Pension Fund Strategy – Page 42
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Alecta says $75m blue bond investment meets sustainability, risk/return needs
Bond will enable Belize to refinance existing debt at lower cost, releasing $180m earmarked for marine preservation, says Swedish pension fund
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AkademikerPension blacklists over 200 utility companies using coal
Danish pension fund excludes firms in which 25% of energy comes from coal, selling off €83.3m of assets
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Danish pension fund vows to divest Russia holdings if invades Ukraine
‘Right now, Russia is a millimetre away from landing in quarantine,’ says AkademikerPension CEO
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Academics’ union issues new proposals in bid to resolve USS dispute
UUK says proposals appear to ignore previously expressed employer views
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NewsGerman regulator shuts down Pensionskasse for tax consultants
Deutsche Steuerberater-Versicherung – Pensionskasse des steuerberatenden Berufs VVaG is now formally phasing-out operations
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Stewardship roundup: tailings dam update, asset manager priorities
CEPB provides update on third anniversary of Brumadinho disaster
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USS shifts £5bn of DB, DC equity to climate transition benchmark
Adoption of EU standard-meeting benchmark means portfolio emissions will initially be at least 30% lower
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Institutional investors submit healthy foods resolution at Unilever
GMPF, Actiam, Candriam among co-filers
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East Sussex Pension Fund nearly out of fossils with Osmosis global equity mandate [updated]
UK local authority pension fund says passive equity switch removes £17m of fossil fuel shares from portfolio
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NewsSweden roundup: Alecta invests $200m via property catastrophe sidecar
Plus: AP3 invests €300m in Verdane impact-focused fund
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NewsIcelandic pension funds tackle low rates by cranking up equities allocation in 2022
New investment policies for Birta, Frjálsi and Almenni include raising equity weighting in some portfolios
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PFA admits losing €400m on loan to troubled Irish aircraft lessor
NAC announced it is to file for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy after struggling amid pandemic
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Alecta invests $250m in natural catastrophe risk via Swiss Re platform
Sweden’s largest pension fund says asset is highly diversifying and still produces attractive return over time
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NewsProfond’s returns jump to 12.7% carried by equity, real estate strategy
The scheme’s total assets grew to CHF10.9bn (€10.4bn) as of the end of November last year from CHF9.8bn in 2020
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Akademiker’s new female chair ‘proud’ Danish PF is part of equality debate
Researcher at Roskilde University Janne Gleerup replaces Egon Kristensen, after five years in the post
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NewsSwiss APK divests from oil and gas, ups equity in new strategy
The fund is seeking two small-cap active equity managers for a total of $400m
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Sampension to shift climate engagement towards real target-setting
Danish pension fund concludes long-running dialogues with two companies, resulting in ‘noticeable climate progress’
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Norway’s SWF backs aim of long-term net-zero goal
NBIM reveals in talks with Climate Action 100+ on signing up
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Philips ditches Facebook in new sustainable index
The bespoke index has been tailored to four Sustainable Development Goals
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NewsSOKA-BAU to raise private markets allocation with first move in private debt
The group is targeting an allocation to private markets of 15%, up from the current 5%
