All IPE articles in September 2019 (online) – Page 6
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Managing director of largest Swiss pension fund to step down
Dieter Stohler gave notice he would be leaving the CHF40bn public pension fund at the end of September next year, after almost nine years at the helm
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Dutch Hewlett Packard scheme dumps hedge funds, scales back equities
These and other changes mark the completion of an asset mix overhaul by the €2bn pension fund
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Top pension schemes back industry cost reporting initiative
USS, Royal Mail, RBS and seven others pen letter endorsing new industry cost disclosure standard
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Industriens backs €200m sustainable fund from LGT
LGT’s Sustainable Equity Global fund focuses on financially strong sustainable companies
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PFA study predicts 20% gender pension gap will last 50 years
Study into pension savings identifies decisions made at higher education level that affect salaries and pension outcomes
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People moves: GSK appoints UK pensions chief; LSR names new CEO [updated]
GlaxoSmithKline, LSR, Columbia Threadneedle, WTW, Gresham House, AXA IM, Aon, ICG, Smart Pension, Cairn Capital, XPS, Achmea, AFM, Northern Trust, SYZ AM, Morningstar, PIMCO
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AP1’s sacked CEO invested personally alongside fund’s IPO deal
Swedish buffer fund chief to receive €595,000 in salary over next 18 months
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UK, Danish pension funds file lobbying resolution against BHP
CEPB and MP Pension among major institutional shareholders demanding that the mining giant abandons lobby groups that operate at odds with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change
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Swiss high earner pension plan providers expect significant growth
Surveyed providers of 1e plans expect assets under management to grow from CHF3.8bn to CHF12.7bn over the next five years
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France expands scope for new pension vehicles in IORP II bill
Government calls on insurance sector to take up opportunity offered by FRPS vehicles and help make a success of the PACTE law’s retirement savings reform
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UK roundup: Drinks maker appoints Willis Towers Watson to DB scheme
Plus: Trustee company wound up after insolvency investigation found ‘numerous instances of misconduct’
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MP Pension blacklists oil companies including Shell, BP and Exxon
The Danish academics’ pension fund has analysed the sector and decided to divest stocks worth €86m – and bonds could follow
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Gabler targets Nordic expansion after sale to Swiss, Danish investors
The Norwegian pension and investment consultancy has sold a 70% stake to Nordic Insurance Consolidation Group
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UK DB scheme deficit hits two-year high amid Brexit uncertainty
The combined DB pension funding shortfall across the UK’s biggest 350 listed companies increased by £16bn during August
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Joseph Mariathasan: Shareholders or stakeholders?
Corporations are able to operate without the impact of their activities fully priced into their profit and loss statements
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Collapsing interest rates put Dutch schemes in danger zone
The 30-year swap rate dropped by 43 basis points in August, leading to the average coverage ratio falling from 102% to 98%
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Local authority pension pool seeks ‘exceptional’ small cap managers
Brunel Pension Partnership looking to appoint two to three managers to run portions of a £365m portfolio
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Insurer adds $130m large cap search on IPE Quest [updated]
Asset owner wants an active or ‘enhanced’ process, and implementation via a segregated account
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Could holding negative-yielding bonds clash with fiduciary duty?
Cambridge Associates says trustees and pension fund managers should review LDI mandates and passive government bond allocations
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Insurer tenders $130m global mid and small cap mandate via IPE Quest [updated]
Asset owner seeks a high-conviction, concentrated strategy to be implemented via a segregated account