All IPE articles in May 2022 (online) – Page 3
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People moves: abrdn’s CEO joins board of Investment Association
Investment Association, ComPlan, Fidelity International, Mercer, BaFin, Columbia Threadneedle, AP Pension, GMO, Macquarie, AFII, B&CE, Stoneport, Railpen, CDP, JOHCM, Fulcrum, Redwheel
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NewsSwiss Pensionskassen prepare to face rising interest rates, inflation
The war in Ukraine has caused a ‘significant setback’ for the performance of pension funds in the first months of the year, said Complementa’s CEO
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APK Pensionskasse CEO to step down, new CIO named
New board members include Manfred Brenner – also appointed as the fund’s new CIO following his position as head of investments at APK
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UK pension funds join forces in EM climate transition initiative
The group of pension funds is aiming to be in a position to outline next steps by COP27 in Egypt later this year
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Investors look to tap wide private equity market for returns
Strong demand for private equity dates back before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Modelling a longevity shock – A £1bn scheme would need to find £120m
By Howard Kearns, longevity pricing director at Insight Investment
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NewsDutch parliament calls for pension indexation
A majority of the Dutch Second Chamber wants pensions minister Carola Schouten to press pension funds to index pensions wherever possible
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NewsNorway scales back SWF spend as local economy blooms
Presenting revised 2022 budget, finance minister says petroleum revenue spending must shrink to avoid overheating economy
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German Spezialfonds provide investor protection during war in Ukraine
In March Spezialfonds – which are limited exclusively to institutional investors – generated €6.4bn
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UK roundup: Queen’s Speech fails to mention new Pensions Bill, autoenrolment plans
Plus: DB schemes see improved health; Buck launches DB governance tool
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PIRC sets out tax practice expectations for investors
‘Investors cannot afford to ignore the issue of aggressive tax avoidance,’ says PIRC
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UK court blesses charity trustees’ Paris-aligned strategies
Judge decides trustees ‘adequately balanced’ envrionmental goal with financial detriment
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Belgian pension fund association elects new chair as Neyt steps down
‘Governance requires rotation’, says Neyt after more than 15 years of chairmanship
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NewsAkademikerPension decries lack of transparency around executive pay
Danish pension fund voted down most remuneration policies at domestic AGMs; Norway’s SWF chief also complains about opaque setting of executive pay internationally
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NewsFinnfund aims to keep portfolio CO2 net-negative in strategy update
State-owned development fund makes heavy use of African forest carbon sinks in achieving overall negative emissions
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Pension funds to benefit from ‘exceptionally high’ swap spread
Pension schemes are advised to take the opportunity to change ‘expensive’ government bonds for cheaper swaps
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NewsPension fund group develops model ESG contract language
Pension Fund for Inclusive Capitalism releases resource for use across public and private equity markets
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21 Dutch pension funds index pensions by more than 3%
The corporate pension schemes of ABN Amro, Shell and Philips were the only ones to provide more than 5% indexation
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KLP says rising rates will lead to higher revenues after 0.75% Q1 loss
Introduction of a common buffer fund helped to strengthen KLP’s capital adequacy, says CEO of Norwegian municipal pensions giant
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NewsConsultation out on sustainability reporting for public sector
Public sector partner of IFRS Foundation responds to invitation from World Bank, which sees need for sovereign-specific framework/guidance
