All Returns articles – Page 13
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Publica returns -9.6% as bond and equity losses hit
The funding ratio across all Publica’s pension plans stood at 96.7%
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PFA posts mid-table 2022 loss after proactive alts revaluation
CIO foresees potential post-summer recouping of losses after tough start to 2023
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Compenswiss holds strategy as first pillar reform gives room for illiquid investments
It will receive additional funds through an increase of the VAT rate
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PensionDanmark cites ‘very active’ equities management for avoiding worse losses
Danish labour-market pension fund posts negative returns of 6.5% and 4.3% for under-46 and 67-year-old profiles
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Wellcome Trust scrapes 1.7% return but only due to sterling’s slide
Gillard says UK health charity can still meet its £16bn 10-year charitable spend plans
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Swiss pension funds post -12% returns in difficult 2022
Technical funding ratios of Swiss schemes lost on average around 16 percentage points and stood at 103.9% at the end of 2022
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Norway’s KLP sees less downside to equities than a year ago
Easier to imagine an improvement in market sentiment in 2023, according to funds department of municipal pensions giant
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LD posts 8.2% key product loss, says 2023 ‘fraught with great uncertainty’
Clear signs inflation has peaked, says Danish pension fund manager
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German, Austrian pension fund assets could drop by up to 14% in value
Pension funds predominantly favour external ESG ratings/indices to review sustainability factors in investments
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PME sets 50% CO₂ reduction goal for 2030
The metals and electronics industry scheme is the first Dutch fund to set an absolute CO2 interim reduction target
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Persistent inflation to raise cost of DB provision, says Swedish lobby
Insurance Sweden says in report that country’s insurance and pension firms still have good financial position despite 2022 stocks slump
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Migros Pensionskasse posts -6% returns, only real estate positive
High inflation, central banks bumping up interest rates, and prospects of recessions in the US and in Europe have had an impact
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Italy roundup: PreviAmbiente sets up new equity sub-fund
Plus: Inarcassa, Enpav expect positive returns in 2023; INPGI picks alternative investments funds
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Asga Pensionskasse expects -6% returns this year
Despite the negative returns, Asga will apply an interest rate on saved capital of its members of 2.5% in 2022
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3% indexation ceiling gives Dutch funds a headache
Several pension schemes in the Netherlands cannot compensate pensioners as much for inflation as they would ideally want because of fiscal constraints
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IPE Conference: New renaissance
‘A greater share of our wealth is being spent on what economists call non-tradable,’ says Ian Goldin
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World’s largest asset owners oversee $26trn, says Thinking Ahead Institute
Top 20 asset owners are responsible for $14.1trn, or the majority (55%) of the top 100
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Opinion Pieces
Time to rethink defined contribution pensions design
This year is shaping up to be the worst for investment returns since before the great financial crisis, according to IPE’s latest performance analysis of the leading European pension funds.
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IPE Research: Top pension funds face washout investment year
Data shows that 2022 was the worst performing since 2008
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UK mini budget accelerates DB schemes de-risking, says Russell Investments
Inflation and central bank policy action are critical issues for pension trustees and sponsors