All Equities articles – Page 12
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NewsNorway’s SWF criticises Japan’s new M&A guidelines
NBIM says “unclear” rules around corporate valuations could let boards reject takeover bids without challenge
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NewsBASF Pensionskasse tweaks allocation, increasing bonds and private equity
The scheme made new investments in its three bond funds totalling €438m
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NewsDACH roundup: Returns on equities boost Swiss pension schemes’ funding ratios
Plus: BaFin lays out classification method for pension funds’ assets according to SFDR
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NewsAP1 nudges equities allocation, duration higher in first half
Swedish national pension fund produces 6.6% January-June investment return despite 7% loss on property holdings
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NewsGermany’s KENFO plans slight increase in illiquid assets
The fund took tactical measures to cushion losses in 2022 that stood at the end of the year at -12.2%
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NewsNordic roundup: Industriens posts 3.3% in H1, Sampension sees weaker H2
Sampension CIO says second half of 2023 could well be weaker than the first, as market positivity overblown
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NewsLD Pensions’ returns grow in June, but it warns of slowing economic growth
Danish pension fund manager reports 5.5% first-half return for Holiday Allowance Fund
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NewsPFA hails strong first-half returns after piling on US tech stocks
Denmark’s largest pension provider ‘relatively positive’ about second-half prospects
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NewsSwedish funds agency launches first tender worth SEK11bn
New agency established to procure funds for premium pension platform kicked off long-awaited tenders on Friday night
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: July 2023
The war in Ukraine is starting to look like a stalemate. This would be in Russia’s favour. Delivery to Ukraine of more of the tanks promised or fighters to contest Russian air control might lead to a breakthrough, but is unlikely to happen in the summer. In the US, Trump looks like a leading but weak candidate for the Republicans, even against a Democrat as unpopular as Biden. Legal pushbacks against the fight to prevent permanent climate change, notably in Texas, have the potential to cause a trade war with the EU. They illustrate how European and North American values are slowly drifting apart.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: August 2023
Politics is on hold until September. Normally, markets do not care and analysts reduce their activity. A political crisis in the Netherlands shows the danger. There are warnings from all sides that climate measures are ever more urgently needed. Markets need a clearer view of which products govern- ments will support with market-shaping measures and when, especially in the face of a faltering pace towards climate goals. Early signs of problems include a lack of capital for innovative start-ups and the increasingly loud voices of climate change deniers.
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NewsMandate roundup: Cushon picks Ninety One’s credit fund
Plus: Swiss pension funds seeks managers for European small-cap, private credit/debt
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NewsIlmarinen anchors new Amundi climate-focused Europe ETF with €580m
Finnish pensions major edges closer to having all its passive equities tracking MSCI’s Climate Action indices
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AnalysisAnalysis: German states realign €30bn pension fund assets to stricter ESG standards
Four German states have recently revised their sustainable investment strategies, sticking to stricter ESG rules
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NewsVelliv divests BP, TotalEnergies, Shell in climate strategy rethink
Danish pension provider divests DKK3.4bn of upstream oil and gas stocks and bonds
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NewsIlmarinen steps up ETF collaborations, anchoring €2.75bn of BlackRock launch
Finnish pensions insurer makes latest index investment as it shifts passive equities into climate-focused funds
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NewsLGPS funds allocate £455m to Osmosis’s core equity strategy
Osmosis will build the strategies, while UBS Asset Management will act as investment manager, under the current LGPS Framework for Passive Investment Management Services
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NewsAlecta to diversify equities, cut non-Nordic exposure and add indexing
Swedish pensions heavyweight announces first steps in crisis-driven strategy overhaul
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NewsFinnish pensions centre chief argues for 10-point rise in equity weightings
Paldanius says boosting equities allocations by a tenth could add 0.3 percentage points to Finnish workplace pension fund returns
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Asset Class ReportsEquities – Testing times for high-conviction equity strategies
Today’s environment may favour stock picking, but investors continue to face pressures to justify the added risks
