Pension Fund Strategy – Page 108
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PostNL reduces equity carbon footprint through shift to best-in-class
€8.4bn Dutch scheme for postal staff said the change lifted its equity returns by one percentage point
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Germany’s €30bn BVV targets digitisation, enhanced risk management
Expanded management board to allow the pension provider to harness digitation and respond to increased requirements on corporate governance and risk management
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NewsDanish roundup: Prime minister starts talks on early retirement pension
Plus: Labour market pension fund PBU invests DKK100m in microfinance; Teachers fund Lærernes hires consulting firm for CEO search
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NewsUK minister ups the ante on pension funds and climate change
Guy Opperman tells London Climate Action Week gathering that pension funds ‘must play a massive role’ in getting the UK to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
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CEO of £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership resigns
Dawn Turner was instrumental in setting up the Bristol-based asset pooling company for 10 public pension funds in the local government pension scheme
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Smiths Group secures £176m buy-in with Canada Life
FTSE 100-listed engineering firm strikes pension risk transfer deal bringing total bulk annuity value across all schemes to £1.6bn
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NewsAviva launches ethical and ESG workplace pension default strategy
Lifestyle strategy is based on Aviva ‘Stewardship’ funds in operation since 1980s that apply exclusions and engagement
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NewsStrathclyde pension fund gains 5.9%, Lothian rejigs allocation categories
Two largest Scottish local authority pension funds report on performance in the year to the end of March
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UK pension fund figures sign climate impact pledge
Signatories pledge to push asset managers to engage with investee companies about their impact on climate and plans to transition to a low-carbon future
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British Steel buyout ‘could affect pension insurance market capacity’
British Steel Pension Scheme trustees are reportedly in early stage talks regarding a pension risk transfer deal to secure the pensions of its 81,000 members
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UK’s NEST quits smoking in two-year tobacco divestment project
The country’s largest auto-enrolment provider says the tobacco industry does not appear viable in the long term, and it will exit £40m of investments
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PLSA invites FTSE 100 chairs for workforce data, governance talks
UK pension fund association hopes schemes and companies working together will improve workforce disclosure and governance standards
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NewsUK signs off further reporting requirements for pension funds
New regulations to implement SRD II require schemes to set out policy on asset manager contracts and agreements
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Rolls-Royce UK pension fund seals record £4.6bn de-risking deal
Trustee to offload £4.1bn of pension liabilities covering 33,000 pensioners to Legal & General, and transfer £4.6bn of assets
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Border to Coast primes managers ahead of £6bn fixed income search
£45bn local authority pension pool will soon start the manager selection process for sterling investment grade and multi-asset credit mandates
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PGGM’s consolidator vehicle targets closure by year-end
Volo is in advanced talks with other APFs to take on its two clients; Food wholesaler Sligro has targeted an APF to take on its €356m pension scheme
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen announce major cuts to reserves
Ailing Caritas and Kölner PK have agreed recovery terms with member representatives and the national financial regulator BaFin
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Largest UK pension scheme names new investment chief
Former CEO of fixed income at M&G Prudential to join USS in October
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PGB introduces dynamic equity risk management
The multi-sector scheme has made changes to its investment strategy after incurring its first annual investment loss since 2008
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Engineering scheme introduces real assets portfolio, targeting €2.5bn
Dedicated allocation is to replace PME’s 1.6% alternatives portfolio, comprising forestry and infrastructure
