Pension Fund Strategy – Page 50
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NewsAP2 boasts resilient portfolio after 6.7% 2022 investment loss
First of Sweden’s AP funds to report full-year figures says beat benchmarks by 0.3 of a point overall
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NewsDespite 6.6% investment loss, Ilmarinen refunds €175m as costs fall
Finnish pensions insurer says solvency rules must change
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NewsPFZW sells another 78 oil and gas firms
The move is part of the Dutch healthcare scheme’s engagement programme with fossil fuel companies
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NewsCassa Forense to increase investments in private equity, infrastructure
The pension fund is selecting an asset management company for SICAV/SICAF fund investments
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NewsDenmark’s PBU loses patience with Amazon over labour rights, divests €40m
Pension fund says more than five years of dialogue and sustained pressure has not produced the desired result
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NewsPFA overtakes ATP as Denmark’s biggest pension fund despite 2022 losses
Danish commercial pensions firm reports 11.1% investment loss for market-rate pensions last year; 20.8% for average-rate
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NewsSweden’s big two occupational pension providers lose 9.8% and 8.6% on assets
AMF says large exposure to Swedish companies pulled investment returns down; Alecta sees rising rates shrink large DB liabilities
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NewsAfter bruising year, ATP adds new hedging portfolio to boost return
Danish pensions heavyweight was big seller of equities in 2022
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NewsPotential £250bn of DC assets could be invested in private equity, report finds
Significant allocations to private equity have the potential to improve retirement outcomes for DC savers by well in excess of 10%
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NewsPME and PMT invest another €150m in venture capital investor
The two Dutch pension schemes also invested €75m each in Innovation Industries’ previous tech-focused fund
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NewsIlmarinen’s CIO suggests law changes to boost Finnish pension investment returns
Raising expected returns involves increasing risks, but long-term nature of pension liabilities make that possible, says Mikko Mursula
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NewsIlmarinen switches €17bn listed equities to new climate action benchmark
Finnish pensions insurer has started using the MSCI Climate Action index, which it helped develop
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NewsNBIM to plug gaps and get specific by filing own shareholder resolutions
Governance chief Carine Smith Ihenacho says Norwegian SWF wants to be part of PRI’s strategy setting
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NewsPassive and sustainable investing in EMD: hard to combine for small funds
EMD had long been considered the last frontier for passive investors, as the asset class was seen as insufficiently liquid and therefore hard to replicate
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NewsDanish academics propose radical change for €91bn ATP
Rangvid and Ramlau-Hansen say statutory pensions giant not be adequately compensated for the extra investment risk it takes
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NewsBig bets against market drive excess returns at Norway SWF
‘Contrarian thinking was shorter duration, underweight equities, overweight energy, underweight IPOs,’ says former hedge-fund manager Nicolai Tangen
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Special ReportPension funds on the record: The benefits of a themed portfolio
European pension funds are increasingly organising portfolios according to ‘themes’. Here are two examples of thematic investing in equities
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NewsNorway SWF loses 14% on assets in 2022 but stages a rebound in January
For first time, NBIM outperforms in a loss-making year
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NewsIndustriens 17.9% infrastructure return mitigates negative 2022 result
Danish pension fund says renewable energy infrastructure assets rose in value during the year
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NewsNorway government must shoulder risks for green shipping investment, says KLP
‘We have the money, and we want to invest,’ says Sverre Thornes
