Investor Strategy – Page 38
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FeaturesLong term matters: Risk calls for universal investors
I’m looking for a senior executive from a major institutional investor who has “systemic risk” in their job description.
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ABN Amro pension fund to focus on climate SDGs
SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (climate action) are ‘specific areas of attention’ in its investment policy
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NewsUnion Investment: German investors support carbon price increase
Research shows that institutional investors deployed more than half (56%) of their assets based on ESG criteria
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Private debt managers mitigate risks with focus on operations
With financial markets undergoing a severe correction amid the COVID-19 crisis, Broadridge considers the impact on private debt managers.
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Delta Lloyd scheme splits matching holdings into LDI, spread portfolios
It will also raise its stake in emerging market equity as well as real estate to 16.7%
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NewsING scheme delays indexation decision because of COVID-19
The fund could tap into a €265m emergency reserve fund
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NewsLothian scheme adopts automated stock lending recall service
The service will allow LPF to vote at the AGMs of every company it holds
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DNB scheme ponders joining consolidation vehicle
It reduced the number of trustees from nine to six, and established its own administrative bureau for board support
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Dutch building scheme sticks to ‘expensive’ PE, hedge funds
The fund reduced management fees for hedge funds by 27% during the past five years by negotiating service fees
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BMO sees stable long-term returns if depression can be avoided
Equity developed markets expected to generate 4.5% on average
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NewsFund of funds gives Swiss investors option to deploy capital into SMEs
Companies looking for financing would issue preferred shares for the fund
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ICGN ‘adds voice calling for change’ in racial discrimination statement
ICGN responds to death of George Floyd and protests with statement setting out ‘duty to listen, to educate ourselves, to take concrete actions’
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Philips scheme to reinvest most of its 7.5% cash holdings
Cash was the scheme’s only asset class generating a negative return last year
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IEA notes sustainable debt issuance, energy investment ‘mismatch’
… as institutional investors renew call for agency to make a 1.5ºC warming scenario central to its influential World Energy Outlook
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Dimensional Fund Advisors
“Implementing the great ideas in finance for clients” is the stated mantra of Dimensional Fund Advisors’ founder and executive chairman David Booth. But at times of market stress and volatility, such as this year and in March in particular, even the most sophisticated and long-term-focused investors can question the validity of great ideas.
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InterviewsOn the record: APG - A rethink is needed
Thijs Knaap, senior strategist at APG, says the pandemic means that investment strategies need to be reconsidered
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NewsAP7 calls two-product plan for premium pension ‘counterproductive’
Swedish Pensions Agency finds proposed alternatives ceiling for AP7 too high
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NewsHow UK local authorities have managed the pandemic
LGPS funds have weathered the pandemic’s storm so far, but expect things to get more difficult later this year
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Netherlands roundup: Furnishing pension fund to replace Centric
Plus: Travel scheme Reiswerk to liquidate due to small size
