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Mandate roundup: Alstom picks Mercer as fiduciary

2022-04-05T14:48:00Z

Plus: Dutch scheme selects Symbiotics; European schemes search for equities, property managers

PME, PFZW are latest funds to sell stocks linked to Israel human rights violations

2025-10-03T10:00:00Z

The two Dutch pension schemes recently divested from Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and Motorola

Norway sovereign fund ends Alstom monitoring

2015-12-22T13:32:00Z

Corruption concerns had prompted greater scrutiny of French company 

Norwegian oil fund seeks proxy access to six US companies

2011-12-06T13:45:00Z

Fund also places France's Alstom under observation for 'risk of gross corruption'.

Norway roundup: KLP bans 16 stocks; local councils plan to tender

2021-07-05T13:39:00Z

KLP sells off Motorola and 16 others; Ålesund, Øygarden and Ullensvang to put KLP-managed pension schemes out to tender

KLP removes Chevron from blacklist after 13-year ban

2017-12-07T10:47:00Z

Coal, tobacco companies added to banned stock list for Norwegian municipal pension provider

European investors excluded from US class action

2008-09-08T13:15:00Z

[14:15 CEST 08-09] EUROPE – A US federal judge has ruled institutional investors in France, the Netherlands and UK should be wholly or partially excluded from a US class action against French transportation manufacturer Alstom SA.

Norwegian oil fund blacklists China's ZTE Corporation

2016-01-07T14:16:00Z

Government Pension Fund Global cites corruption concerns

GLP’s Global Logistics Business Announces Record Leasing and Developments in 2020

Reference Hub2021-03-24T09:54:00Z By GLP Capital Partners (Real Estate)

22.7 million sqm (244 million sq ft) of leases signed, driven by record levels of renewal leases and e-commerce demand

Friday people roundup

2016-03-11T12:08:00Z

PenSam, Allianz, Prudential, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Invesco, Spence & Partners, JLT Employee Benefits, LawDeb Pension Trustees

Ethos critical of differences in Swiss anti-corruption policies

2011-12-09T14:15:00Z

Sustainable investment group calls for strengthening of Swiss legislation in new report.

Swedish buffer funds put four-year limit on talks with 'sin' stocks

2014-04-24T10:35:00Z

AP funds’ Ethical Council tweaks engagement process to better deal with ‘moral grey zone’

Swedish roundup: First State Investments, The Ethical Council, KPA

2011-04-21T15:30:00Z

Danish pension funds face up to Israeli investments

2009-12-02T15:15:00Z

[16:15 CET 02-12] DENMARK - Danish pension companies PKA and PensionDanmark have defended their controversial Israel-linked investments in the face of public criticism, while Danica Pension has said it may divest several of the holdings.

German corporates continue shift to pension plans

2010-02-01T15:40:00Z

[16:40 CET 01-02] GERMANY – German companies are still committed to strengthening occupational pensions, but some firms might have chosen the wrong reasons for outsourcing liabilities, pensions experts have claimed.

UK names actuarial standards board

2006-04-04T02:58:00Z

UK – The 14 members of the new Board for Actuarial standards have been named by the Financial Reporting Council.

Going the funded route

April 2008 (Magazine)

Voluntary pension funds are growing in importance as a hedge against a decline in the mandatory pension and as an employee retention tool, says Nina Röhrbein

SEI gets £50m Man B&W Diesel injection

2001-04-03T12:44:00Z

UK – Manager of managers firm SEI Investments has picked up its third UK mandate win with an appointment from the pension fund of MAN B&W Diesel to manage a potentially £50m (e81m) plus multi-manager portfolio....

A Napoleonic view of sovereign wealth

March 2009 (Magazine)

Last October president Nicolas Sarkozy surprised a European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg by announcing that France was to have a sovereign wealth fund. Subsequently, government officials spoke of a €100bn fund.

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024

Assets for the leading 1000 European pension funds grew by 8.7% year-on-year, reversing last year’s loss of 6.8%. This brings total assets back up to above their previous high water mark of €9.7trn in 2022’s research exercise. This year’s overall net gain in assets of €775bn is the largest since 2021’s increase of €810bn.