All IPE articles in July 2024 (online) – Page 2
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News
Alecta broke the rules, says Swedish FSA, as it mulls intervention
Occupational pensions giant says will respond to watchdog’s letter by 6 September
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LGPS Central appoints Longview Partners as global equity manager
Longview joins the existing managers Harris, Schroders, and Union
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Achmea Investment Management acquires Dutch Blue Sky Group
The asset management arm of the pension provider of the three pension schemes of airline KLM had been put up for sale in March
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UK pension schemes endorse call for policy shift to combat climate change
The call is endorsed by 35 pension schemes with assets totalling £84bn
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BaFin changes supervisory practice following ESMA’s fund names guidelines
ESMA’s guidelines will ‘completely replace’ BaFin’s old supervisory approach, says BaFin’s Thorsten Pötzsch
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UK regulator clarifies capital release expectations for superfunds
The market is expected to operate on the updated guidance ‘for some time’ before legislation passes
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Are sustainability standards a distraction?
The debate about standardised reporting of Scope 3 emissions loses sight of an important point about the need for judgment, says Iancu Daramus
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Analysis
IPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch insurers eye more buyouts
Plus: PMT’s ESG exclusion framework and PGGM’s DEI pledge
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Universities Superannuation Scheme reports £9.2bn DB surplus
The value of the DB fund increased by £1.7bn over the year to 31 March 2024
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AMF posts 5.7% return amid slow Swedish economic recovery
Blue-collar pension fund says all asset classes contributed to positive return, with equities gaining 13.6%
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BASF Pensionskasse amasses €4.6bn in new fund of funds
The scheme has seen an increase in its allocation to European bonds and global bonds, offset by a decline in emerging market bonds
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TPR reaches agreement with ITV after lengthy legal battle
Box Clever members are expected to receive full benefits following an in-principle deal agreed between TPR and ITV
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Analysis
New international net-zero standard to be ‘end-to-end’
New standard could give confidence to investors looking to move capital to actors who are on a high-integrity net-zero pathway
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People moves: ABP chief to take role at SBZ Pensioen
Plus: South Yorkshire Pensions Authority adds to pension board; DWS appoints UK country officer
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Shell to pay at least €500m to Dutch pension fund upon switch to DC
The agreed compensation for the disappearance of the sponsor guarantee is several hundreds of millions of euros higher than previously foreseen by the company
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German church scheme shifts strategy towards bonds in developed countries
As a result, equity investments were cut, particularly European stocks
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AP7 beats private premium pension funds with 16.1% return in first half
State-operated pension fund produces higher return than the 14.9% average of privately-run investment options
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Second-pillar pension reform can impact employers’ costs, says APK
New thresholds affect almost all members and employers, leading to higher costs for occupational pensions and additional administration
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Railpen takes ‘holistic approach’ to external managers
Scheme wants any external managers to look at mandates in the context of a wider growth fund or pooled fund rather than a standalone mandate