Pension Fund Strategy – Page 82
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NewsSouth Yorkshire scheme updates RI policies with 2030 carbon neutral target
The Authority’s officers have to come up with an action plan within six months
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NewsLGPS pools award downside protection, China mandates
£1.2bn downside protection fund for Brunel clients, Border to Coast names China equity managers
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AP1 spurs more fossil-free funds as TOBAM adapts EM, HY
Swedish state pension buffer fund says initiative is a milestone
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NewsDanica’s corporate clients back new sustainable pension
New investment option includes companies supporting the UN’s SDGs
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Protesters call on ABP to divest from fossil fuels
Activists asked ABP to blacklist companies active in thermal coal, oil sands and shale gas by the end of next year
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NewsUK’s NEST commits to ‘ambitious’ diversity and inclusion plan
The scheme wants at least three out of seven of its executive team to be women, and 50% of its leadership to be women, by 2025
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Long-term low interest rates to lead schemes down riskier path, say strategists
According to the GRI, 173 rate cuts were made around the world between January and June 2020
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NewsPension funds top asset owners list in Switzerland
AUM in Switzerland grew year-on-year by 16.5% at the end of 2019
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Special ReportFixed income ETFs: a turning point for European pension funds
Over the past decades, European pension funds have experienced many changes and challenges. Through it all, the European DB market has continued to de-risk, while DC systems have become the new normal.
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Special ReportFive reasons pension funds are considering indexing for sustainable investing
Sustainable indexing gives pensions the clarity they need to build more sustainable portfolios, for the following reasons:
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Opinion PiecesPension funds should reflect on their true purpose
With COVID-19 infection rates rising across Europe it seems clear that lockdowns are not over yet. Europe will suffer economically as well as socially and politically.
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NewsSwitzerland roundup: Swiss Life launches infra options
Plus: SFAMA, AMP to merge; Clarius Capital starts 1e plans
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NewsBorder to Coast secures £1bn in private equity commitments
The Partnership has been able to access ‘high quality’ investments due to its collective size
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NewsLGIM launches ‘one stop solution’ for smaller DB schemes
‘NavGuide’ offers complete investment service from portfolio design through to buyout
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Danish scheme blacklists state-linked China, dumping €54m equities, bonds
AkademikerPension says aims to raise its social responsibility profile
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NewsCheshire scheme revamps climate strategy
The fund’s total equities portfolio is approximately 30% more carbon efficient than the FTSE All World index
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German scheme urges investment rules overhaul for green infra
Pensionskassen can invest a maximum 1% of security assets in a renewable energy fund
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PKA and PenSam buy into UK electric trains PPP in €460m deal
Danish pension fund pair buy John Laing’s 30% stake in Agility Trains East
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Survey: Dutch pension funds accuse asset managers of greenwashing
Lack of commonly agreed ESG standards give asset managers the chance to engage in greenwashing
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NewsVarma to expand sustainable equities portfolio to up to €1bn
Finnish pension fund reshapes 4-year-old portfolio project to bring it closer to SDGs
