Pension Fund Strategy – Page 94
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InterviewsOn the record: APG - A rethink is needed
Thijs Knaap, senior strategist at APG, says the pandemic means that investment strategies need to be reconsidered
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InterviewsHow we run our money: PPF - Defending UK pensions
Barry Kenneth, CIO of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund (PPF), tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about managing the fund’s portfolio during the COVID-19 outbreak
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Country ReportNordic Region: Pension funds step up to the plate
Nordic pension funds have been quick to offer support to local ecomomies affected by the coronaviris crisis
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Dutch notaries scheme to heed member wishes on ESG themes
Concrete modelling of ESG policy will based on asset-liability mangement study
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NewsHow UK local authorities have managed the pandemic
LGPS funds have weathered the pandemic’s storm so far, but expect things to get more difficult later this year
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NewsShell’s Dutch scheme introduces own ESG benchmark
The scheme moved 40% of its equity holdings – 22.6% of its entire portfolio at year-end – to its custom ESG benchmark
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InterviewsPremier Foods deal: ingredients unusual, but principle replicable
A ‘landmark’ pensions agreement has been struck at the UK food manufacturer
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News
SWFs keep risk exposure during pandemic
Investors were already either overweight cash or underweight equities before March 2020
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NewsPGB to commit €460m in US private equity through RCP
The investment, representing approximately 1.5% of its assets, will focus on the lower mid market segment
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NewsSwiss pension funding levels recover after falling below 100%
Returns reached -3.9% at the end of April compared to 10.6% in 2019
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NewsDutch metal schemes show concern over MN’s new admin system
Despite a successful test in October, no new functionality has become operational yet
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NewsCERN pension fund seeks new professional board members
Adrian Cunningham and John Breckenridge are serving their last three-year term
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NewsPFZW: Return prospects of private markets outweigh costs
The scheme has reduced its asset management costs by 10% in the past 10 years
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NewsPGGM and Alecta to enter ‘unique’ collaboration on CRS
PGGM is to purchase 70% of each co-investment transaction, while Alecta is to participate for the remaining part
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NewsABP warns of ‘significant’ contribution rise in coming years
It has already decided to reduce its discount rate for future expenses from the current 2.8% to 2% as of 2023
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Achmea scheme to exclude 10% of worst performing equity holdings
‘The measure will increase the risk-return ratio of our investments’
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NewsBring forward climate investments, Danish pension chiefs urge
Pension funds ready for large investments that can help economy, say Mortensen and Polack
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AnalysisPerspective: COVID-19: Funds seek solace in the long term
COVID-19 is forcing European pension funds to put on a brave face as asset portfolios and funding ratios plummet, and regulators soften their stances.
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FeaturesBriefing: Long-term investing: it’s up to the pension board
A practical framework for pension fund trustees looking to implement long-term investment approaches
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AnalysisPerspective: Four difficult questions facing pension fund investors
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic poses many difficult questions for investors. Pension funds will probably have to reconsider many long-standing assumptions. These are some of the most intractable.
