All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 40
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News
Work still needed on 'big debate' over illiquid DC investments, says BlackRock
UK head of DC calls for political stability on incoming default fund charge cap
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Climate bond standards aim to attract institutional investors
Global standards would only allow top percentile of green properties to be used as part of climate bonds
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APG to launch pension fund for Dutch self-employed
DC scheme to launch by early next year as third-pillar fund with ‘collective elements’
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Towers Watson's Mansi promoted to CIO of delegated investment business
Consultancy also announces promotion of investment division’s former global head of research
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Aer Lingus urged to increase payment to new DC scheme in IASS dispute
Irish carrier asked to contribute further €37m as government-backed report seeks resolution to long-running dispute over €700m deficit
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European watchdog questions disclosure exemption for first pillar
Supervisor’s head of policy notes similarities between funded first-pillar systems, DC-based personal pension products
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Pension funds 'negligent' if they pursue returns above all else
Hermes Fund Managers CEO says trustees must consider sustainable investments
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Infrastructure managers must consider sustainability – Environment Agency
Chair of Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says low-carbon investment must be taken out of ‘SRI silo’
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Trustee of BT fund calls for more risk-sharing in infrastructure investment
Donald MacDonald says small-scale projects must be ‘bundled’ to increase pension fund interest
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Engagement no longer enough for institutionals, says AP Ethical Council
Head of engagement body for Swedish buffer funds says institutions coming under increasing pressure to develop long-term investment plans
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Developing DC property options 'exciting edge of industry' – Forum Partners
Chief executive cites approach of Australian Super funds as one for other DC funds to emulate
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PRI calls for trustees to be 'brave' and consider long-term investing
Head of research at UN-backed responsible investment body calls for number of women, non-retired trustees to increase
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, UZ Gent, Vanguard, Dimensional, Northern Trust
European pension fund tenders $100m US, European high-yield corproate debt strategy using IPE-Quest
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Brussels warns Germany over impact of state pension changes on second pillar
European Commission also cautions the Netherlands to consider distribution of intra, inter-generational risks in FTK reform
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IPE's Top 400: Dutch managers increase share of European institutional market
PGGM Investments breaks into Top 10 of IPE’s Top 400 Asset Managers survey
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Cost of clearing forcing pension funds to reconsider hedging approach
UK’s PPF mulls hybrid approach, balancing unfunded and funded hedging strategies due to central clearing costs
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Features
Nudging its way to reform
Nearly two years after the German pension association aba threw its weight behind the introduction of auto-enrolment, little has happened to increase the coverage of the second pillar.
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Country Report
Switzerland: A home game
An emphasis on domestic investments has left Swiss Pensionskassen with relatively stable returns. Jonathan Williams asks if there are opportunities outside traditional domestic fixed income, equity and real estate
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Country Report
Switzerland: Securities lending in focus
Only months before legislation on executive pay and shareholder voting comes into force, Jonathan Williams finds an industry uncertain about whether it will be forced to vote shares, and how new rules will affect securities lending
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Features
Counting on the krona
Erik Callert, chief investment officer of SPP Livförsäkring, tells Jonathan Williams how an overhaul of its portfolio left it better equipped to deal with Solvency II