Markets – Page 88
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Raising minimum interest rate seen a possible move by Swiss cabinet
President of advisory workplace pensions body speaks to IPE after issuing recommendation
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NewsNGO seeks investors for universal owner-based proxy advice drive
The Shareholder Commons says diversified owners need advice recognising importance of ‘beta’
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NewsAustrian pension funds show low exposure to gas, oil equities – PACTA
Financial institutions are not yet sufficiently committed to implementing a climate strategy or to establishing targeted efforts to reduce emissions
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NewsPension schemes lead asset allocation in German Spezialfonds
Net inflows in Spezialfonds from January to June of this year reached €57.3bn, including €26.1bn in Q2
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NewsAon launches CDC quiz to help UK employers, pension funds
Respondents can establish which ‘flavour’ of CDC might be suitable for their circumstances
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NewsGermany almost doubles subsidies for company pension schemes
German state subsidies in form of tax incentives for company pension schemes have nearly doubled year-on-year in 2020 to €175.5m
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Asset managers shrug off Chinese market sell-off, Cerulli says
‘Investors are set to favour Asian fixed income because it currently offers better yields than bonds in developed markets’
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Nordic pension investors unruffled by China regulatory jitters
PBU says market developments have temporarily dented its expose to Asia
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Cerulli calls on hedge funds to partner with European investors
‘Providing additional services will be challenging for smaller managers’
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NewsPreqin buys Colmore to help clients through private market investment lifecycle
Acquisition to boost transparency in alternative assets
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NewsChina regulatory action ‘not a game-changer’
Some pension funds, including Dutch civil service scheme ABP, have had to nurse heavy losses on their Chinese equity investments
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NewsSigTech paper foresees rise of custom in-house equity portfolios
By applying the concept of alternative indexing methods, investors can gain exposure to various risk factors that are optimal for them
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NewsIndustry calls on UK government to remove barriers for ‘investment big bang’
Over 80% of UK DC pension funds’ investments are in mostly listed securities, which represent only 20% of the UK’s assets
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NewsSwiss pension funds record highest returns as commodities outperform
Private pension schemes have reached a new high in terms of their estimated funding ratio with 123.3% at the end of June
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COVID recovery sparks 13% return for Spanish funds
For the first time, equities have become the largest individual domestic asset class
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Institutional investors planning more indexing in fixed income – survey
Fixed income indexing ‘may be approaching an inflection point’, says SSGA
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NewsEquities, alternatives drive up Swiss pension funds’ funding ratio in H1
Twenty pension funds were underfunded at the end of June, down from 26 in March
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VBV Pensionskasse reaches €8.5bn AUM with Siemens’ pension beneficiaries
The number of beneficiaries in the Pensionskasse has now reached 292,155, up from 286,479 in 2019
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ESG roundup: Zurich UK switches $1bn to new ESG benchmark
New ESG benchmark delivers 30% cut in constituents’ carbon emissions ‘and enhanced ESG outcomes’ relative to parent
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NewsAustrian sustainable funds see record rise in AUM to €22.4bn
The number of sustainable funds on the market grew from 96 in 2020 to 106 in the first half of this year
