Pension Fund Strategy – Page 27
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NewsIntesa Sanpaolo DB fund picks managers for equities, bonds
Several mandates were re-tendered, with Eurizon Capital picked for bonds, Schroders for global equity, Azimut for European equity, and Pictet for US equity.
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NewsGreater Manchester Pension Fund adopts pass-through voting
GMPF can now uniformly apply its voting policy across both segregated and pooled funds, allowing it to directly influence decisions on critical issues
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Asset Class ReportsNEST’s outsourcing strategy
When NEST was weighing up whether to outsource some of its private markets allocations, the decision was not straightforward.
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Asset Class ReportsPenSam focuses on funds
Four European pension schemes outline their activity in the private credit market
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InterviewsPreparation is key to countering pensions cyber risk
Pension funds face very real cyber security risks and must prepare for regulatory changes, such as the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. IPE asked European pension funds about their strategies to deal with cyber crime
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Asset Class ReportsCompenswiss: a newcomer to private credit
Four European pension schemes outline their activity in the private credit market
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Country ReportENPAM looks to preserve cash flow
In February 2024, the board of ENPAM, the first-pillar pension fund for doctors and dentists, approved plans for the fund to transition to an asset liability management (ALM) model that will focus on liability-driven investment (LDI).
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Country ReportPrevimoda fine tunes for better results
In 2023, Previmoda, the pension fund for the fashion and textile sector, rejigged the strategic asset allocation of its sub-funds Smeraldo Bilanciato, which has a higher exposure to fixed-income, and the equity-focused Rubino Azionario.
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Country ReportCDC pension fund benefits from a steady stream of young members
The Cassa Dottori Commercialisti (CDC) is one of the most sustainable casse di previdenza, the Italian privatised first-pillar funds for professionals, thanks to prudent asset allocation and the CDC’s policy to attract young Italians to the chartered accountancy profession.
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InterviewsATP's long game in investment strategy
Christian Kjaer, head of liquid markets at Denmark’s ATP, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the institution’s liquid assets portfolio and his knack for game theory.
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Asset Class ReportsDenmark’s Lærernes ups its appetite for private credit risk
Lærernes Pension (LP), the pension fund for teachers in Denmark, started investing in private credit in 2018, in small amounts. In 2021 it made a more sizeable strategic allocation to the asset class.
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NewsSwiss occupational scheme tenders up to CHF1.2bn in bond mandates
The searches are for emerging market debt and US high yield bonds, considering both active and passive options
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NewsPFA hails 27% gain on domestic equity portfolio, cites stock picking
Danish pensions heavyweight describes its level of home bias as ‘strong’
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NewsRolls-Royce & Bentley Pension Fund inks £880m buy-in
The buy-in included novation of the scheme’s existing longevity swap with Standard Life
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NewsHöchster Pensionskasse VVaG targets direct bond investments, avoids real estate
The pension fund expects real estate valuations to fall in 2024, which could impact dividends from indirect real estate investments
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NewsNestlé pension fund launches new investment strategy
Under the new strategy, the scheme is reducing its exposure to real estate by 2 percentage points, while increasing its allocation to parallel bonds and listed equities
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InterviewsPMT refines ESG exclusion method
The Dutch metals industry scheme will also take into consideration what companies do to fight climate change and how they treat workers
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NewsDutch company schemes ditch active investing
HAL and Provisum have concluded the additional costs of active investing in equities do not outweigh the benefits
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NewsNorway domestic SWF recommends 3% annual withdrawals
Folketrygdfondet defines a level of withdrawal which would allow the NOK365bn GPFN to retain its real-terms value
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NewsSwedish church pension fund defends real estate surge, after FSA fine
Kykans Pension’s CEO says it doubled its holding in Stenvalvet — in the face of an SBB takeover attempt - purely to protect scheme members’ interests





