Pension Fund Strategy
In-depth reporting on pension fund investment strategy for our institutional investor and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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NewsAlmenni and Lífsverk eye merger to create Iceland’s fifth-biggest pension fund
Negotiations at early stage, say funds, aiming to complete talks by the summer
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NewsUK local authority pension fund trio invest in local growth
Teesside and Avon pension funds along with South Yorkshire Pensions Authority have all made investments
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NewsVelliv to shift more equities exposure to Europe, after €500m US sell-off
Denmark’s fifth-largest pension fund targets smaller European firms which don’t depend on exports to US
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NewsPension fund for German auditors and accountants eyes 5% infrastructure new foray
Move is a step in the right direction to having a uniform set of rules across Germany, says WPV
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NewsInvestors must rethink private markets allocations, says bfinance
Report from consultancy suggests investors ‘must rethink private asset modelling and allocation strategies’
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NewsArkwright warns of AP7’s concentration risk and limited tools to stem downturns
Officially-commissioned report on AP funds criticises AP2 for lacking return target and calls for more resources for buffer funds’ illiquid investment teams
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NewsBT Pension Scheme completes two longevity swaps totalling £10bn
The arrangements cover BTPS pensioner liabilities of £5bn with Swiss Re and increase existing cover with RGA by £5bn
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AnalysisNBIM’s foray into hedge funds fails to impress Norwegian critics
Hedge fund strategies could divert management’s attention from SWF’s core financial operations, warns Oslo professor
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NewsSchroders Solutions wins £740m fiduciary mandate
The mandate has been tailored to meet the fund’s strategic goals, including an agreed long-term return target
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NewsIrcantec invests €800m in customised active global equity solution
Mandate is based on Nordea AM’s BetaPlus Responsible Enhanced Equities Strategies
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NewsSSGA loses more pensions business as AkademikerPension severs link
Danish pension fund says its asset managers ‘must align with our fundamental approach and way we see the world’
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NewsAPG and TIAA award €475m impact investing mandate to Arcmont
The investment will be centred on four key themes: climate, health, education and sustainable economic growth
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NewsDanish doctors’ pension fund divests China as trade tensions bite
Lægernes Pension sells off €200m of Chinese investments, mainly listed shares
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NewsPension pressure and online petition leads Spotify to act on hate content
Denmark’s AkademikerPension divests Tesla as Sweden’s AP funds are among investors to exert pressure on Spotify
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AnalysisSweden: What you need to know about the changes to the AP funds
Sweden’s SEK2trn buffer funds system is set for major change as the number of funds shrinks to three
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InterviewsAlecta CEO: ‘It’s taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but we are on the right track’
Peder Hasslev’s has made a variety of investment strategy changes, including increasing the holdings in its equity portfolio
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News‘Maple 8’ did not happen overnight, PLSA conference delegates are told
Mei Mavin of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it took the fund over 25 years to get to where it is in terms of assets, returns and strategy
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NewsNILGOSC to use pass-through voting on passively managed equities
The Committee will use Tumelo’s platform in partnership with Legal & General Investment Management
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NewsSwedish Pensions Agency pushes back after watchdog’s Heimstaden Bostad censure
Finansinspektionen rules Pensions Agency failed in its risk control work, fell short of legal requirements to make the investment in the troubled residential firm
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NewsDutch construction sector scheme ups exposure to high-yield credit
The change in allocation is taking place in the run-up to the fund’s transition to a DC arrangement as of 1 January 2026
