News – Page 91
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NewsAviva completes £20m buy-in for Grainger
Deal with Aviva secures the benefits of all scheme members of Grainger subsidiary’s BPT Retirement Benefits Scheme
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NewsBroaden DC scheme access to SMEs, say German employers
Industry employers’ body calls for broadest possible access to DC plans, including to SMEs that do not yet offer occupational pensions
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NewsPRI launches new three-year strategy
UN-backed body will distinguish between members’ investment objectives and pare down burdensome reporting requirements
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NewsBritannia Pension Scheme sells £72m investment in private credit fund
The transaction marks the first deal for Isio Fund Liquidity Options
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NewsBacklash in Switzerland over economist’s second-pillar cost transparency claims
Rudolf Strahm said asset management costs are CHF1.5bn higher than those calculated by the federal statistics office
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NewsCalls for pension funds to sell investments linked to West Bank settlements
The trigger for the FNV statement was a ruling by the International Court of Justice last month, although the trade union did not name companies
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NewsFidelity to join ranks of UK LTAF providers
Asset manager announces regulatory approval for new type of UK fund focussed on access to private markets for DC schemes
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NewsSwiss pension funds return 6.6% year-to-date in 2024
Events in the second quarter took the shine off a stronger first quarter
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NewsISSB sets out roadmap for BEES, human capital research effort
Research projects will address need for decision-useful information for investors
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NewsMaster trusts expected to overtake own trusts by 2029
But just over a quarter of respondents expect to retain an own trust structure five years from now
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NewsEnasarco grows exposure to Italian banking sector
Italian pension fund sees sector as of ‘strategic interest’
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NewsEx-head of sustainable investment at BT Pension Scheme joins GIB
The UK-based sustainable asset manager said Barron would ‘drive the business’s sustainability agenda, sustainability frameworks and governance’
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NewsAXA to focus on insurance business, sells asset management arm
The combination of AXA IM and BNP Paribas would create a leading European asset manager with total AUM of €1.5trn
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NewsEurofer removes Amundi’s total return mandate
The scheme plans to allocate 10% of its ‘Bilanciato’ and ‘Dinamico’ sub-funds assets to alternative investments
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NewsScheme for Italian psychologists ups private market investments
It has committed €196.8m to private equity and venture capital investments, €98.8m to private debt and €17.4m to infrastructure
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NewsAssofondipensione works on bond yield guarantee for fund of funds
The FoFs would have a two-tier structure, with one part of the assets invested in private equity to support the Italian real economy
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NewsBiodiversity foundation sets ambitious nature targets for investors
The guide has been developed in alignment with key initiatives on nature and climate change, including the TNFD, SBTN, and UNEP FI
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NewsIA calls for improvement in analysis of climate-related risks and opportunities
The report outlines the Investment Association’s plans to galvanise effective policymaking to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.
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NewsFrance’s FRR picks new CIO
Pierre-Olivier Billard, head of the fund’s asset allocation department, replaces Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr
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NewsSCA UK Pension Plan completes £1.1bn buy-in with Legal & General
The deal secures the benefits of 5,900 retirees and 3,600 deferred members
