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NewsFRR’s Rousseau calls out excessive expectations of finance over climate
Executive director calls for public authorities to act to ‘reward and validate steps taken by decent investors’
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Danish pension sector targets clarity over unlisted valuations
IPD members agree recommendations for guidelines after criticism from FSA about differences in the way firms valued their alternatives
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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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Swedish pensioners’ association slams Alecta’s pension study
SPF Seniorerna: ‘Study does our members, current and future pensioners and the pension debate a disservice’
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APG increases focus on Dutch investments
‘The current climate is especially suited for active investors’
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BlackRock, Temasek form VC, PE decarbonisation partnership
BlackRock CEO says patient, well-managed capital needed to scale transformational innovation
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DB insurer PIC expands private debt exposure with US allocation
Insurer says new mandate will ‘help trustees more easily secure the pensions of scheme members’
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NewsItaly roundup: Priamo awards €200m global bond mandate to Payden & Rygel
Plus: Fondapi seeks alternative investment proposals; Arco, Laborfonds, Pegaso’s real economy project; Alifond’s garantito mandate, Solidarietà Veneto’s performance
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Dutch pension fund wins court case against Booking.com
The verdict could mean the Amsterdam-headquartered travel company will be forced to join Reiswerk, the pension fund for the travel sector
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Varma invests €200m in BlackRock US ‘transition readiness’ ETF
Finnish pension insurer was only European anchor investor in the €1bn-plus NYSE launch
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NewsAmeriprise Financial to buy BMO EMEA asset management arm
Acquisition will give Columbia Threadneedle ‘substantial presence in European institutional market’
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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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PRI launches new three-year strategy, drops purpose statement
Board cites concerns about ‘mission drift’ and annouces plan to consult with signatories on mission statement
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NewsSwedish pension system ‘significantly better than reputation’, says Alecta
Sweden’s largest pension fund says new analysis shows pension income have risen to 75% of people’s working incomes
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Norway SWF to cut number of stocks by 25-30%, shedding smallest
Finance ministry sets out 2021 white paper on Norwegian Government Pension Fund
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UK pension funds seek judicial review of inflation measure reform
BT, Ford and Marks & Spencer pension schemes believe ’far-reaching implications not fully considered’
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NewsAon sees pension guarantees disappearing from German market
Consultancy calls for politicians to do more to support a move away from pension guarantees
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NewsSpanish funds end 2020 on upswing with 1.5% return
Q4 figures brought the average annualised return for Spanish occupational funds to 2.54% for the five-year period
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IPD warns Danish green bonds must align with EU standard
Pensions and insurance lobby chief says bonds could otherwise be unattractive to investors
