Investor Strategy – Page 8
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NewsP+, PBU and Nordea top Danish pension fund returns
Illiquid asset returns ‘modest’ in 2023, says Nikolaj Holdt Mikkelsen, blaming lack of write-downs the year before
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NewsAvon Pension Fund joins south-west partnership for renewables investment
New partnership will see Avon scheme and other Brunel Pension Partnership investors deploy over £300m into renewables and energy transition assets
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NewsValue of USS’s stake in Thames Water drops by almost two-thirds
The ‘fair value’ of USS investment fell to £364.4m last year, down from £956m in 2022
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NewsBorder to Coast votes against 95% chair re-elections in oil and gas companies
This is up from 31% in 2022, following an updated voting policy for the oil and gas sector
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NewsPFA expects positive 2024 returns after 2023’s bullish stance pays off
Largest Danish pension fund reports 12% customer return, praising its own ‘moderately positive’ equities tactics
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AnalysisLabour market evolution: the macro trend that investors cannot ignore
Macroeconomic factors can overwhelm micro ones for investors. The impact of COVID is a good example. But the short-term impact of COVID on labour markets can mask structural trends in the evolution of labour markets that have much more profound long-term impacts, according to a paper by PGIM
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AnalysisNet zero marks the second era of climate finance
Monica Defend, Vincent Mortier and Amin Rajan discuss progress and holdups on the global journey to net zero
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InterviewsInvestors poised to raise fixed-income allocations
European institutions discuss their strategies for fixed income, which is finally attracting capital as central banks reach the end of the hiking cycle
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NewsNBIM extends long-running Niger Delta engagement with Shell, Eni
Norwegian SWF says ‘still a forward-looking risk of norm violation’ by the oil companies
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NewsNorwegian, Swedish professors stick with advice on adding private equity to GPFG
Døskeland and Strömberg say NBIM’s preferred implementation is very similar to their advice
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NewsInvestors remain committed to alternatives, survey finds
AI is also becoming a bigger focus both for allocation and for LP’s own processes
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NewsNBIM chose ‘driver’s seat’ for SVB class action, but no bids for other US leads
Norway’s SWF manager spells out its three main reasons for seeking lead plaintiff role in Silicon Valley Bank legal action
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NewsNBIM to lead class action for first time, joining AP7 against SVB
AP7 reveals it is also leading class action in US against failed Signature Bank
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NewsNorway’s SWF sets out plan to become $40-70bn private equity investor
Tangen says now is very good time to start building private equity portfolio, with discounts available in secondary market
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InterviewsABP is too big to be an active investor, says president
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund is switching from an all-active investment strategy to index investing
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NewsCushon becomes 11th signatory to Mansion House Compact
UK master trust Cushon is already targeting up to 6.75% in unlisted equities
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NewsGresham House raises £60m from institutional investors for unlisted equities
Worcestershire Pension Fund and several corporate and private investors in UK and Ireland committed funds
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NewsNOW: Pensions increases investment with sustainable objectives to 82%
A total of 23 green, social or sustainable bonds now make up over 15% of NOW: Pensions’ portfolio, up from 13% last year
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NewsSampension sticks to cautious equity tactics, with central banks in a bind
Danish labour-market pensions firm regrets early roll-back of equities exposure
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NewsAllianz Leben plans selective move on private markets
The firm will increasingly look to opportunities in corporate and government bond investments
