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NewsAsset owners push oil giants on financial resilience strategy
Several UK local authority pension funds, alongside 23 other institutional investors, are asking Shell and BP to clarify strategies on how they protect shareholder value
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NewsScotland’s Falkirk and Lothian pension funds merger talk ceased
The City of Edinburgh’s Council Pension Committee will review merger options in two years’ time
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NewsPeople moves: Essex scheme seeks investment adviser
Essex Pension Fund, ATP, The Pensions SuperFund, Lothian Pension Fund, Falkirk Council Pension Fund, Fife Council Pension Fund
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NewsScotland’s Falkirk and Lothian pension funds target merger
Background work has determined that a merger would be viable and beneficial, the local authority pension funds said
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Special ReportUK: Labour government seeks continuity with focus on boosting domestic investment
The Department for Work and Pensions will have its work cut out as the new Labour government starts a comprehensive pensions review
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NewsFalkirk targets passive manager for 'flexibility'
[15:27 CEST 16-07] UK – Falkirk Council Pension Fund is searching for a passive manager to run an equity portfolio worth up to £325m (€410m).
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Lothian backs merger of Scottish local authority funds
£6.7bn scheme calls for mergers to come from work with ‘like-minded partners on a voluntary basis’
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Lothian, Falkirk consider deepening investment collaboration
Scottish local authority funds set to build on joint infrastructure mandate
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NewsFalkirk retains equity overweight despite commitment to alternatives
Local authority fund sees returns exceed 13% as joint infrastructure mandate with Lothian gets underway
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Hearthstone aims for £150m investments as Scottish housing fund launches
Manager in talks with other Scottish pension funds following Falkirk commitment
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Northern scoops e1bn master custody brief
UK – The £640m (e1bn) Falkirk Council pension fund in Scotland has appointed Northern Trust as its master custodian, in a move which follows the recent appointment of Capital International to an approximately £128m UK/European equities brief....
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Lothian in-house manager to target alternatives, private sector mandates
Local authority pension fund’s in-house management team seeks to attract private sector clients
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Scotland’s LGPS: Don’t just dive in
Scottish local government pension funds looking to asset pool should carefully consider their options with a focus on their objectives
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Bank of NY axed at Buckinghamshire fund
UK - Buckinghamshire County Council Pension Fund has hired ABN Amro Mellon to replace the Bank of New York as its custodian.
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Dutch SFP fund awards custody to Northern
NETHERLANDS – Northern Trust says it has been awarded an asset servicing mandate by the €330m Stichting Federatief Pensioenfonds.
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Pension funds win US$45m class action
UK – Ten UK pension funds have won a total $45m (€33.8m) as part of an opt-out action brought against AOL Time Warner.
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Local Government Pension Scheme: Is bigger always better?
After years of discussing local government pension reform, the government is no closer to a formal policy to restructure the system. This has not deterred frontrunners from exploring different methods of achieving scale and lowering costs
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Special ReportTop 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot
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.
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UK: Thinking beyond Brexit
Pensions regulation has taken a backseat to Brexit but this has not stopped the industry from moving ahead with changes





