All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 46
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EC's Long-Term Investment Funds should adopt 'comply or explain' on SRI
Mirova calls for regulation to be amended to include disclosure requirements
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NewsDevon Pension Fund shifts equity overhang into infrastructure
UK local authority commits to Aviva Investors, First State infrastructure funds
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PensionDanmark, PKA commit to DKK1.2bn climate investment fund
Fund to look at projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas output, with help of Danish expertise
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Irish listed and semi-state firms reduce deficits by €1.6bn
Strong global equity market helps pension funds reduce shortfalls, says Mercer
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NPRF sees bank portfolio grow by €4.5bn after AIB stake revalued
Irish reserve fund prices bank, 99.8% owned by Irish state, at €0.126 a share
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Norweigan oil fund should be 'beacon in darkness' for long-termism
Chair of UK Collective Engagement Working Group likens move away from short-termism by SWFs as akin to battle for ‘soul’
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ABP divests from Japan’s TEPCO as PGGM sells stake in Israeli banks
Dutch manager cites TEPCO’s disregard for public safety as reason for divestment
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Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund sells part of Bank of Ireland stake
Reserve fund announces annual return above 6% as value of bank portfolio increases by €4bn
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UK Law Commission presenting ‘false dichotomy’ over ESG, passive investing
ShareAction says Commission portraying ESG as only possible for active managers
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Denmark's PenSam to expand in-house team after equity outperformance
Benny Burchardt Andersen expecting growth in size of provider’s in-house fixed income team
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Austrian, Swedish pension funds shy from floating-rate investments
Chief executive at APK Pensionskasse has ‘mixed feelings’ about committing fund to floating-rate assets
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Features
Taking it one step at a time
The success or failure of Prof John Kay’s proposed investor forum hinges, unsurprisingly, on its ability to attract a critical mass of asset managers and owners to the table.
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British Airways sues trustees over additional indexation offer
Trustees of £7bn Airways Pension Scheme attempt to offer further indexation after increasing benefits in line with the consumer prices index
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Irish electricity fund retains DB after long-running dispute
Agreement on company’s pension accounting method with utility company agreeing to recognise DB fund once more
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UK pushes ahead with redefinition of REITs as institutional investors
Altered definition, announced earlier in year, allows REITs to invest in rival property funds
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Four-fifths of DC members in UK opt for default funds
NAPF annual survey finds wide range of annual management charges used by DC funds
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IPE Views: Liboring under false pretences
The Libor and Euribor fines expose not only the importance of engagement, but also the cost of inaction for pension funds
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NewsUK insurance industry commits £25bn to domestic infrastructure
Announcement comes as NAPF confirms final negotiations underway for manager to oversee infrastructure fund
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NewsAsset owners have responsibility to examine managers' PRI disclosure – Ilmarinen
Finnish mutual says comparability of new PRI framework means asset owners must base decisions on data published by industry
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Telefónica reconsiders illiquid alternatives in light of ageing membership
Spanish pension fund opting for alternative beta investments over further hedge fund, private equity commitments
