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KPN scheme switches European equity portfolio to best-in-class
The pension fund is also working on increasing its allocation to private equity
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NewsPandemic to cause ‘immediate effect’ on INPS financial sustainability
INPS had already recorded negative results before the pandemic started to hit Italy hard in February and March
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Van Olphen, APG CEO, announces unexpected departure
He had signed a new four-year contract as recently as February
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NewsUK consultants push for improved sustainable investment practices
More urgent and constructive action needs to be taken to address systemic challenges, particularly in relation to climate change
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NewsUK roundup: LCP, Royal London call for more support in DB transfer advice
Plus: Strathclyde scheme tenders custodian contract; UK confirms pension freedom age rise
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Austrian Pensionskassen association pushes for sustainable investments
Pension funds should create pots with tax-deductible contributions dedicated only for sustainable forms of investment
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Aon: latest valuations show 67% UK schemes use long-term funding target
The LTO principle is key to the revised TPR code of practice
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Arisaig launches ‘pioneering’ public markets EM impact fund
IPE understands strategy includes seed money from a Scandinavian pension fund
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Elo’s solvency levels come back from the brink in Q2
Finnish pension insurer reports 4.1% investment loss for January-June
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Koolmees: ‘Balanced transition’ most difficult challenge of new pensions contract
If pension schemes’ funding ratios are still below 100% at the moment of transition, they will have no choice but to cut pension rights
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German fund industry body calls on government for help with EU ESG regs
BVI calls for ‘necessary, even if unpleasant, decisions’
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NewsAustrian pension funds see AUM shoot up to €23.3bn in Q2
Assets increased by 6% for multi-employer pension providers
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NewsESG roundup: Amundi recommends adding ‘improvers’
Plus: Germany’s inaugural green bond; Passive sustainable funds update; SASB updating ‘foundational’ standard-setting documents; Cbus joins UN Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
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NN IP takes over MN emerging market debt team
MN’s EMD team of six will join the NN IP desk at its office in The Hague
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New Dutch pension contract could fall foul of European law, says lawyer
Hans van Meerten challenges on the reform plans’ compatibility with EU law
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People moves: Amundi reorgs lead roles; LOIM loses multi-asset CIO [updated]
Amundi, LOIM, Symbiotics, AMF Fonder, Kyrkans Pensionskassa, UKSIF, EdenTree, Aon, FdPK, AMOI, Wellington Management, Lothian Pension Fund, Van Lanschot Kempen, IFoA, BNY Mellon, Bedford Row
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NewsAlecta invests SEK4.25bn in Swedish state’s first green bond
Investment expands pension fund’s total green bond portfolio to SEK50bn
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NewsPensionsEurope: Draft EU ESG disclosure rules not appropriate for IORPs
Lobby group says pension funds not like big commercial financial entities, and member and beneficiaries, at least in some cases, not like retail investors
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NewsPoor work conditions prompt Norway’s SWF to divest textile firms
But opts for active ownership tools in the case of PetroChina, despite council’s advice to divest
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Siemens Pensionsfonds to invest in firms with above-average ESG rating
The fund holds a 10% stake in Siemens Energy, a spin-off energy company
