Markets – Page 86
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NewsFolksam CIO says tactics paid off in 2020, with 4.7% return
CIO attributes results to good stock market development – also thanks equities timing and green returns
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NewsDeferred compensation claims narrow in Germany, study shows
Only 15.83% of women opt for deferred compensation compared to 21.30% of men
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Swiss ASIP pushes for alternative proposal on second pillar reform
To compensate for the cuts there is a proposed increase to occupational pension savings over a transition period of 10 years financed with Pensionskassen reserves
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InterviewsExit interview: EIOPA’s Bernardino on industry defensiveness and where to take IORP II
The chair of EIOPA will be stepping down in March after 10 years in office
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NewsAustrian occupational pensions market offers room for growth, execs say
The financial stability of the Austrian pension system raises the question of reforms, their impact on younger generations and the role of the industry to promote change
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APK Pensionskasse’s 4.2% 2020 returns outperform local schemes
Austrian Pensionskasse recovered from a -10% stand at the time of the equity market downturn in Q1 2020 to 2.55% at the end of the year
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NewsWTW points to viable solutions to up occupational schemes’ appetite
According to the Alterssicherungsbericht 2020, the number of the people entitled to occupational pensions in Germany has lost momentum in recent years
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North Rhine-Westphalia Pensionsfonds faces criticism over ESG policies
The Ministry of Finance claims the extraction of fossil fuels had never been used as exclusion criteria for ESG policies in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Investors set 2030 deadline for mining reforms
An investor group, led by CEPB and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds, has committed to further interventions to drive change, including on tailings dams
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NewsPLSA policy board identifies six priorities for 2021 as new members join
DC decumulation, investment and stewardship, pensions tax relief, small pots, pension dashboards and DB funding are top priorities for the PLSA
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Equities, Swiss real estate push Migros’ returns in 2020
The board of trustees decided to overhaul its investment strategy by increasing allocations to real assets to 37% from 2021
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VBV sees AUM rise at slower pace year-on-year in 2020
Total assets rose by 6.3% in 2020 to a total €12.7bn, despite the pandemic
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ECB sets up climate change centre, to invest in new BIS green bond fund
ECB also reveals it is exploring a low carbon benchmark move for fixed income investments in the staff pension fund
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen bounce back to positive returns in 2020
Austrian Pensionskassen increased the amount of sustainable investments to €20.5bn last year, up 25.8% compared to €16.3bn in 2019
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Publica pulls unexpected positive returns in difficult 2020
Returns in 2020 were below the 9% achieved in 2019
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NewsABP calls for change to funding ratio calculation to prevent pension cuts
Social Affairs Minister Wouter Koolmees’ expectation that ‘an average pension fund’ will not have to cut pensions until 2026 ‘is too optimistic’
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Long-termism non-profit gains investment giants APG, NBIM [updated]
APG Asset Management CEO also joins board of FCLTGlobal
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NewsRecord contribution hikes for Dutch pension funds
‘If accumulation falls to close to 1%, the pension ambition of 75% of average wages will no longer be achievable’
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AXA Switzerland applies interest rate on 2020 occupational pensions
AXA pursues ‘an investment approach that takes into account the risks, with a high degree of diversification based on the best-in-class principle and strict ESG criteria’
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NewsNBIM urges smoother functionality in HK IPO settlement plan
Norway’s giant SWF gives views on Hong Kong Exchanges IPO modernisation
