Returns – Page 14
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NewsAustrian funds’ assets return to growth to total €205bn
Assets managed by Austrian funds grew by 2.4%, or €4.9bn, year-to-date to €205.01bn, compared with €200bn recorded last year, according to FMA
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NewsPension funds’ allocations to Spezialfonds remain ‘extremely weak’, says Kommalpha
Institutional investors only allocated €31bn net to Spezialfonds mandates at the end of the third quarter of 2023, down from €61bn in the same period last year
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NewsAustrian pension funds increase exposure to bonds
Pension funds returned 1.88% in the first nine months of 2023, and -1.34% in the third quarter of the year
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NewsVBV Vorsorgekasse returns 0.26% as it pursues prudent strategy
The scheme shifted to a more cautious investment strategy due to a persistently difficult and challenging market environment
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NewsMigros Pensionskasse’s returns stand below benchmark
It has returned 0.0% as of the end of October, against a 0.4% benchmark
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NewsGerman doctors’ scheme spots investment opportunities in energy infrastructure
‘We currently have more investment opportunities than available cash,’ says ÄVWL CEO Christian Mosel
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NewsATP boasts that its strength allows 3% uprating, but for pensioners only
Manager of Denmark’s statutory scheme admits latest discretionary annual increase is well below the 10% inflation Danes had to cope with in 2022
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NewsGermany’s Growth Fund raises €1bn with Allianz, BlackRock, Generali backing
Over 20 institutional investors allocated capital to the fund, investing in German and European venture capital and venture debt funds
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NewsGerman open-ended Spezialfonds see ‘significantly lower’ inflows, says BVI
Net inflows of open-ended Spezialfonds totalled €27.4bn at the end of Q3 2023, down from €51.71bn recorded in the same period last year
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ alternatives achieve better returns at higher costs
Last year best-performing pension funds invested 10.2% in alternatives compared with 5.6% invested by the worst-performing, says Swisscanto
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NewsLocal Pensions Partnership Investments delivers £153.2m in savings since launch
The pool is on track to deliver £200m in savings by 2025
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NewsKLP posts Q3 loss after NOK6bn property write-down
Norwegian pensions major says competitive situation stable, despite losing two municipal clients
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NewsBT Pension Scheme sees assets drop despite improved funding position
The scheme’s deficit dropped to £3.7bn in 2023 compared with £8bn in 2020, while its liabilities also declined to £41bn in 2023 compared with £51.28bn in 2022
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NewsVarma picks Ortec for performance management software
Finnish pensions heavyweight says Ortec product gives better understanding of sources of value
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NewsAustrian pension funds to lose 7.5% in asset value due to climate risks
The result of this year’s stress test is an improvement from last year’s test showing a 10% loss in asset value
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NewsPFA predicts late-year boost for stocks as interest rates stabilise
Danish pensions giant still has ‘good exposure’ to tech’s big-seven stocks, and banks and pharma, says Choi Danielsen
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NewsNorwegian SWF manager defends securities lending
Folketrygdfondet’s bonds chief Sæbø says lending shares ‘naturally belongs to a long-term investor’
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NewsSwiss pension schemes see funding ratios decline in Q3
Commodities help sustain returns as situation in oil market remains tense, says Swisscanto
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NewsIlmarinen chief says solvency rules ‘short-sighted and encourage procyclical behaviour’
Varma increases year-to-date returns in Q3, besting other three Finnish pension insurers; Elo writes down direct property holdings
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NewsSouth Yorkshire pension fund delivers surplus of assets over liabilities
This is the first time South Yorkshire Pensions Authority delivered surplus of assets over liabilities since 1990s
