All IPE articles in July 2024 (online) – Page 7
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News
CERN pension fund posts negative returns while other schemes rebound
Swiss pension funds achieved average net returns of 5.1% in 2023, according to Swisscanto
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Ireland president to enact auto-enrolment bill as it passes Dáil
Tata Consultancy Services is selected as ‘preferred bidder’ for administrator
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Analysis
Mansion House Compact: spotlight on Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Climate scenarios – are they overcooked?
The progress made in reining in emissions is not just blah-blah-blah, says Iancu Daramus
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Analysis
IPE UK Briefing: UK election's impact on pensions industry
UK elections, Mansion House reforms, funding code, SDR, LGPS consolidation
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News
APG to bring in new human rights policy to improve NGO assessment
KLP and PGGM also deemed ‘misaligned with societal expectations’
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Bayer Pensionskasse invests €950m in fixed income
The scheme pushed for investments in interest-bearing registered securities to keep the weight of the asset class stable in the long term
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Impact-investing RFPs difficult to implement, says M&G
According to the asset manager, the definitions of impact given by pension funds in requests for proposal are often too broadly formulated to build portfolios
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AP2 and German think tank launch deforestation due-diligence guide
Swedish pensions buffer fund and Climate & Company say new tool is ready for financial institutions to use
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New nature investment coalition inspired by pension-backed initiative
The Nature Investment Coalition (NIC) aims to replicate the success of a climate counterpart that drew €120bn in commitments from pension funds
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Schroders Capital pilots tokenisation for insurance-linked securities
The project successfully enabled reinsurance contracts to be tokenised and traded on a public blockchain platform
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People news: BNY appoints global head of BNY Investments & Wealth
Plus: Veritas appoints new CIO; SBTI’s CEO steps down
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TotalEnergies UK Pension Plan completes £1.2bn buy-in with PIC
transaction had unique structuring requirements and a complex benefit structure
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KENFO overshoots target return as it continues illiquids expansion
The pension posted a return of 11.1% in 2023, the highest annual return to date, compared with -12.2% in 2022, and against a target return of 4.2%
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Velliv invests €94m in Nuveen private equity impact fund
Asset manager raises around $200m for its second private equity climate inclusion strategy
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Swiss scheme expands credit investment to banks and infrastructure companies
LUPK’s funding ratio rose by 3.8 percentage points year-on-year, from 105.9% in 2022 to 109.7% in 2023
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UK’s Pensions Management Institute launches Global Innovation Centre
The move follows a strategic review of the future needs of PMI’s members, employers, and strategic partners
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ATP and PFA draw IPO lessons as they settle OW Bunker case
Danish pensions heavyweights among €86.5m group settlement; ATP says cost of continuing through courts ‘would run into millions’
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Intesa Sanpaolo DB fund picks managers for equities, bonds
Several mandates were re-tendered, with Eurizon Capital picked for bonds, Schroders for global equity, Azimut for European equity, and Pictet for US equity.
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Skandia urges independent review of Swedish ITP system
The insurer would like to see the review look into the transparency in the system, particularly on how the pension insurance products are procured