Investor Strategy – Page 52
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Dutch transport fund to tender €25bn fiduciary management contract
Vervoer exploring new models for fiduciary management, but says it has no issues with current provider Robeco
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ATP plots more direct investments as returns stall
Danish pensions giant recorded 1% loss in Q1 after stellar gains in 2017
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Dollar hedge boosts PFZW’s 2017 investment return
Healthcare scheme gains on equities and infrastructure but loses on fixed income, listed property
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Asset management roundup: Ashburton partners with Fidelity on multi-asset [updated]
Also: Managers’ digital strategies ‘fragmented’; Link partners with software company for private equity
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Dutch pension funds lay out aims for three-year ALM studies
Consultants asked to assess risk attitudes, climate change, inflation and ‘premium funding’
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BlackRock: Regulators should set corporate governance rules
Management of dual class share offerings should not be tasked to index providers, world’s largest asset manager argues
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UK roundup: £46bn public sector pool appoints Northern Trust
Plus: London CIV’s latest mandate launched; Water industry regulator on dividends v pension contributions debate
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Losses at top Dutch schemes ‘reflect brittle recovery’
Pension funds say fear of inflation and rhetoric over trade barriers caused slowdown in Q1
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Asset management roundup: ERAFP awards €2bn currency mandate
Also: JP Morgan and BlackRock partner for ESG indices; Amundi launches leveraged loan fund
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PKA splits alternatives business, opens door to co-investors
Danish pensions firm hires export credit agency CEO Anette Eberhard to lead new private equity unit
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RBS agrees ‘final deficit contributions’ for £45bn scheme
UK bank agrees to match shareholder payouts with pension fund contributions
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M&G claims impact investing first with multi-sector private debt fund
Fund launch comes amid growing interest in impact investing
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UK roundup: Agreement struck on USS valuations; UK approaching peak LDI
Plus: UK approaching ‘peak LDI’; Xafinity Punter Southall calls for legal separation of consultants and fiduciary managers
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Interview: Hermes targets North America under new owners
Hermes’ CEO Saker Nusseibeh and Federated Investors’ vice-chairman Gordon Ceresino speak to IPE
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Fiduciary managers back performance reporting standard
IC Select’s guidelines come amid unprecedented regulatory pressure on fiduciary providers
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Ortec Finance advocates factor-based approach to asset-liability management
Carry, value, momentum and low volatility factors can be implemented strategically as well as tactically, consultant argues
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German institutional investors have faith in emerging markets
Pension funds have higher exposure to real estate and equities compared to other investor types
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ESG roundup: Danish pension funds sharpen climate focus
Also: PKA blacklists 35 oil firms; Transition Pathways Initiative partners with PRI
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BT Pension Scheme sells majority stake in in-house asset manager
US investment group Federated Investors buys 60% stake in Hermes Fund Managers for £246m
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40,000 Swiss companies to rethink pension plans as AXA restructures
AXA Switzerland ends full-service guaranteed occupational pension offerings