All IPE articles in October 2022 (online) – Page 3
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Consolidation in UK pensions market – what are the options?
Will there be an increase in pension scheme consolidation in the UK market and will it lead to increased investment in alternative ESG assets? Consolidation could provide the collateral to invest in greater ESG assets.
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DACH roundup: Pension assets fall at DAX companies in Q3
Plus: aba calls for change in funding and investment rules for Pensionskassen; SVVK-ASIR pushes on engagement
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NewsAlecta’s DB losses slow in Q3, but Q4 real estate values dip seen
Largest Swedish pension fund reports shallower losses on DB between July to September than in earlier quarters in 2022, and no losses on DC side
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Nordic, English pension funds take VW to court over lobbying silence
Swedish national pension funds, Denmark’s AkademikerPension and Church of England Pensions take legal action against carmaker to ‘clarify grey area for corporate law in Germany‘
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NewsWTW offloads Dutch premium pension institution
The transaction comes after WTW concluded the PPI’s growth strategy could be better realised with a new sponsor
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Austrian Treasury plans commercial paper issuance to fund green projects
Austria raises €1bn in first issuance of green treasury bill
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People moves: Former Amundi CIO joins Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
ABN Amro, ADIA, AMF, AXA IM, DWS, Downing, EFAMA, FIN-FSA, IFoA, LifeSight, MFS, Natixis, UKSIF, WTW, Schroders
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UK DB schemes may see ‘unexpected financial impacts’ due to high inflation
The impact of inflation on scheme funding will depend on the extent to which schemes have hedged their exposure to inflation
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Dutch millers fund ditches BPL merger plan
Molenaarspensioenfonds would have had to cut pensions were the merger to go ahead as planned on 1 January next year
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NewsBaFin to survey IORPs on costs reporting
Listing information on sponsoring companies is likely to be a challenge
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Pensions Dashboards final regulations laid before UK parliament
The regulations outline how pension schemes will connect to the dashboard ecosystem
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APG calls for ECB as lender of last resort on repo market
The market turmoil in the UK proves the need for an emergency liquidity provider, according to the Dutch pension asset manager
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Alecta follows peer AMF into battery unicorn Polarium with €87m
Swedish pensions giant’s equity chief predicts huge long-term demand for batteries as part of the renewables transition
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450,000 more workers to accrue pensions by 2027, says Dutch pension minister
Carola Schouten made the promise to ensure opposition support for the new pension law
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NewsAustrian schemes ponder pension cuts as inflation stirs up political debate
Austrian pension funds have recorded negative returns of 9.73% as of the end of September
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NewsMSCI sets up client-driven indices to help customise investment strategies
An iCDI solution can serve as an index for an indexed mandate managed by the asset owner internally or by a third-party asset manager
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ESG roundup: Industriens Pension joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Plus: Finnfund issues €75m sustainability bond; AXA IM discloses own global carbon footprint
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UK volatility ‘useful warning’ for Dutch pension funds
Dutch schemes must check whether they can run into liquidity constraints when rates rise, according to pension regulator DNB
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UK pensions industry to keep vigilant despite stable bond yields following ‘mini budget’ u-turn
The near-term technical picture is not a positive one, says Hymans Robertson
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NewsAkademikerPension aims for faster decisions by slashing top team
Danish pension fund warns of big investment loss for whole of 2022
