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Norway launches independent review of SWF’s active management
Academics Trond Døskeland and André Wattø Sjuve of Bergen’s NHH appointed as expert group
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IFS review highlights structural flaws in UK pension system
UK’s Institute for Fiscal Studies calls for urgent reform
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Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association rebrands with new strategy
The new name aims to reflect the importance of pensions in people’s lives and economic growth
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Metzler targets SMEs with new pensions vehicle
Firm launches Mittelstands Pensionsfonds targeting SMEs, covering a wide range of industries
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UK fiduciary management AUM hits £272bn as mandate sizes grow
Quantum Advisory’s latest report shows a decline in the number of mandates seeking high returns
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Intesa Sanpaolo pension fund awards €700m in tail-risk mandates
The tail-risk mandates are part of the scheme’s broader strategy to weather ‘deeply uncertain’ macroeconomic environment in 2025
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Hymans Robertson launches checklist for defined benefit pension funds
It is crucial for DB schemes to follow clear process in run-on journey, says Sachin Patel, head of corporate DB
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10 Minute Masterclass—Global Infrastructure Debt
Infrastructure debt continues to grow in its appeal to investors, partly due to the range of potential benefits on offer—from an illiquidity premium over public markets to enhanced diversification, risk protection and asset-liability matching characteristics. The essential nature of infrastructure debt further strengthens its appeal throughout the ups and downs of the economic cycle.
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Direct Lending: Why Global & Why Now?
For investors looking to generate income, preserve capital, and achieve diversification—particularly at a time when macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties are high—taking a global approach to direct lending markets can be part of the solution.
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Shell pension funds pick GSAM as new fiduciary manager
The decision means that Shell Asset Management Company (SAMCo) will be wound down in due course
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Investors urge EU legislators not to take an axe to sustainability laws
CSRD and CS3D are ‘essential’, claim 80 financial institutions
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Supervisors flag ‘inadequate’ sustainability staffing at some asset managers
Managers have between 0.5 and 16 employees charged with integrating sustainability risks, but some aren’t qualified, claims research
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NBIM, UNICEF launch disclosure code for companies around child rights online
Failure to respect children’s rights can have harm businesses and lead to lawsuit risk, says Norwegian SWF manager
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Trustees urged to respond to consultation on financial advice overhaul
Pension fund trustees are among the stakeholders the FCA is seeking input from on ‘targeted support’ consultation
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Molins UK Pension Fund completes £249m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures the benefits of over 3,500 members of the scheme sponsored by Mpac Group
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Global REITs Update – Q1 2025
In our video update for the 1st quarter of the 2025 calendar year, Portfolio Manager, Marco Colantonio covers key developments in the Global REIT sector and market insights
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Unexpect the Expected – The World According to Trump
The dramatic changes to U.S. tariffs settings challenges the financial market’s Trump pro-growth market narrative which heralded the start of 2025. Instead, investors now face conditions which look likely to invoke a global economic slowdown, if not recession, with significant pressure on corporate earnings from higher costs together with unsettled consumer demand and production patterns.
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NATO pledges for more defence outlay
“Renewed security challenges in a fragmented world indicate that Europe must strengthen its strategic autonomy. NATO’s latest declaration to raise defence spending may present such an opportunity for the region.”
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Relief for pension funds as retaliatory tax code dropped from US budget bill
Section 899 pulled after G7 countries agreed to exempt US companies from parts of global minimum tax rate deal
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Fondo Espero appoints Schroders, Amundi for ‘Crescita’ sub-fund
The €1.5bn Italian pension fund for school employees has also selected Eurizon Capital for a tail risk hedge mandate