares as coal ban goes total
The Norwegian pension fund has reduced its coal tolerance limit to just 5% of a company’s revenue, cutting RWE, Sasol and BHP from its portfolio
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Joseph Mariathasan: Sri Lanka, radical Islam and what comes next
The tragic Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka were a surprise and a revelation to both Sri Lankans and the world at large
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Folksam greens SEK80bn foreign portfolio by halving share count
Swedish provider’s equity reshuffle has reduced the carbon footprint of the portfolio by 20%, as it cuts oil sands and coal-related companies
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People moves: Santander appoints UK pensions chief [updated]
Santander, ATP Real Estate, AP1, The Carlyle Group, PineBridge, PIMCO, Majedie, Link Asset Services, Law Debenture, Scottish Widows, Solactive
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German minister demands mandatory workplace pensions
At pension association aba’s annual conference in Bonn, politicians appear impatient for improved workplace pensions coverage
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NewsPMT board: Decision to fix contributions hurt funding levels
A 2014 decision to keep contributions fixed for five years has hurt the €77bn metal industry pension scheme’s funding position
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Engineering scheme introduces real assets portfolio, targeting €2.5bn
Dedicated allocation is to replace PME’s 1.6% alternatives portfolio, comprising forestry and infrastructure
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Church fund to vote against entire Exxon board over climate change
Church of England’s £8.3bn endowment fund joins forces with New York public pension fund to increase pressure on oil giant
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Cost transparency firm hails quartet of ‘exceptional’ asset managers [updated]
Chris Sier’s ClearGlass highlights four stand-out performers from 105 manager interactions – although another five have failed to provide data
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ESG roundup: PE manager claims record with $700m impact fund
LeapFrog attracts European pension funds, asset managers and insurers for impact fund; Finnish pension insurer Varma backs human rights campaign
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Chart of the Week: China bond inflows to hit $500bn as market opens up
S&P economists expect cumulative inflows to hit half a trillion dollars – but this would still only be a small percentage of the total market
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Stagecoach sues UK government over pension-related rail franchise ban
The transport company is taking legal action after it was banned from three franchises for refusing to take on funding risk related to Railpen
