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‘Link investment policies to scheme demographics’, says trustee
Schemes’ investment policies should be geared to the age of a scheme’s population, says Dutch pension trustee Paul de Geus
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Swiss investor hunts for private equity manager via IPE Quest
The unnamed pension fund is seeking bottom-up managers for a $5m-$10m mandate, while two more mandate searches are closing this week
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NewsHSBC pension scheme strikes £7bn longevity risk transfer
Deal with Prudential Financial is the second-largest longevity swap completed by a UK pension plan after the BT Pension Scheme’s £16bn deal in 2014
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NewsESG overlay ‘boosts outcomes for corporate bond investors’: report
Benefits of incorporating ESG factors include lower drawdowns and reduced portfolio volatility, according to JP Morgan Asset Management
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Sampension adds €2.2bn engineering pension client
ISP selects Sampension to succeed AP Pension as administrator for its 12,500-strong membership
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LGPS advisory board pursues ESG-related guidance updates
Scheme advisory board wants to make sure legal framework for LGPS does not lag that for other pension schemes
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Dutch military staff to switch from final to average salary accrual
Personnel will be compensated for the negative effects of a change that will bring an end to one of the Netherlands’ last open final salary pension funds
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Joseph Mariathasan: The drums of war beat ever louder
Iran could provide major investment opportunites across a variety of sectors and industries – but geopolitical tensions mean these are shut off to most investors
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Politicians urge government to legislate for cost disclosure
Industry cost reporting templates will not be sufficient to provide full transparency for pension funds and savers, argues Work and Pensions Select Committee
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Dutch IT sector scheme TrueBlue seeks consolidation options
The €362m industry-wide pension fund says it is ‘too small’ and has abandoned a plan to become the sector scheme for the digital sector
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UK universities back fresh funding proposal for USS
Employers backing the UK’s largest pension scheme agree to measures supporting lower contribution rates, including a moratorium on exits
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NewsPRI consults on challenges to ESG, active ownership in passive investing
Organisation wants to ‘develop market thinking in this area given its rapid development and increasing importance of passive strategies’
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Mitsubishi completes $2.7bn First State acquisition
First State Investments is the 15th biggest global infrastructure manager by assets according to IPE data
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Chart of the Week: How Europe’s pension funds performed in H1
Double-digit investment performance has not lightened the mood as Dutch pension funds face benefit cuts and others warn of turbulent times ahead
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NewsBlackRock accused of ‘myopic’ fossil fuel investment
Think tank claims world’s largest asset manager has failed to protect investors but BlackRock challenges methodology and findings
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NewsTPR: DC governance stats show smaller schemes should wind up
The Pensions Regulator’s latest survey reveals an ‘unacceptable long tail’ of smaller schemes failing to meet key governance and trusteeship standards
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NewsNew players waiting in the wings for Dutch administration market
International companies including Capgemini and Tata could drive innovation as part of pensions reform, says consultancy firm Quint
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NewsActive global equity fees have dropped 11% since 2017: LCP
Investors now pay more for credit and liability-driven investment managers than for equity managers, consultancy’s fee survey reports
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People moves: Brunel launches CEO search, GAM appoints new chief
Brunel Pension Partnership, GAM Holding, NEST, IBM Germany, AEIP, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Insight Investment, Pension Scams Industry Group
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Tobacco giant seals £3.4bn pension de-risking deal with PIC
Transaction accounts for the bulk of British American Tobacco’s UK DB pension fund, and is Pension Insurance Corporation’s biggest deal to date
