Returns – Page 36
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Austrian Pensionskassen bounce back to positive returns in 2020
Austrian Pensionskassen increased the amount of sustainable investments to €20.5bn last year, up 25.8% compared to €16.3bn in 2019
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Denmark’s P+ bumped up risk in 2020, and sees more scope
Pension fund posts 6.65% annual return, despite only breaking even in August
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Publica pulls unexpected positive returns in difficult 2020
Returns in 2020 were below the 9% achieved in 2019
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Icelandic pension funds’ foreign allocations hit 34%, highest ever
Average pension fund returns top 9% in 2020, vs 11.8% in previous year
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AXA Switzerland applies interest rate on 2020 occupational pensions
AXA pursues ‘an investment approach that takes into account the risks, with a high degree of diversification based on the best-in-class principle and strict ESG criteria’
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Austrian investment funds see AUM peak all-time high in 2020
Net inflows saw an uptick after an outflow of €3.2bn in March at the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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PFA’s climate pension product draws €400m in first six months
Firm says inflows show huge interest in putting savings to work for climate
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PKA says infra, RE investments gave portfolio stability in stocks storm
Danish pension fund reports 5.3% return for 2020, below 7%on a 10-year average
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Long-term lenders ideally placed to drive ESG conversations
With the world facing considerable and pressing environmental and social problems, the investment world has a critical role to play in addressing issues such as climate change, inequality and discrimination
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Caritas, Kölner Pensionskassen close business after restructuring
The German financial regulator – BaFin – has also revoked the license to operate both schemes’ insurance businesses
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Sampension blames its equities portfolio structure for hit last spring
Danish pension fund “satisfied” with 2.2%-6.6% returns for mid-risk market-rate pensions
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PBU thanks investment in US tech firms for ‘strong’ 2020 returns
Danish labour-market pension fund reports returns of between 4% and 9% for scheme members
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Frjálsi’s foreign equities shine with króna-magnified returns
Sharp fall in central bank’s key rate led to good return on domestic bonds
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Swiss APK designs new climate strategy for investments
The climate strategy for the entire equity portfolio kicks in this year
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Denmark roundup: PensionDanmark tech bet; Akademiker’s ‘wild’ bounce
AkademikerPension says 8.2% return for members ‘completely wild’ given March crash
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Swiss BVK readjusts equity portfolio to profit from market fluctuations
BVK will adopt a new plan – Strategy 2021+ – from February to increase its allocation to equity, global real estate and infrastructure
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Danica Pension lauds active management after 9.5% mid-risk return
CIO says Danske Bank pensions subsidiary overweighted Danish shares last year
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Compenswiss sticks to equities at crisis peak to benefit from recovery
It typically adopts a cautious investment strategy, with two thirds of its assets invested in fixed income
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Alecta CEO underscores need for clarity about carbon price risk
Pension provider calculated that median of IPCC carbon pricing proposals could halve value of equities
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More German investors planning entry into private debt market
Volatility triggered by COVID-19 in equities may be a further driver for investments in alternatives