Pension Fund Strategy – Page 98
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Local authority pension fund backs ‘social outcomes contract’ fund
Merseyside Pension Fund and at least one other local government pension scheme have committed to the £35m fund
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NewsResearch on corporate climate action an ‘urgent challenge to investors’
Research conducted for asset owner network finds that seven in eight companies not cutting carbon emissions at the rate required to keep global warming below 2°C
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PostNL reduces equity carbon footprint through shift to best-in-class
€8.4bn Dutch scheme for postal staff said the change lifted its equity returns by one percentage point
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Germany’s €30bn BVV targets digitisation, enhanced risk management
Expanded management board to allow the pension provider to harness digitation and respond to increased requirements on corporate governance and risk management
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NewsDanish roundup: Prime minister starts talks on early retirement pension
Plus: Labour market pension fund PBU invests DKK100m in microfinance; Teachers fund Lærernes hires consulting firm for CEO search
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NewsUK minister ups the ante on pension funds and climate change
Guy Opperman tells London Climate Action Week gathering that pension funds ‘must play a massive role’ in getting the UK to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
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CEO of £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership resigns
Dawn Turner was instrumental in setting up the Bristol-based asset pooling company for 10 public pension funds in the local government pension scheme
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Smiths Group secures £176m buy-in with Canada Life
FTSE 100-listed engineering firm strikes pension risk transfer deal bringing total bulk annuity value across all schemes to £1.6bn
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NewsAviva launches ethical and ESG workplace pension default strategy
Lifestyle strategy is based on Aviva ‘Stewardship’ funds in operation since 1980s that apply exclusions and engagement
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NewsStrathclyde pension fund gains 5.9%, Lothian rejigs allocation categories
Two largest Scottish local authority pension funds report on performance in the year to the end of March
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UK pension fund figures sign climate impact pledge
Signatories pledge to push asset managers to engage with investee companies about their impact on climate and plans to transition to a low-carbon future
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British Steel buyout ‘could affect pension insurance market capacity’
British Steel Pension Scheme trustees are reportedly in early stage talks regarding a pension risk transfer deal to secure the pensions of its 81,000 members
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UK’s NEST quits smoking in two-year tobacco divestment project
The country’s largest auto-enrolment provider says the tobacco industry does not appear viable in the long term, and it will exit £40m of investments
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PLSA invites FTSE 100 chairs for workforce data, governance talks
UK pension fund association hopes schemes and companies working together will improve workforce disclosure and governance standards
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NewsUK signs off further reporting requirements for pension funds
New regulations to implement SRD II require schemes to set out policy on asset manager contracts and agreements
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Rolls-Royce UK pension fund seals record £4.6bn de-risking deal
Trustee to offload £4.1bn of pension liabilities covering 33,000 pensioners to Legal & General, and transfer £4.6bn of assets
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Border to Coast primes managers ahead of £6bn fixed income search
£45bn local authority pension pool will soon start the manager selection process for sterling investment grade and multi-asset credit mandates
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PGGM’s consolidator vehicle targets closure by year-end
Volo is in advanced talks with other APFs to take on its two clients; Food wholesaler Sligro has targeted an APF to take on its €356m pension scheme
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen announce major cuts to reserves
Ailing Caritas and Kölner PK have agreed recovery terms with member representatives and the national financial regulator BaFin
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Largest UK pension scheme names new investment chief
Former CEO of fixed income at M&G Prudential to join USS in October
