Pension Fund Strategy – Page 14
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NewsDutch hospitality industry fund ups interest rate hedge in run-up to DC switch
Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering will be one of the first pension funds to switch to a DC arrangement on 1 January 2025
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NewsAP1 widens tracking error to realise long-term potential
AP4 leads Sweden’s big four national pension buffer funds on 2023 returns
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AnalysisInterview: Elizabeth Fernando on NEST’s new thematic strategy
Sustainability focus underlines NEST’s growing importance as a UK institutional investor
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NewsFirst Italian schemes commit to Real Economy Project’s infrastructure FoF
CDP has committed €300m to the FoF, and potentially the same sum will be raised through other pension funds
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NewsVER private assets target unlikely to rise, says CEO
State Pension Fund of Finland grapples with investment strategy implications of new phase of higher outflows
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NewsKENFO underweights oil and gas holdings
It will not provide new financing for infrastructure assets in the oil and gas sector that are not in line with NZAOA targets
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NewsUK electricity company picks WTW’s LifeSight as master trust provider
LifeSight now has approximately 360,000 members with £17bn in assets under management secured
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NewsPrivate market investments boost Previmoda’s returns
Project Iris (private equity) and Project Zephyr (private debt) have recorded largely positive returns in 2023
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NewsNorway’s domestic SWF trumps larger GPFG on active management
Government Pension Fund Norway posts 11.4% gain for 2023
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NewsBVV to assess climate impact of sovereign bonds portfolio
The scheme uses the X-Degree-Compatibility (XDC) model by climate tech company Right
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NewsKeva leads Finland’s pension majors on 2023 returns with 6.8%
Listed equities shine for pension funds, including Varma, Ilmarinen and others despite last year’s ‘feeble’ Finnish equities
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AnalysisNBIM needs much longer-term strategy and better communication, academic finds
Nicolai Tangen praised for SWF’s transparency in releasing the internal report on its organisational culture
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NewsAPG pension fund scales back investment risk in run-up to DC switch
The fund is the first Dutch pension scheme to publish detailed plans about its investment strategy in the new DC system
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NewsBVK joins Allianz, BlackRock and others in WIN-Initiative for start-up investments
The WIN-Initiative comes as German institutional investors opted to allocate €600bn in funds abroad over the past 10 years
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NewsAP2 posts 5.9% annual return after year of changes, cost-cutting
Swedish pensions buffer fund switched strategy for better return ‘using a more dynamic and efficient approach’
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NewsCurrency hedging can be big liquidity drain for UK schemes, says Railpen
‘Currency hedging can be a big risk to a portfolio’ says John Greaves
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NewsPFZW divests all but seven oil and gas companies
Dutch social care sector pension fund offloads final tranche of 310 oil and gas holdings worth €2.8bn
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NewsCredit Suisse aligns pension plans to UBS pension fund
Realignment of both pension schemes takes effect in 2027, with a potential merger in sight
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NewsCometa boosts guarantees for members in ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Asset manager Generali will beef up fixed income investments as a result
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NewsAlecta turns back on Lars Rohde; picks Carina Åkerström as chair instead
Swedish pensions giant criticises former Danish central bank governor’s lack of disclosure after wooing him as ‘high-calibre’
