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Intesa Sanpaolo issues €1bn in equity, bond mandates
The scheme is seeking managers for US and euro corporate bonds, global high yield corporate bonds, among others
Asset management roundup: LGIM launches secure income range for DB plans
Plus: Franklin Templeton-Legg Mason deal done; AXA IM sees potential for hybrid AGMs
Publica to increase stake in firms with renewable energy ‘high-quality patents’
It has excluded investments in the coal sector, preferring renewable energies, wind farms or photovoltaic systems
Think tank recommends public-private route for CMU index family
CEPS delivers feasibility study on creation of ‘Capital Markets Union indices’ for European Commission
PLSA delivers guide to ‘new discipline’ of implementation disclosures
Trustees encouraged to take time to produce meaningful reporting about about how investment principles were implemented
Sarah Bates named new chair of John Lewis Partnership scheme
Bates replaces Dame Jane Newell, who like Bates has been involved with several UK pension schemes
Folksam Liv beats rivals with 0.4% first-half investment loss
Solvency picks up in second quarter, but remains below end-2019 level
Viewpoint: Majority of DC schemes not ready for illiquid assets
But the outlook for change may be positive
AMF takes €1.2bn hit from discount rate fall in first half
Blue-collar pension fund posts 1.4% investment loss for H1 2020, after Q2 returns rebound
WTW: Passive managers ‘disappoint’ as stewards of fixed income
Stewardship in fixed income is a position of significant influence, says consultancy
