Pension Fund Strategy – Page 7
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Legal disputes intensify for German professional pension funds
Germany’s VZB and BVK are preparing legal cases to claim investment losses
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NewsCompenswiss turns to bespoke asset allocations for each social security fund
Swiss central compensation fund shifts to fund-specific allocations as AHV, IV face rising costs and liquidity pressures
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NewsPBU’s new CIO vows to stick with investment strategy
Danish pension fund’s alternatives chief Johannes Bill Ladegaard takes over role previously held by Carsten Warren Petersen
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NewsAP2 sees half the AP6 transition portfolio turning into cash in two years
Ahead of expansion, AP2 returns just 4.6% in 2025, citing currency effects
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NewsFinnish pension funds reveal shrinking allocations to domestic market
Ilmarinen narrowly trumps nearest rival Varma on 2025 returns with 8.1%
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NewsNEST seeks segregated account manager for £260m ethical equities allocation
£60bn UK pension scheme launched procurement process for equities component of £470m fund today
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NewsGerman dentists’ pension fund demands damages from Baker Tilly
Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Berlin (VZB), the pension fund for dentists in Berlin, Bremen and Brandenburg, is facing losses of €1.1bn
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Iceland sees pension fund merger activity
The country’s second-biggest pension fund, the Pension Fund of Commerce, LV, had entered talks with Birta, the number four pension fund, over a potential merger
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NewsFinnish pension fund majors benefit from surging domestic equities
Smallest pensions insurer, Veritas, beats Varma as well as Keva on 2025 returns with 8.7% gain after sticking with high equities exposure
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NewsWTW executes first German pension buyout with Areva liabilities transfer
The transfer covers what WTW described as a ‘significant portfolio’ with a volume in the ‘three-digit million range’
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NewsSwiss BVK faces political backlash over CHF384m centenary payout
The pension fund ended the latest financial year with a funding ratio of 113.6%, up from 109.3% a year earlier
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NewsDomestic equities gain as Swiss pension fund scales back US allocations
CPV/CAP Pensionskasse, the CHF13bn pension fund for Swiss retail and wholesale company Coop-Gruppe, is shifting its focus to domestic equities
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NewsNEST launches member assembly to steer sustainability decisions
PFZW says it is also considering a more democratic approach to sustainability decisions
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NewsKLM and Vistry pension funds secure member benefits with buy-in deals
KLM and Vistry have secured their member benefits with Rothesay and PIC, respectively
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NewsDeloitte UK pension fund completes £700m transaction with Standard Life
The transaction will be followed by an accelerated move to full buyout by April 2026
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NewsMubadala ruling offers roadmap as lawyers target BVK’s US property losses
Lawyers cite Mubadala precedent as they seek damages and deeper scrutiny over BVK’s troubled US property investments
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NewsFull dollar hedge, US equities underweight shines ATP’s 2025 return
Danish statutory pension scheme admits being unable to maintain purchasing power of pensions
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Pensions Bill progress and regulatory moves
Plus Value for Money and LGPS consolidation
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NewsAkademikerPension uses repo innovation to boost risk, return potential
Danish pension fund CIO says rationale for levering up came down to the characteristics of the scheme members
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NewsE.ON UK pension fund appoints Schroders Solutions as principal investment manager
Schroders Solutions has overall control of the group’s investments, both through direct asset management and by appointing external investment managers
