Markets – Page 2
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Dutch pension fund appetite for mortgages almost saturated
Most schemes have now reached their target allocation to the asset class, which is also experiencing renewed competition from listed bonds
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AllianzGI buys 2% stake in China’s Guomin Pension
The market size of China’s third-pillar personal pensions system is projected to grow to RMB4trn under existing regulatory landscape by 2030
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Investors weigh priorities in face of uncertain markets
Selective opportunities in private markets and medium-term risks in the US despite the current post-election bull market
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Redesigning the asset allocation map
Geopolitical, climate and societal trends create a new compass to guide capital allocation
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Associations back credit ratings in EU post-trade transparency framework
BVI, AFME, bwf, EFAMA and ICMA are asking for a distinction between investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds
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German occupational pension schemes gear up for 2025
Pensionsfonds continue to be one of the most preferred vehicles for companies to outsource direct pension promises
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Swiss schemes apply high interest on savings as yields fall
It will be ‘very challenging’ for pension funds to generate the statutory minimum interest rate of 1.25%, says PPCmetrics
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Two-thirds of asset owners expect to offset portfolios’ carbon emissions, finds study
Critics arguing that investors and companies that use carbon credits are just buying a license not to reduce their own contribution to climate change
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Reputational disaster or ‘badge of honour’? Fund managers split over Aviva’s SFDR fine
Asset manager is first to face enforcement under the rules, but peers are divided on what it means
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Swiss asset managers urge companies to pursue sound transition plans
Lombard Odier, Pictet, UBS, Zürcher Kantonalbank, and Baloise back AMAS letter to help guide engagement between asset managers and investee companies
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Challenges remain as UK schemes see net zero targets hindered
Lack of high-quality data and uncertainty around government policy are cited as major barriers among pension funds
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Asset owners urged to cut exposure to firms with no Scope 3 target, says NZAOA
Report advises asset owners to take a series of immediate steps to ‘make meaningful progress, while driving public discourse and pushing for regulatory change’
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Sustainable Finance-Beirat expects next government to continue transition finance plans
Chair Silke Stremlau says
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BlackRock nears $12bn acquisition of private credit behemoth HPS
BlackRock is diversifying away from its core business, index investing and ETFs, seeking to build its fee-generation capacity
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Pension Protection Fund could lower the levy further, claims WTW
WTW claims that even if PPF distrust the government to bring the levy back, it could lower it below £100m
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Geopolitical conflict tops concerns list for pension funds
To hedge against this risk, funds want to further diversify their portfolios, for example by increasing investments in private assets
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IPE Netherlands Briefing: First three funds get go-ahead for DC switch
Plus: BP pension fund is considering a buyout to a Dutch insurer for its Belgium-based DB accruals
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Ex-Siemens CEO views pensions as main block of ‘Agenda 2030’ for Germany’s recovery
‘Pensions must be financed upwards through private wealth accumulation among young people,’ says Joe Kaeser
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EU should centralise ESG disclosures to cut costs for investors, says think tank
The cost of disclosing sustainability information under European Union regulation could be slashed by €5bn, according to a German think-tank. Theia Finance Labs, a spin-off from 2° Investing Initiative (2DII), has published a series of suggestions for how European policymakers could make reporting rules significantly less expensive for the private ...
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Pension fund returns could suffer with climate change impact
Transition risks are expected to be dominant climate risk driver compared to physical risks during 2025–2030 for pension funds worldwide, says Ortec Finance