All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 47
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Sampension pushes on with inflation-linked bonds, real assets build up
Danish pension fund uses perceived mispricing, systematic rebalancing tactics to add extra returns
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NewsAP4 hit by 12.6% investment loss amid unanticipated ‘extreme scenario’
‘The spring of 2022 will have an obvious place in the history books,’ says CEO Ekvall
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AP7 co-files Tesla resolution on workers’ rights
‘Tesla must also have confidence that the company has effective human capital management systems,’ says Nia Impact Capital in proposal
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Danish FSA tells Industriens Pension to consider adding more PE staff
Watchdog hands out official orders to correct private equity management procedures, as part of wider focus on the way pension funds handle the asset class
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NewsAsset managers now clearer about environmental, social voting policies
US index giants BlackRock and Vanguard have lower environment, social focus than do major European managers, study finds
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Norwegian FSA sees positive pensions solvency effect from higher rates
Pension fund solvency ratios rise to 187% in this year’s Q1 from 179% at end 2021
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NEST’s pay gaps shrink but CEO says UK trust ‘still on our journey’
Gender pay gap contracts by 1.4 percentage points, ethnicity pay gap 1.3 points smaller between years
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EU taxonomy decision increases reporting burden for pension funds
Critics of the Commission’s proposal to brand nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable energy sources have reacted with disappointment, and the credibility of the EU’s taxonomy was called into question
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PenSam told to tighten up procedures around private equity valuations
Danish FSA hands out official orders to add paperwork on performance monitoring, amid wider regulatory focus on private equity
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Top business school proves ESG does not harm corporate bond portfolios
Academic evidence can give comfort to bond investors, says Insight Investment RI chief
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Finns favour immigration as way to fortify pension system
‘Surprising that Finns don’t support achieving better returns by increasing risk-taking,’ says Finnish Centre for Pensions director Paldanius.
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Denmark’s AP Pension mulls ‘potentially significant’ impact of court defeat
High court rules that plaintiffs had to bear unreasonable risks after their pension savings were switched by FSP Pension
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NewsNorway pension fund lobby criticises official tendering guide
‘Guide can be read as a defence for dominant player KLP,’ Drevsjø says of Pension Office’s 2022 guide for municipalities on tendering pension contracts
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NewsPKA targets lower carbon by investing DKK5bn in ‘resource-efficient’ equity fund
Danish pension fund manager CIO says firm picked Osmosis IM as part of its new approach to ESG policy
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ATP, AMF, AP funds and Folksam back Northvolt in $1.1bn financing
Large Nordic pension funds up their investments in Swedish battery maker as it seeks to boost production
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NewsIceland’s central bank plans to review pension fund activities
Despite strong growth of pension funds and increased activities, law has still not been updated, says supervisor
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Opinion PiecesNorway needs another pensions overhaul
It’s official – Norway’s state pension system needs another overhaul. The Pension Commission published its hefty report in June arguing for changes to make it socially sustainable – raising age limits, pegging minimum benefits to wage growth and shielding disability pensions from the effects of life expectancy adjustment.
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Newly-retired Finnish women get higher pensions after more paid work
Latest statistics show females retiring in 2021 received €200 a month more than earlier cohorts
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Tesla, Saudi Aramco among giants targeted in environment data campaign
‘Engagement critical to driving disclosure, and disclosure is first step to environmental action,’ says CDP
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NewsSwedish FSA winds up Alecta equity probe, citing improved controls
Watchdog investigated pension provider’s internal controls and risk management between 2020 and 2022
