Pension Fund Strategy – Page 64
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SNS Reaal hires NN IP as new fiduciary
The manager will be responsible for the scheme’s LDI portfolio and other fixed income strategies
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AP1 drives creation of Somerset Capital fossil fuel-free EM fund
Swedish state pensions buffer fund has been invested in underlying strategy since 2013
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Opinion PiecesGuest Viewpoint: The growing influence of index providers
Pension funds have shifted assets worth hundreds of billions from actively managed funds to passive funds in recent years. In doing so, they are part of an ongoing money mass-migration from high-fee active funds to low-fee index funds.
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InterviewsOn the record: Crisis talks
IPE asked three pension funds how they implemented their crisis communication strategies during the COVID-19 emergency
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: Diversity in asset management rises
“It is a part of your fiduciary duty to invest the fund’s assets in a prudent manner. Investing with diverse asset managers that demonstrate outperformance and deliver strong returns is more than prudent, it is wise.”
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: COVID-19 and fund secondaries – how should pension schemes position themselves?
How should pension schemes best position themselves to take advantage of portfolio secondary sales opportunities? Are there lessons to be learnt from the GFC for pension schemes selling portfolio positions during COVID-19?
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AP3 completes shift to asset-based, evaluative management
Swedish national pension fund beats peers in H1 with 0.8% investment loss
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NewsGerman Spezialfonds see €3.9bn inflows for partial Q2 recovery
Insurers and pension schemes continue to be the main inflow contributors
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Denmark’s merged P+ agrees market-rate switch at first AGM
AGM approval is ‘first step towards more freedom of choice on investment side’, says fund
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Alecta moves Silberg up to head new governance and sustainability team
Ramsay Brufer to retire next year after 24 years at Swedish pensions heavyweight
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PGGM ups stake in joint venture with construction company BAM
Discussions initiated about increasing joint investments in infrastructure
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Hitachi scheme completes buy-in journey ahead of schedule
Aon accompanies sole corporate trustee to final £275m deal with Legal & General
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KLP posts 0.5% H1 loss, reveals lost €14.3m on sale of DC unit
CEO says fund is “well equipped to face further unrest for a long time”
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High hedge fund allocation stunts Varma’s Q2 recovery
Finnish pensions insurance giant sees 5.7% H1 investment loss – falling short of peers
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ perseverance pays off in pandemic-stricken H1
Funding ratios rose to 110% at the end of H1
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NewsPPF issues first RI report as part of move to ‘share more widely’ [updated]
Inaugural report reveals reporting and stewardship policy plans; annual report and accounts delayed until autumn
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German church pension fund expands real assets portfolio
KZVK invested a significant amount directly in infrastructure and real estate, particularly in renewable energy infrastructure
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WTW Pensionsfonds pursues expansion with further takeovers
Total assets ballooned to €4.4bn in the 2019 fiscal year, a steep shot up from €1.1bn in 2018
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PFA crowns Irene Holmslykke as new CEO of asset management arm
Top role to become more management-orientated, with more delegation of investment function
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ICI fund teams up with Legal & General for 17th buy-in
£10.3bn DB fund has also been liquidating return-seeking assets
