News – Page 20
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NewsSwiss pension funds hit by Nestlé slump and equity home bias
PPCmetrics shows that Swiss pension funds have invested CHF11bn – or 1.3% of total assets of CHF909bn – in Nestlé, more than any other single company
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NewsState Street and Van Lanschot Kempen form ETF, client solutions partnership
The two firms will explore opportunities to combine Van Lanschot Kempen’s active management capabilities with State Street IM’s ETF platform
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NewsFRR seeks managers for €600m private debt investment, picks funds
The total amount allocated across the private debt mandates could rise to €800m
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NewsInvestors weigh in on future of EU sustainability disclosures rules
EFRAG has proposed cutting reporting standards by two thirds
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NewsAviva’s new DC default to commit up to 25% to private markets
The firm’s strategy – My Future Vision – will invest in private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt
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NewsEthos calls for abolition of AT1 bonds citing pension fund risks
The Swiss foundation says the proposed reform of equity capital requirements for systemically important banks, namely UBS, does not go far enough
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NewsViewpoint: The tragedy of the horizon, act II – from promise to peril
10 years on from Mark Carney’s seminal speech, Frédéric Ducoulombier, programme director at EDHEC Climate Institute, says a focus on disclosure stayed difficult but vital action from policymakers
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NewsAlmenni, Lífsverk agree merger as Icelandic pension fund consolidation continues
If fusion wins membership and government approval, new merged fund is set to start on 1 January
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NewsInvestors turn to supervisor over Equinor climate claims concerns
Sarasin and others ask Norwegian FSA to review ‘potentially misleading’ state-controlled oil and gas company’s climate claims
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NewsSwiss pension fund defends oil and gas exposure despite political pushback
Pensionskasse des Kantons Schwyz will continue to invest in oil and gas companies, arguing that greening the portfolio would damage returns
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NewsUK’s NEST rejects claims ESG rules block defence investment
Report by Royal United Services Institute concludes that ESG regulation is not hindering investment in the UK defence industry
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NewsSwedish funds agency to procure US equity funds in first quarter 2026
FTN reveals premium pension procurement for technology funds will be launched next month
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NewsLegal hurdles bar Dutch, German entry to EU pension tracker
So far, only the Belgian and French national pension registers share data with the ETS, limiting the platform’s practical use
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NewsWhat will the funding cuts facing sustainable finance NGOs mean for investors?
The European Responsible Investment Network (ERIN) has become the latest sustainable finance initiative to have its funding cut
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NewsGerman lawyers push MPs for occupational pensions reform
Association Eberbacher Kreis plans to submit its proposals to the finance and the labour and social affairs committees of the Bundestag
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NewsSwitzerland’s Veska seeks managers for up to CHF295m in equity mandates
The mandates include investment in small and mid-cap Swiss, European, North American, Chinese and emerging market equity
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NewsPensionsEurope future in doubt as Dutch pension fund body quits
Pensioenfederatie to leave after failing to push through plans for a shake-up at the European pension fund association
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NewsLPPI looks to take on Brunel’s UK local government pension investment operation
Six out of 21 ‘orphaned’ UK local government pension funds are yet to declare their preferred pooling partner ahead of the 30 September deadline
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NewsSwiss pension funds drop private equity in favour of other alternatives
Pensionskassen are instead turning to private debt and infrastructure
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NewsBP Pension Fund completes £1.6bn buy-in with L&G
L&G provided the fund with a Gilt-based price lock using the fund’s Gilt holdings
