Pension Fund Strategy – Page 75
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Covenant centrestage as USS outlines higher contribution rates
Contributions could go from upcoming 34.7% to 49.6% unless employers make further commitments, says USS
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Sampension sees 59% rise in transfers on back of business wins
Danish pension provider reports a 15% increase in regular contributions for 2020
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AP6 outshines main buffer funds with 20.4% annual return
Smallest of Sweden’s pensions buffer funds says exposure to lockdown victims was low
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Country ReportRisk tolerance: Dutch funds to assess member risk appetite
In measuring their members’ risk appetite as required by new laws, pension funds should not overlook desired pension outcome
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Country ReportSurge in alternative strategies among Dutch pension funds
Dutch pension funds turn to alternative assets and ESG investing in the hunt for income
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NewsFinland roundup: Varma cuts fossils; VER returns 4%; Elo 3.6%
Varma’s climate portfolio reaches 12.4% of €50.2bn total assets
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AP1’s new CEO applauds team’s gutsy mindset
Swedish pensions buffer fund matches AP3’s return and narrowly beats AP4 in 2020 with 9.7% gain
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NewsAP7’s return falls to 4.4% in 2020, half the average on funds marketplace
Default option in Sweden’s premium pension system recovers from 7.2% first-half loss
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NewsInvest-NL joins PMT/PME’s private equity fund
The new Dutch state-run investment fund Invest-NL has committed €10m to the Innovations Industries II fund
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NewsNBIM says better company tax reporting standards are needed
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund manager tells ministry that data on tax practices and risks remain big challenge
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Norway roundup: Folketrygdfondet beats index; KLP releases reserves
Government Pension Fund Norway manager beats benchmark by 2.5 percentage points
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Sweden roundup: AP3 hardly beats AP4 on 2020 return
Plus: SH Pension attributes 8.7% annual return to Swedish equities and property
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AP4 sets 2040 net-zero goal after whittling down energy holdings
Swedish buffer fund reports 9.6% return for 2020
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LD picks Federated Hermes for EM equities; launches ABS tender
Danish pension fund manager completed equities procurement round, and has two credit mandates yet to tender
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NewsAP2: Value strategy hit 2020 return, but makes long-term sense
Swedish national pension fund posts 3.5% return — less than half of its long-term average
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Velliv invests $550m in Nordea’s ESG emerging markets debt strategy
CIO of Danish pension fund praises asset manager’s thorough ESG risk analysis process
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NewsATP’s investment portfolio return slips in 2020
Overall, ATP made a 10.8% return before pension returns tax, down from 16.2% in 2019
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Denmark’s P+ divests 12 stocks where influence attempts are ‘hopeless’
Global mining companies Freeport-McMoran and Barrick Gold account for most of sell-off
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NewsNorway’s SWF has half the outperformance of peers, government told
Oil fund has far lower investment costs than other large pension funds, report shows, according to CEM Benchmarking
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NewsSwitzerland roundup: Zurich cantonal scheme sees equity yield CHF450m
Plus: Railways scheme outperforms own benchmark; BLPK sees returns of 5.1%





