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UK DB schemes ‘holding too much’ in growth assets, illiquids
Schemes aiming for buyout in the next five years are de-risking too slowly, according to analysis by Barnett Waddingham
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Netherlands roundup: KAS Bank sacks BlackRock from €100m mandate
Plus: The €700m Equens pension fund has opted to transfer to Centraal Beheer, insurance company Achmea’s consolidator subsidiary
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Amundi teams up with Asian infrastructure bank for $1bn climate bond fund
Also: AXA IM launches impact fund focused on Asia, Africa and Latin America; NN IP green bond fund reaches €1bn
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NewsNEST gets green light for authorisation from UK regulator
Five more auto-enrolment master trusts have been approved by The Pensions Regulator
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IPE Awards 2019: Still time to enter
This year’s annual IPE Conference & Awards takes place at the Tivoli Congress Center in Copenhagen on 3-4 December
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ESG roundup: AP Pension cuts tobacco from €15bn portfolio
Plus: MSCI to buy Zurich-based environmental fintech and analytics firm Carbon Delta to boost climate risk offering for institutional investors
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One third of European insurers expect to cut number of external asset managers
Only €100bn-plus firms foresee an increase in manager numbers in the next one or two years, according to Cerulli Associates research
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Dutch Pensions Federation rings alarm bells over looming disaster [updated]
Industry organisation calls for urgent consultations between minister and pensions sector to prevent serious damage to system
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NewsPensionDanmark cuts bonds, adds to real assets in face of low yields
Interim report reveals PensionDanmark’s highest ever first-half return, but CEO Torben Möger Pedersen warns of low and negative yields
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NewsKPA buys €403m Stockholm office as Folksam boosts real estate target
Sweden’s Folksam group has increased its expansion target for its real estate portfolio to €1.9bn, double the level previously announced
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NewsSwiss pension funds facing negative discount rates
Company pension schemes may need to use negative rates to discount liabilities – mean obligations could rise by around 15%
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Pension freedom policy was rushed, says FCA chair
‘A major change of policy like this needs a substantial period of planning and testing so that all necessary safeguards are integrated before it is launched’
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Netherlands roundup: TKP to reorganise back and middle office
Also: PostNL appoints BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian and administrator for €8.6bn scheme
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Mandate roundup: £1bn LGPS fund preparing low-carbon switch
Plus: Solidarietà Veneto tenders two mandates worth €328m; Cardano details six fiduciary mandates
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Chart of the Week: Companies seeking to address gender imbalance
State Street Global Advisors plans to step up its campaign for more female representation on company boards in the next 12 months
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Managing director of largest Swiss pension fund to step down
Dieter Stohler gave notice he would be leaving the CHF40bn public pension fund at the end of September next year, after almost nine years at the helm
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Dutch Hewlett Packard scheme dumps hedge funds, scales back equities
These and other changes mark the completion of an asset mix overhaul by the €2bn pension fund
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Top pension schemes back industry cost reporting initiative
USS, Royal Mail, RBS and seven others pen letter endorsing new industry cost disclosure standard
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Industriens backs €200m sustainable fund from LGT
LGT’s Sustainable Equity Global fund focuses on financially strong sustainable companies
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PFA study predicts 20% gender pension gap will last 50 years
Study into pension savings identifies decisions made at higher education level that affect salaries and pension outcomes
