Investor Strategy – Page 2
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NewsACCESS Pool issues senior secured direct lending mandates
The initial allocations will be around £200m for the European mandate and £150m for the US mandate
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NewsLGT begins to leverage private equity ESG data initiative
Alternative investing specialist says harnessing portfolio company data is ‘next frontier in integration of ESG in private equity’
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NewsResearchers propose new home for corporates’ wider emission efforts
How a company exerts broader influence on climate action should be reported in a different track to that for emission reduction efforts within its value chain
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NewsPLSA sets out recommendations to make growth assets more investable
There is a substantial potential to open up the pipeline of assets to attract the investment of pension funds to support UK growth, PLSA says
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NewsMorningstar proxy season analysis: ESG shareholder resolution growth primarily driven by ‘anti-ESG’ proponents
Overall support for ESG proposals stayed flat in 2024 at 23%, with a marked rise in anti-ESG resolutions.
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NewsReplicating Canadian model for UK LGPS schemes ‘won’t be easy’
Rachel Reaves announced intention to replicate ‘Canadian model’ to ‘fire up’ UK economy
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NewsIndustry divided on new VFM framework’s ability to drive DC investment in private markets
Excluding forward-looking performance is a ‘missed opportunity’, says NatWest Cushon
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NewsBritannia Pension Scheme sells £72m investment in private credit fund
The transaction marks the first deal for Isio Fund Liquidity Options
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NewsFidelity to join ranks of UK LTAF providers
Asset manager announces regulatory approval for new type of UK fund focussed on access to private markets for DC schemes
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NewsAXA to focus on insurance business, sells asset management arm
The combination of AXA IM and BNP Paribas would create a leading European asset manager with total AUM of €1.5trn
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NewsSmall progress on Mansion House Compact ambitions as barriers remain
ABI report shows signatories currently hold £793m of unlisted equity assets in their DC default funds, equivalent to 0.36% of the total value of their DC default funds
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NewsRailpen takes ‘holistic approach’ to external managers
Scheme wants any external managers to look at mandates in the context of a wider growth fund or pooled fund rather than a standalone mandate
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NewsItaly’s pension funds association expects to raise €500-600m for FoFs with EIF
Assofondipensione plans to set up FoFs for infrastructure, private equity, private debt, and possibly venture capital, with European Investment Fund
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NewsNGOs announce ‘independent, science-backed’ taxonomy to raise EU game
New platform ‘not intended as critique of EU taxonomy’
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NewsInvestment industry disappointed over final version of FCA’s listing rules
Concerns over listing rules have not been heard, says ICGN and Railpen
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NewsNBIM seeks research proposals to strengthen understanding of climate
Investment giant suggests topics could include the impact of financial decisions on real-world outcomes
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NewsCFA Institute study finds ‘worrying’ views on EU ESG regulatory framework
The study found a range of challenges facing EU investors around ESG disclosures, which the CFA said regulators should pay attention to.
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
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NewsVelliv invests €94m in Nuveen private equity impact fund
Asset manager raises around $200m for its second private equity climate inclusion strategy
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on M&G
M&G joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
