Investor Strategy – Page 25
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Pension funds maintain focus ahead of post-Brexit trade deal deadline
Some still visibly investing in the UK, and many have been preparing for some time for possible consequences of a no-deal
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NewsNordic roundup: Lobby group defends pension funds on alts valuations
Plus: Danish FSA to scrutinise pension provider management systems, AP7 shrinks fee for its €62bn equity fund
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NewsESG roundup: NN IP sees €300bn green bond issuance next year
Plus: GPIF allocates to gender-diversity index; Denmark’s Sampension adds 79 stocks to blacklist
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NewsMore German investors planning entry into private debt market
Volatility triggered by COVID-19 in equities may be a further driver for investments in alternatives
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NewsDanish teachers’ fund kicks off Paris alignment with €80m divestment
Lærernes Pension to sell off DKK600m of stocks as first step after bringing Paris Agreement into ethical code
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Public pension London fund partners announce £100m first close
The London Fund to focus on investment opportunities in the UK capital in real estate and infrastructure
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ATP wins clearer ESG picture of illiquids after data gathering
DKK936bn pension fund to use new data for better engagement as well as in active management
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Wellcome Trust ‘prospers’ under COVID-19 fallout with 12.3% return
The charity raised cash levels and hedged around 20% of its public equity exposure before the market decline
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UK’s NEST goes climate aware in EM equities, to double allocation
Northern Trust Asset Management to run new climate aware strategy
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NewsOsmosis gains Commonwealth Super in Australian debut
Earlier this year Osmosis appointed industry veteran Mike O’Brien as special advisor to its asset management business
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Blue Sky Group hires external consultant for manager due diligence
Lestrade will initially focus its efforts on scanning all of BSG’s existing mandates for liquid assets on operational due diligence issues
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NBIM innovates to stay ahead of falling securities lending margins
Norwegian SWF executed its first peer-to-peer loan deal in 2020, report says
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Publica joins international organisations for ESG best practice
The fund plans to overweight its portfolio in companies with ‘promising and high-quality patents’
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NewsItaly roundup: Priamo tenders fixed income, mid-cap equity mandates
Plus: Enpav to allocate €30m to real estate; Enasarco expects lower contributions; ENPAM approves 2021 budget
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NewsATP hopes to add human capital to quant algorithm
Danish pension fund works to find longer data set on effect of companies’ people focus
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NewsSwiss schemes adopt ESG criteria in alternative investments, says ASIP
The research showed that 52% of pension schemes use sustainability criteria to invest in private equity
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FeaturesUS endowments: Success breeds success
Perhaps no single group of institutional investors elicits as much fascination and admiration as US university endowments – in particular those of the Ivy League, and among that elite group the Yale and Harvard endowments in particular.
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NewsDenmark’s PKA commits €3bn to private equity via subsidiary IIP
Danish Pension fund invests via alternatives subsidiary IIP, which also names new partners
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Bouw pension fund to up real estate investments
The €70bn fund has €1.9bn available to invest in predominantly foreign real estate projects
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Allianz Leben to expand non-equity investments
The life insurer will continue to invest in property even if certain segments of the market, such as shopping centres, are currently a source for concern
