Pension Fund Strategy – Page 15
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NewsEnpam targets innovative firms with €190m investment
The Italian pension fund for doctors plans to keep its private markets allocation stable, targeting 12-13% returns in private equity and 7-8% in private debt
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Opinion PiecesDenmark’s pension funds offer a template for an innovative defence investments play
The tone of Europe’s political debate on defence expenditure has shifted markedly this year. And as former Netherlands defence minister Kajsa Ollongren, put it in a Chatham House Q&A in early March: “The mindset should be ‘war economy’.”
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Asset Class ReportsLP perspectives: European pension funds on private credit strategies
Two European pension funds detail how they are tapping into the private credit market at a time of exponential growth and heightened volatility
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NewsAbrdn unlocks DB surplus to fund DC contributions
Abrdn DC members will benefit from a share of scheme’s £800m surplus
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NewsJP Morgan’s custodian mandate with BVK raises security risk concerns
BVK has deliberately opted to mandate the branch of US bank JP Morgan in Geneva, which is subject to Swiss law and regulated by FINMA
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NewsAlecta aims to become industry leader in risk management, after review
Swedish pension overtaken by AP7 as Sweden’s largest pension fund
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NewsScheme for German dentists fires director
VZB is facing losses after investing in now insolvent insurtech start-up Element Insurance
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NewsVelliv drops active equity, alts teams ahead of new CIO, as strategy turns index
Alternatives chief Christoph Junge surprised when whole alts team was made redundant yesterday; Velliv to cut external manager costs
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NewsDutch ‘early birds’ increase pensions by 8%
The pension funds for shipping pilots and the scheme of pension provider APG have used part of their buffer for a one-off increase in pensions
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NewsAP3 tops Swedish buffer 2024 returns; AP6 still restrained by forex hedging
Big four national pensions buffer funds produce range of returns from 8.2% to 10.3%
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NewsAMF returns 7.1% after boosting equity weighting, switching up real estate
Swedish blue-collar pension fund produced a 16.3% gain on equities in 2024, with alternatives returning 5%
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NewsVBV launches new life cycle model to target younger employees
The pension fund is talking to all company members to amend their contracts to include a lifecycle model with automatic enrolment and an opt-out option
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NewsIndependent pension funds outperform KLP in Norway’s municipal sector
Pensjonskassen for Fylkene points to disability pensions outlay as a differentiating factor with dominant provider KLP
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NewsItaly’s fund for journalists records lower returns with new strategy
INPGI’s new strategy for the period 2024-2026 will see cutting its exposure to fixed income from 54% to 48%
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NewsCompenswiss fears US retaliation if State Street is stripped of custodian mandate
‘There is a risk that the US could retaliate against Switzerland,’ says Eric Breval, Compenswiss director
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NewsDutch scheme ABP sells Alphabet and Meta stocks
The Dutch civil service scheme retains a pocket of corporate bonds from both companies for now
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NewsAlecta resumes efforts to find a chair, as Magnus Hall wins FSA approval
Swedish pensions giant announces Hall approved by watchdog, paving the way for his nomination and election
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NewsFolksam writes off Northvolt, but Heimstaden Bostad holding perks up
Swedish pensions and insurance group returns 8.0% on investments in 2024
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NewsCompenswiss’s 7.33% return helps boost assets by CHF5.5bn
Total assets amounted to CHF46.1bn at the end of 2024, compared with CHF40.6bn a year earlier
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NewsFondaereo selects asset managers as it sets up new sub-funds
The scheme is selecting managers to invest assets worth €265m
