Returns – Page 2
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NewsSwedish pension majors in talks with ailing battery firm Northvolt
Hopes for ambitious Europe-based green battery company have been tempered by slowing electric vehicle rollouts
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NewsScheme of Italian car maker rejigs investment strategy
Fondo Pensione Quadri e Capi FIAT has adopted new benchmarks for its investments in equities and bonds
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NewsLGPS Central sees assets under management grow to £29.9bn
the pool claims to date it has saved partner funds £89m
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NewsSwiss pension funds bypass strategies to boost IG bonds allocations
Bonds are losing appeal for Swiss pension schemes compared to short-term money market investments
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NewsDanish FSA eyes volatility of unlisted returns for market-rate pensions
Value of alternatives portfolios increased by 4% in 2023, but dipped in allocation terms from the year before, watchdog’s figures show
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NewsIPE Top 1000: European pension assets rebound to a new high
Top funds’ equity and bond allocations up as alternatives share falls
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Special ReportNorway: New buffer fund rules to boost returns
Providers of private guaranteed pension products are now allowed to take more risk in an effort to improve performancean
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NewsAP3 leads Swedish buffer fund first-half returns, despite Thames Water hit
As Stockholm buffer funds await decision on merger, AP3’s 7.1% January-to-June return beats AP1, AP2 and AP4
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NewsATP’s first-half return held back by gearing cost, bond yields
Describes return as “expected and generally acceptable in view of market developments”
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NewsATP defends risk-parity strategy via analysis of five investment models
Denmark’s huge statutory pension fund says other standard pension strategies may suit other products - but not ATP’s dual-aim guaranteed product
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NewsAlecta continues to improve governance and culture, posts 7.7% H1 return
First half of 2024 ‘has been marked by the events in 2023 that damaged confidence in us’, says Swedish pensions giant
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NewsInstitutional investors pull €15.7bn from mandates in H1, says BVI
However, investment funds received €28.3bn net in new money in the first half of 2024, according to the association
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NewsFinland’s big three pension funds uneasy about outlook, after H1 5% returns
‘The end of the year already looks considerably more restless,’ says Keva CEO Jaakko Kiander
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NewsUBS pension fund’s assets climb to CHF28.8bn
However, its funding ratio dipped to 121.4%, from 130.0% in 2022
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NewsSwedish local authority pensions debt to ease next year after spike
With ballooning effect of high inflation on municipalities’ and regions’ pension debt set to shrink, authorities’ associated costs will be lower, says SKR
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Swedish FSA on Alecta breaking the rules
Plus: Sweden’s AMF leadership changes; AP7 returns for default premium pension product
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NewsNorway’s SWF underperforms and sees declining returns in second half
Equities were only asset class to produce positive returns for GPFG between January and June, interim report shows
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NewsSwiss pension funds return 6.6% year-to-date in 2024
Events in the second quarter took the shine off a stronger first quarter
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NewsFunding ratios of German corporate schemes hit unprecedented level
The funding ratio of pension plans of DAX companies improved to 84%, similarly, the funding ratio for pension plans of MDAX companies improved to 84.8%
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NewsItaly’s complementary pension schemes record 8% contribution growth in H1
The number of members signing up for complementary pensions at the end of June 2024 grew by 2.3% to 10.9 million
