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Dutch AkzoNobel pension fund ditches factor investing
Decision influenced by performance and cost considerations
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P+ CIO bullish as post-merger Danish PF hits assets milestone
Pension fund gets access to more attractive investment opportunities as its assets grow, says Kåre Hahn Michelsen
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Cerulli calls on hedge funds to partner with European investors
‘Providing additional services will be challenging for smaller managers’
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NewsPreqin buys Colmore to help clients through private market investment lifecycle
Acquisition to boost transparency in alternative assets
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UK government urged to consult LGPS pools for domestic infra boost bid
‘Onus on government to invite leading UK pension funds to the consultation table,’ says Brunel CIO
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Norway picks Dutch, Danish, Norwegian trio to weigh SWF management
Finance Ministry initiates new review of SWF’s management; panel to scrutinise basis for strategies Norges Bank uses
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NewsChina regulatory action ‘not a game-changer’
Some pension funds, including Dutch civil service scheme ABP, have had to nurse heavy losses on their Chinese equity investments
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NewsTPR executive director makes case for trustees’ energy transition influence
David Fairs disagrees trustees can do little in the face of global temperature rises
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Ilmarinen CEO calls for easier immigration to boost pension system
Finnish pension insurer reports 8.9% H1 return, with solvency ratio rising to 135% from 130% in six months
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Jewellers’ pension fund agrees £236m buy-in deal with Rothesay
Plus: Brent Group’s £3m buy-in deal with Just Group
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NewsInstitutional investors say 6th IPCC report must spur more action
Portfolio risks from physical climate change may be longer term – also potentially far greater and more pervasive, says Lombard Odier
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NewsSigTech paper foresees rise of custom in-house equity portfolios
By applying the concept of alternative indexing methods, investors can gain exposure to various risk factors that are optimal for them
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ESG roundup: Mercer enhances sustainable investment offering
Plus: Royal London imbeds RI through ‘tilts’; Hymans joins Pensions for Purpose; Union adopts net-zero policy
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NewsNorway to present SWF climate-risk reports later in August
‘Broad political agreement in Storting that the fund should not be climate policy instrument,’ says Ministry
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Akademiker CIO rejects tilting portfolio to equities, despite inflation
Danish pension fund reports 5.69% return for H1 2021
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Brunel PP launches £2.1bn corporate bond fund
The pool received 26 tenders, ultimately choosing five potential managers for further due diligence
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NewsL&G sees 2021 pension risk transfer volumes ending up at £25bn
Around £5bn of bulk annuity transactions have been publicly declared so far this year
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EC advisors release draft criteria for non-climate taxonomy objectives
A group of about 100 experts delivered 102 draft technical screening criteria
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NewsAccounting round-up: FRC ups enforcement, focuses on DB accounting
Plus: IASB disclosure requirements project; FRC’s feedback statement on non-financial reporting
