Returns – Page 26
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Dutch pension assets shrink by €300bn in H1 2022
Decrease in assets presents reversal of long-standing trend, as pension assets had increased from €556bn in 2009 to a record €1.8trn by the end of 2021
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NewsLondon CIV posts gross savings of £25m
‘We do understand the challenges involved as each client fund wants to make investment decisions based on their decisions about strategic asset allocations,’ says chair
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Passive ESG equity funds show greater value for money
Investors should aim for the lowest cost option, says ClearGlass
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Overlaps in judgement
Many investors believe markets to be cyclical and search for signs of cycles in an attempt to predict which investment styles are coming into and out of favour
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Portuguese pension funds make -3.8% returns in Q1 2022
Most asset classes experienced a difficult first quarter, with equity portfolios generally falling between 3% and 5%
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NewsBorder to Coast delivers £14m cost savings
‘The collective scale achieved through pooling gives our partner funds an influential voice that has a real impact,’ says CEO
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NewsDutch pension funds lose more than €100bn in Q2
But thanks to rising interest rates, funding ratios have gone up
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AP1 knocked by 9.4% loss in H1, despite gains on forex, alternatives
Swedish buffer fund is second of big four to report first half financial results – beating the larger AP4
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NewsHigh inflation impacts timing of retirement decisions
As a result of falling long-term inflation expectations, UK DB long-term liabilities over the last three months have reduced by around £140bn
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Dutch pension fund for grocers close to new pensions cut
Despite the rise in interest rates this year, the fund’s funding ratio is still below 100%
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Asset management roundup: Liontrust creates new team, shifts funds
Plus: GAM sees decline in AUM; AllianceBernstein commits to net-zero emissions
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Alecta says ‘not unlikely’ markets will fall further in 2022, also hitting RE
Sweden’s largest pension fund suffers 12.7% H1 investment loss, but rising rates slash liabilities
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NewsSwiss corporates post over 20% drop in pension liabilities so far this year
The decrease in the two quarters was caused by rising discount rates and corporate bond yields, WTW explained
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NewsGerman doctors’ scheme ÄVWL returns 18.1% with alternative Spezialfonds
Allocations in Spezialfonds amounted to around 68.8% of the scheme’s total assets
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NewsValida introduces inflation-linked bonds with new strategy
Pensionskasse and Vorsorgekasse both increase its equity allocation but made cuts to euro zone government bonds, among other things
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Bond volatility demands UK schemes prepare for urgent action, says Aon
The situation has arisen because the bond market has repriced rapidly
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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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Migros Pensionskasse cuts CO2 footprint to reach 2030 target
The scheme adopted a Paris Aligned Benchmark to its foreign equity portfolio
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NewsKENFO bets on cash, short-term bonds to withstand high inflation
It also gears portfolio strategically towards a balanced asset and risk structure to strengthen the ability to face crises
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DACH roundup: SOKA-BAU to strengthen private equity, infra investments
Plus: Pensionsfonds increase contracts; Swiss largest firms cut pension liabilities
