Pension Fund Strategy – Page 59
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NewsSwedes back AP funds’ ESG efforts, but are split on whether they work
Poll for first-pillar pensions manager AP7 shows 77% of people in Sweden do think the national pension funds should heed environment, ethics in pensions management
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NewsPublica plans overhaul of pension schemes
The Swiss government (Federal Council) has decided to shut down the Swiss International VET Academy (SFUVET) pension fund, which is run by Publica
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AP Funds revamp ethics council management after audit
New strategy sees ethical screening of listed foreign equities extended to cover corporate bonds
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NewsAP7 acts to foster development of more company climate data
Swedish €80bn pension fund documents use of ICAP portfolio in emissions-monitoring and engagement efforts
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Varma warns will pull plug on business with brokers funding fossil energy
Finnish pension insurer begins closer monitoring of how the banks it works with finance coal, oil-reliant companies
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NewsChurch of England drafts just transition investment principles
With a pensions fortune of £3.7bn, the Church of England follows up May’s 12-fund pledge to work to support the climate transition in emerging markets.
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Dutch pension funds resist call to up weapons investments
The Dutch ministry of defence and NATO had called on pension funds not to exclude weapons manufacturers
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Alecta slashes DB pensions cost, boosts payments – on inflation, rates surge
Sweden’s largest occupational pension provider lifts DB pension payments by nearly 11% and cuts premiums by 40%
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Varma diversifies EM bonds away from govvies with $50m in corporates
Finnish pensions heavyweight makes first foray into EM corporate bonds, buying into HSBC AM’s bottom up fixed-income fund
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NewsNordic pension funds to push climate investment towards developing world
Climate Investment Coalition and Nordic Council of Ministers present set of investor recommendations at COP27 in Egypt
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Alecta tempts former ATP CIO Gade Jepsen to fill top investment role
Sweden’s biggest pension fund clinches high-profile Danish CIO to replace Sterte
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KLP looks forward to high interest rates after 2.6% investment loss
Denmark’s LD says losses mitigated in October – also by inflation hedging, cutting equity risk
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NewsBVK moves €83bn FoF assets to new Universal Investment management company
The assets moved to the new capital management company were held in a fund of funds managed as securities Spezialfonds
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ATP poaches ‘good communicator’ Sampension CFO to complete top team
Pernille Vastrup set to join group management team of Denmark’s largest pension fund from April 2023
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PFZW sells €470m worth of investments in 114 oil and gas companies
The companies that were sold had failed to formulate goals to reduce carbon emissions
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Dutch pension funds keep investing in green bonds despite market rout
In contrast, pension schemes’ exposure to regular bonds has decreased by some €200bn this year
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen cut equities, up alternative investments in H1
Austrian Pensionskassen returned -8.78% in the first half of this year, down from 7.63% recorded in 2021
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ATP seen as new example of leverage threat for pension funds – after UK LDI turmoil
‘We need a thorough discussion of the role of ATP in the Danish pension system,’ says Jesper Rangvid
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Nordic, English pension funds take VW to court over lobbying silence
Swedish national pension funds, Denmark’s AkademikerPension and Church of England Pensions take legal action against carmaker to ‘clarify grey area for corporate law in Germany‘
