Pension Fund Strategy – Page 139
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NewsSocial media influences investment decisions, shows research
LinkedIn key platform for financial information, Twitter continues to be shunned by asset owners according to research
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NewsPension funds score victory with BP climate change resolution
Resolution championed by investors including AP funds, NBIM and Church of England Pension Board overwhelmingly endorsed by shareholders
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Country ReportCMU must be flexible in risk approach, urges Pension Federation
Dutch industry association also cautions European Commission against use of ‘uniform’ infrastructure approach
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Strathclyde slashes equities in shift to ‘enhanced yield’ strategies
UK’s largest LGPS moves away from 70% equity allocation to absolute return, hedge funds and debt
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Swiss funds troubled by impact of negative 10-year bond yields
Swiss 10-year government bond yield positive if inflation forecast remains true
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AP funds targeted toy manufacturers over ’dangerous’ factories
Buffer funds engage with firms over working conditions, put Total on alert over activities in Western Sahara
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Credit risk premium ‘underestimated’ due to duration fault, says AQR [updated]
Eerroneous matching of duration between risk-free sovereign bonds and corporate bonds led to underestimation of pure credit risk-premia
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Norwegian oil fund adopts ‘broad criteria’ for climate change exclusion
Government accepts policies from independent report, will not implement sector-based divestment from oil, gas
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Trustees must make 'mental switch' on merits of PME, PMT merger
Outgoing PME director says psychological barriers only remaining obstacle to potential merger
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LGPS investment regulations should mirror private sector, says GMPF
Some LGPS investment regulations ‘too prescriptive’, according to Greater Manchester Pension Fund
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Mandate roundup: Dorset County, Wiltshire Pension Fund, Loomis Sayles
Dorset pension fund targets two managers for £480m in global active, smart-beta equity strategies
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Regulatory pressure forces Dutch scheme to consider liquidation
Pension fund cites ever-expanding administrative, financial burdens
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UK pensions reform: Replacing a nanny with a shark
Taha Lokhandwala considers how the new rules around DC decumulation might pan out in future
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Ireland's sovereign fund targets peer-to-peer lending
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund seeks to establish level of interest in fund vehicle backing peer-to-peer platform
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NEST appoints LGIM to manage single-year Gilt strategy shift
Auto-enrolment provider chooses UK asset manager for single-year Gilts, replacing cash
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NewsBank of England to run rule over asset managers' liquidity strategies
UK central bank to work with regulator to analyse asset managers’ approach to managing liquidity in stressed markets
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ExxonMobil's Dutch pension fund exploring move to Belgium
Company cites considerable savings without need for changing arrangements, obligations
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Pension fund for Dutch pharmacists forced to halve fixed indexation
New pension plan triggered by reduction of tax relief for contributions
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NewsBox Clever case handed back to Upper Tribunal as evidence debate continues
Case over 2003 insolvency returned to Court to decide on use of new evidence by TPR against TV giant ITV
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Dutch regulator refuses to relax rules for low interest rates
“New rules are working well,” said supervisory head for pension funds
