Pension Fund Strategy – Page 36
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NewsNorwegian municipal pension funds beat dominant provider KLP in Q1
KLP acknowledges recent customer losses, but says is developing its offering in line with client feedback
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NewsMerchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund selects Schroders as fiduciary manager
WTW previously acted as fiduciary manager for the pension fund since 2014
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NewsSwedish pension funds push Tesla AGM to adopt workers’ rights
AMF to back AGM proposal filed by Folksam and others, and takes aim at Apple’s worker rights behaviour too
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NewsKPN scheme dumps inflation linkers
The reason for the sale is Germany’s decision to stop issuing inflation-linked bonds
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NewsVolkswagen’s subsidiary picks MetallRente-Allianz to start DC plan
Aon worked with PowerCo to set up a DC pension plan offering an 80% guarantee on the amount of contributions paid
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NewsItalian scheme hands over Credit Suisse AM’s mandate to Pictet, Fidelity
Credit Suisse’s portfolio was worth €179m at the end of 2023
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NewsAkademiker says its labour-market DNA drives effort to change Amazon
Danish pension fund behind joint proposal challenging US retail giant’s behaviour on organised labour
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NewsSAUL is first UK scheme to adopt pass-through voting across DC, DB plans
The move strengthens the £3bn University of London’s stewardship powers which is particularly focused on voting for resolutions at the Climate Action 100+ companies
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NewsNEST picks Northern Trust for admin, custody
Northern Trust will provide key services for NEST’s investment strategy, including custody, asset allocation and rebalancing, and performance measurement
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NewsPGB to focus sustainable investments on biodiversity, food systems
70% of members of the €37bn Dutch multi-sector fund support a focus on sustainability, according to a recent survey
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NewsAP7 starts distributing surpluses to savers to keep fees stable
Swedish default fund for premium pension finds solution to excess-money quandary as asset management surpluses grow
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NewsFondo Espero to review investment strategy to set up new sub-fund, life cycle option
Strategic realignment comes after introduction of silent-consent rule to tacitly join the scheme
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NewsSwiss schemes turn to corporate bonds as currency hedging costs rise
Currency hedging costs in the bond markets US and EU government bonds less attractive for the pension funds, says Complementa
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NewsSiemens Investor Plan appoints Standard Life as master trust provider
Over 30,000 Siemens members move to Standard Life master trust
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NewsPKBS cuts insurance-linked securities for fixed income, domestic property
teh scheme’s ILS active portfolio posted returns of -4.98% last year
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NewsGermany’s BVK redefines macro allocations in new investment strategy
As part of its its strategic asset allocation, the fund plans to invest in timber looking at ‘evergreen structures’
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NewsCBI, CSSF finalise yield buffer rules for sterling LDI funds
Measures complement guidance issued by UK regulators in wake of UK LDI crisis
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Country ReportMercer’s upbeat vision for UK pension funds and their investment advisers
James Lewis, UK CIO at Mercer, is optimistic about the future of the UK’s DB and DC industries
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Opinion PiecesStriking the right balance on pension funds and fiduciary duty
Pension fund investment principles, strategies and decision-making have all become more complex in the wake of the growth of sustainability factors in general and climate change in particular. This has made the interpretation and practice of trustee ‘fiduciary duties’ more vexed and challenging than ever. A recent review of fiduciary duties in the UK by the Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) put it this way: “It is sometimes easier to state the duties than it is to apply them.”
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InterviewsMerseyside pension fund dials down domestic bias
Scheme’s strategic ambition is to move closer to the MSCI World index weightings
