Pension Fund Strategy – Page 2
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Opinion PiecesPension funds must resist the weaponisation of asset allocation
Concerns about geopolitics are one of many factors involved in pension funds’ asset allocation decisions - yet they are often overemphasised by outsiders
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Country ReportSwiss pension funds eye private markets with caution
Hesitation about private equity is counterbalanced by investor demand for infrastructure and domestic real estate assets
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InterviewsIceland’s LV pension fund pulls off major strategy overhaul
CIO Arne Vagn Olsen explains to Rachel Fixsen how Iceland’s second-largest pension fund has fundamentally changed how it operates
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NewsGreenland’s pension fund to boost home-turf investment
SISA Pension has increased domestic investments over the last few years but cites due diligence as barrier
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NewsSweden’s Alecta thanks equities, forex hedging for 9.6% 2025 return
‘High degree’ of currency hedging protected value of pension giant’s foreign assets, says CIO Bernengo
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Opinion PiecesTotal portfolio approach is not a quick fix, beware the temptation
Keith Viverito casts a critical eye on the growing shift towards the total portfolio approach
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NewsDanish pension funds lose their appetite for US assets
Selling US Treasuries is not a ‘weapon’, says Copenhagen professor, but the bonds are viewed as having become too uncertain
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NewsSwiss pension funds sail through index concentrations with positive returns
Swiss pension funds recorded an average performance of 5.9% last year, corresponding to investment returns of CHF70bn, says Complementa
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NewsPFA holds off after last year’s US bond exit over Trump
Sampension says poll shows nearly 70% of Danes fear global developments – with Trump in power – will hit their pension savings
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NewsTax incentives push Italian pension funds deeper into venture capital
Regulation on tax-deductible investments has accelerated Italian pension funds’ entry into venture capital
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NewsSwiss pension funds edge towards total portfolio investing
Consultants say pension funds in Switzerland are showing growing interest in the approach, with some already aligning their investment strategies accordingly
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Greenland’s only pension fund sticks to strategy
Plus: Sweden’s AP1 and AP4 close down as the reform of the country’s five national pension buffer funds takes effect
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NewsFRR seeks managers for Paris-aligned equity index mandates
Indices to be customised in advance by FRR’s providers and the asset owner will then allocate the indices among selected managers
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NewsBVK members line up lawsuit over failed US real estate investments
BVK has so far disclosed write-downs of €163m for 2024 and has warned of the risk of a further €690m in losses linked to development and renovation projects
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NewsAkademikerPension blames weak 2025 partly on in-house equities transition
Danish pension funds post returns of up to 14% for last year, with US dollar hedging having been crucial for success, according to consultant
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NewsGreenland’s only pension fund holds tight to strategy
‘We cannot navigate purely hypothetical scenarios that we have no chance of predicting the probability of,’ says SISA Pension CEO
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NewsSwiss pension fund sticks to US equities despite concentration concerns
Pensionskasse Basel-Stadt had considered broader geographic diversification, including a potential reduction in US exposure
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NewsGerman dentists pension fund launches lawsuit over €1.1bn investment hole
The case targets ApoBank, audit and consulting firm Forvis Mazars, the city of Berlin, and nine former and current VZB committee members
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NewsMembers demand government rescue as German dentists’ pension fund faces €1.1bn losses
Members of VZB are calling for political intervention and the creation of a special fund to secure dentists’ pensions
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NewsMigros pension fund drops Paris-aligned index over concentration risk
It has switched to a bespoke MSCI Climate Action Index to reduce portfolio concentration while continuing to support the transition to a sustainable economy
