Fiduciary Management – Page 3
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News
More clarification on fiduciary duty for pension scheme trustees needed, says UKSIF
UKSIF recommended that relevant government departments issue guidance for UK occupational pension schemes on a statutory or non-statutory basis
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PLSA supports UK growth investing, but with focus on best outcomes for savers
TPR calls on trustees to focus on protecting savers
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BTPS in-house arm rebrands to offer services to third-party DB schemes
Brightwell’s first new client is the £1bn DB division of EE Pension Scheme
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Special Report
Manager selection: UK fiduciary management
Does fiduciary management still stack up as scheme funding improves?
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UBS/Credit Suisse: Swiss pension funds face cumulative counterparty risk but low losses
The country’s largest pension fund, Publica, started to reduce its exposure to Credit Suisse at the beginning of 2022
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BNP Paribas AM to continue Dutch fiduciary franchise despite client loss
The asset manager saw its largest fiduciary client SBZ Pensioen move to Achmea IM last year
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UK pension schemes look for long-term lower returns, survey finds
As a result of the Gilt crisis, almost half of respondents said they would be reviewing the operational aspects of their investment strategy
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Norway’s SWF encourages contrarianism in new three-year strategy
NBIM to consider insourcing more in securities lending, technology, but believes external investment managers reduce its risk in some regions
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Fiduciary managers face challenges as growth slows and AUM falls
Total fiduciary management AUM decreased 5% to £218bn in 2022, largely as result of a rise in yields driving declines in Gilts and LDI portfolios
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Goldman Sachs AM expands Dutch fiduciary team
GSAM is not looking for rationalisation of its organisation, but for growth, according to CEO Fadi Abuali
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Features
UK fiduciary managers wrangle with LDI fallout
UK Gilt yields rose throughout 2022, even before September’s well-publicised spike caused by the unfunded mini budget. Fears of global inflation, exacerbated by the energy crisis and geopolitical uncertainty following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, took UK 10-year yields from around 1% in January to 3% in mid-September.
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Varma warns will pull plug on business with brokers funding fossil energy
Finnish pension insurer begins closer monitoring of how the banks it works with finance coal, oil-reliant companies
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UK roundup: Standard Life completes £15bn DC transition into sustainable solutions
Plus: Legal & General Mastertrust issues first TCFD report; Aon wins fiduciary advice contract for Russell & Bromley scheme
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Pensioenfonds Atos picks Russell Investments as fiduciary manager
The asset manager will also provide strategic asset allocation insights to the scheme’s trustees
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Dutch health insurers scheme swaps BNP Paribas for Achmea
SBZ Pensioen has appointed the Dutch asset manager as its new fiduciary after 15 years with BNP Paribas
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TPR reviews tender process for fiduciary management services
Introducing these regulations ‘should not place an additional burden on schemes,’ says Fairs
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Trustees urged to push fiduciary managers on ESG approaches
Research suggests trustees could lose alignment of ESG beliefs and goals when using fiduciary management
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UK roundup: DWP plans to turn CMA’s recommendations into law
Plus: FTSE100 companies see pension surplus ten-fold; LPFA launches transparency dashboard
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Opinion Pieces
Fiduciary managers must do better on ESG transparency
What sets one fiduciary manager apart from another? These days, it is increasingly hard to tell between the leaders. As a fiduciary manager myself, this view may seem counterintuitive but it seems to me that this part of the investment world is getting less distinct in its capabilities, resources and even its messaging.
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News
Mandate roundup: Amundi to provide NEST with access to derivative contracts
Plus: GSAM lands fiduciary mandates in the UK, FRR chooses transition management managers