Pension Fund Strategy – Page 4
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NewsGerman pension funds for professionals ramp up private debt
ÄVWL, the pension fund for German doctors, sees opportunities in private equity, while showing less interest in direct infrastructure equity and direct lending
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds hesitate on private equity
Plus: VBL picks AllianzGI and Global Infrastructure Partners to invest in European infrastructure project debt; Increased buyout transactions in Germany
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NewsNEST ramps up private markets push with £500m private equity investment
Cash to be invested via its Schroders Capital private equity mandate
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NewsCometa tenders €1.2bn in active mandates to diversify €11bn portfolio
The €15bn Italian pension fund for employees in the metal industry is tendering a €900m in active bonds and €300m in active equity for its ‘Reddito’ sub-fund
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NewsChurch of England fund prioritises peacebuilding, human rights in new strategy
CEPB is establishing a Global Centre for Peacebuilding and Business to help investors play a constructive role in reconciliation and sustainable development
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Podcast#22 Leaders in Investment podcast: Stephen O’Neill, Head of Infrastructure & Natural Capital at NEST Invest
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
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NewsAlifond makes infrastructure debut in strategy overhaul with €660m mandates
The pension fund for employees of Italy’s food industry will see its strategic target for alternatives increase to 10% of total assets, up from 8%
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NewsIceland’s Brú takes over Akureyri municipal pension fund
Brú Pension Fund will keep LSA scheme separate, according to the terms of the agreement
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NewsTPA ‘a methodology and a mindset’, says new paper
CAIA Association teams up with TAI for report on how the total portfolio approach is being executed by asset owners
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NewsFondoposte builds bond portfolio with tilt to Italian sovereigns
Amundi, one of the pension fund’s fixed income asset managers, will overweight US Treasuries and UK Gilts
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NewsCredit Suisse pension fund names CEO in latest top management shake-up
Daniel Hunziker has been appointed as CEO of Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) Pension Fund
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NewsIntesa Sanpaolo pension fund trims sub-fund costs after merger
Synergies from the merger with Fondo Pensione Cariplo are expected to reduce costs indirectly charged to members
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NewsAP6 chief on merger: ‘We are hoping for the best, but we fear the worst’
Swedish national pension funds at loggerheads on whether the transfer should involve staff and strategy, as well as assets
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NewsRailpen targets real-world impact in updated net zero plan
Plus: London Pensions Fund Authority announces change to stewardship approach in latest responsible investment report
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NewsPME, PFZW are latest funds to sell stocks linked to Israel human rights violations
The two Dutch pension schemes recently divested from Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and Motorola
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NewsABP divests from UN-listed companies involved with Israeli settlements
The €520bn Dutch civil service scheme sold its €65m stake in Booking.com and €368m stake in Caterpillar, a supplier of armoured bulldozers to the Israeli army
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NewsSwiss pension funds hit by Nestlé slump and equity home bias
PPCmetrics shows that Swiss pension funds have invested CHF11bn – or 1.3% of total assets of CHF909bn – in Nestlé, more than any other single company
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Country ReportDutch Pension funds see merits and drawbacks in concentrated portfolios
Over the past 15 years or so, the vast majority of Dutch pension funds have largely switched from active management to some form of index investing. But some are now going back to active management and towards more concentrated portfolios.
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InterviewsPension funds and physical risks: NEST, PFA Pension and PME Pensioenfonds on climate resilience
As the effects of climate change materialise, European pension funds are increasing their focus on physical climate risks
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InterviewsUp close in the high north: IPE meets the CEO of Norway state investment fund Folketrygdfondet
Kjetil Houg, CEO of Folketrygdfondet, tells Rachel Fixsen that when Norway’s government decided to dive deep into regional small caps, it created what is probably the world’s most northerly equities team
