All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 24
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Norwegian government to slow drawdown of sovereign fund
New fiscal rules to reduce speed that NOK6.9trn Government Pension Fund Global is drawn on
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Sweden to close AP6 buffer fund, consolidate unlisted assets into AP2
Government publishes long-awaited consultation on reform of buffer-fund system three years after conclusion of review
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Former UK minister elected chair of pensions committee
Parliamentarians elect former minister Frank Field as chair of work and pensions select committee
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NewsIcelandic pension funds agree to finance $300m silicon metal plant
Local pension funds to offer part of financing required for factory in country’s north
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McPhee steps down as chief executive at Sweden's SPP
Chief executive to step down after seven years as head of pension insurer owned by Norway’s Storebrand
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Norway's KLP sells Chinese rail company over corruption concerns
Pensions provider divests further coal companies after selling nearly 30 last year
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NewsAP2 backs call for Shell to turn back on climate-sceptic lobby group
Letter signed by 19 institutions urges Shell to reconsider membership in US, EU trade associations
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PGGM settles lawsuit against HP over acquisition of Autonomy
Dutch pension manager reaches settlement with technology company two years after filing suit
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SWFs show growing interest in emerging market infrastructure
Invesco survey shows sovereign funds overweight emerging market infrastructure, developed market property
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NewsCMU to back market initiatives over further regulation, Hill says
Commissioner concedes regulation not always best answer when growing capital markets union
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NewsAsset manager calls on companies to reconsider quarterly reporting
UK’s largest manager calls for FTSE 350 companies to move away from quarterly reporting following change in law
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Tackling climate change could boost real assets, EM equities – Mercer
Report says real assets benefit from climate action but warns that developed-market equities will be damaged regardless of outcome
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Netherlands must learn from others ahead of DC reforms, experts say
Pension manager PGGM says Dutch industry can learn much from studying DC elsewhere as it reforms pension system
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Mandate roundup: Hampshire Pension Fund, RPMI Railpen, Northern Trust
UK’s Hampshire tenders for managers as it outsources more than £400m in alternative assets
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NewsSwedish government urges 'ambitious' sustainability agenda
Deputy finance minister calls time on ‘unfortunate misunderstanding’ of profit conflicting with sustainability agenda
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NewsStrathclyde grows renewables exposure with offshore wind fund
Local authority scheme commits to UK Green Investment Bank’s offshore wind fund, considers direct renewables exposure
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EIOPA ignores industry ire in stress test crusade
Would Europe’s pension funds be able to withstand a sudden reversal in asset prices, with the stock spreading across all developed nations?
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ESG investment: A Japanese carrot and a stick
In 2014, four years after the UK, Japan became the first country to issue a similar Stewardship Code. He look at the cultural shift occurring in a market traditionally lacking engaged investors
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ECB should not allow funds to suffer ‘collateral damage’
The European pensions industry must not become collateral damage as the European Central Bank (ECB) rolls out its quantitative easing (QE) programme and increases pension deficits, PensionsEurope has urged
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Publica returns boosted by equities, corporate bonds
Swiss public pension fund says 2014 returns would have been 8.9% if not for approach to hedging
