Pension Fund Strategy – Page 4
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NewsAsga Pensionskasse shifts towards alternatives to capture new opportunities
Swiss pension fund increases alternatives exposure, cuts bonds, targeting diversification and improved long-term returns
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NewsDanish supervisor calls out Velliv over SFDR disclosures
Finanstilsynet claims Velliv didn’t disclose likely impacts of sustainability-related risks on returns of financial products that it had designated as ‘Article 8’
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NewsElo doubles pace of Finnish unlisted growth bets with €100m push in H1
Finnish pensions insurer posts narrowly positive Q1 return as bonds, property gains offset equities losses
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NewsConsortia drive Italian pension funds’ access to private markets
Italian pension funds expand consortia model, boosting scale, cutting costs and deepening private markets exposure
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NewsDemand for emerging market equities rises among German pension investors
German pension funds increase emerging markets allocations, favouring selective strategies over broad structural shifts
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NewsNEST joins Australian superfunds in search of European private markets deals
A delegation of Australian super funds that includes NEST is seeking investment opportunities in European private markets, starting with France
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NewsNearly half of European assets now run by US managers
‘Europe is quietly losing control over how its capital is allocated’, warn observers
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NewsLD Pensions switches to Federated Hermes EOS for engagement
Danish pensions manager also tightens up exclusion process, and improves systematic follow-up of milestones and dialogue progress
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AnalysisA return to arms: how asset owners are reevaluating their defence exclusions
Some are ditching all screens, some are introducing stronger restrictions
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NewsSwedish pension giants back Stegra lifeline, but accept dilution
Wallenberg-led consortium steps in as green steel startup’s biggest investor, and pension funds AP2, AP4 and AMF all put in more capital
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NewsDutch pension funds hedge equity exposure in run-up to Iran war
Pension funds Foodservice, DHL and Gasunie hedge equities ahead of DC transition in the Netherlands, but strategies diverge sharply amid geopolitical volatility
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NewsPFA says moves to underweight US stocks, tighten dollar hedging paid off
Danish pension funds upbeat about their ability to weather war-triggered market rout
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NewsNEST awards £450m direct lending mandate to Crescent Capital Group
The UK workplace pension scheme aims to allocate 30% of its AUM to private markets by 2030
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Opinion PiecesEfforts to raise trustee standards must preserve what works
Morten Nilsson of Brightwell Pensions on avoiding the onerous requirements that could further shrink the pool of lay trustees
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NewsItaly’s Fondo Telemaco picks manager for private debt expansion
The strategy will be focussed on SMEs and mid-caps
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AnalysisAsset pooling gains traction as German Pensionskassen consolidate
German Pensionskassen increasingly pool assets and consolidate as costs, regulation and structural pressures intensify
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InterviewsABP CIO Herman Bril: I understand fossil fuel investors
The new CIO also talks about cutting its US Treasuries exposure and playing for ‘Team NL’
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NewsSweden’s AP funds hit back after booby prize from journalists
Buffer funds named ‘Roller Blind of the Year’ by Association of Investigative Journalism for lack of transparency over investment losses on failed battery firm Northvolt
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NewsBVK launches new unit to embed 2030 strategy and digital transformation
Germany’s BVK establishes Strategy & Transformation division to implement 2030 strategy while addressing US investment losses
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NewsIPE UK Briefing: House of Lords votes to remove ‘mandation’ clause from Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Collective defined contribution and pension risk transfer market
