Pension Fund Strategy – Page 38
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NewsDB schemes need incentive to run on, fund government’s productive finance agenda
The conversation about funding UK growth is too focused on returns instead of risks
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NewsBrunel appoints Tutman as ACS manager
The move will see Brunel’s authorised contractual scheme renamed to TM Brunel Pension Partnership ACS
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NewsPublica tenders €2bn in corporate bonds mandates via IPE Quest
Tender is for two passive or enhanced passive corporate bond mandates – one for European and the other for US bonds
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NewsPFA predicts late-year boost for stocks as interest rates stabilise
Danish pensions giant still has ‘good exposure’ to tech’s big-seven stocks, and banks and pharma, says Choi Danielsen
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NewsKLP flies to China to overcome mining company brush-offs
If mining companies don’t take responsibility, KLP may exclude them from the portfolio, says Kiran Aziz
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NewsWiltshire pension fund to stay ‘agile’ on decarbonisation target-setting
£3.1bn local government pension scheme is currently behind target with its carbon footprint down 23.3% since 31 December 2019
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NewsGresham House raises £60m from institutional investors for unlisted equities
Worcestershire Pension Fund and several corporate and private investors in UK and Ireland committed funds
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NewsClara’s first superfund transaction marks ‘significant milestone’ for UK pension industry
LCP estimates there could be £5bn or more further superfund transactions in the next few years
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NewsClara-Pensions announces first superfund deal
The formal transfer of members will proceed at the end of November
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NewsSwiss scheme expands exclusion policy to oil and gas companies
The pension fund has 439 companies on its exclusion list as of September this year
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NewsFondo Pegaso adopts ESG index in latest manager selection tenders
The index takes into account key aspects including asset managers’ governance, corporate culture, and their commitment towards sustainability goals
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NewsSwiss pension funds likely to re-tender mandates following UBS/Credit Suisse merger
Schemes want to make sure that market competition will remain robust in the longer term
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NewsInarcassa’s new strategy sees cuts to equity in favour of bonds, infrastructure
Assets under management for first-pillar pension schemes, according to pension regulator Covip
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NewsUK’s NEST picks BlackRock’s Aladdin risk management platform
This will help NEST to build a more resilient portfolio and enhance its capability to undertake greater and more sophisticated risk analysis
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NewsHammersmith and Fulham Pension Fund awards climate transition mandate
Allspring will oversee 10% of the pension fund’s £1.2bn while Insight Investment will handle 5% via London CIV
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NewsFondo Pegaso issues tenders for bonds, multi-asset mandates
The scheme plans to select three managers for an active bond aggregate strategy and one manager for two semi-active multi-asset type briefs
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NewsBayer Group Pension Plan in £280m buy-in with Canada Life
The transaction secures the benefits of 40% of the plan’s pensioners, with umbrella contract allowing to insure further liabilities in the future.
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Why we closed Net Zero Now to new employers despite its popularity
A change in the consensus around the role of offsetting to achieve net zero was one consideration, explains UK master trust Cushon’s director of policy and research
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NewsSouth Yorkshire pension fund delivers surplus of assets over liabilities
This is the first time South Yorkshire Pensions Authority delivered surplus of assets over liabilities since 1990s
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NewsSwiss pension funds clean up investment portfolios
Climate Alliance has seen in the past year an increase in pension funds’ impact investments, ranging from 1% up to more than 10% of schemes’ AUM
