Russia
Latest news and analysis of pensions, asset management, regulation and trends in Russia from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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AnalysisDutch pension funds write off Russian investments, except PFZW
The healthcare scheme keeps interests in more than twenty Russian companies on its balance sheet
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NewsSwedes see refund from dropped Russian, East European premium pension funds
Pensions agency announces further SEK247m refund from Barings, East Capital and Nordea funds – deregistered after Ukraine invasion – to first-pillar pension savers
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Asset Class ReportsCorporate borrowers in emerging markets put to the test
Many emerging market companies have healthy balance sheets and weathered the COVID crisis well. How will they fare if global growth slows?
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NewsFinancial industry will ‘rapidly’ react to price externalities, Nordea’s CEO says
Diversification, with a balance of equities and bonds in an investment portfolio, did not work last year, says Nils Bolmstrand
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Opinion PiecesInstitutional capital for energy resilience
Ukraine’s independence day on 24 August also marked six months since the start of Russia’s invasion and with it a profound shift in the global geopolitical and economic balance.
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Special ReportOutlook: Future of hydrocarbons
The OECD remains critically dependent on Russian oil and gas – and finding alternative sources will be very hard
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Special ReportTop 500 Asset Managers 2022
The emergence of persistent higher inflation, China’s zero-COVID policy, stress on global supply chains, and Russia’s Ukraine war all suggest that the asset total of this year’s IPE Top 500 Asset Managers Guide represents a high water mark.
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: China treads a careful path
Since the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 the Chinese Communist Party has not put a foot wrong domestically. It has pursued economic growth alongside social cohesion, entrenching its prime objective of staying in power.
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Austrian Pensionskassen take return hit from Ukraine war in Q1
Last year’s performance was more positive: in 2021, Austrian Pensionskassen recorded returns of 7.62%, and Vorsorgekassen of 4%
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Post-war Ukraine
Post-war Ukraine offers threats and opportunities. Peter Kraneveld says it will pay to keep an eye on some key factors
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FeaturesUkraine & Russia: Asset allocation and investing in a time of war
It is a well-known fact that geopolitical events have no lasting impact on financial markets. However, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s decision to wage war on Ukraine has forced institutional investors to reassess their strategies. While stock market indices tend to recover fairly soon after the initial shock of a geopolitical event, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has potentially wide-ranging consequences beyond a sudden spike in volatility.
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Russian losses for Nordic pension funds unclear, but allocations small
Denmark’s IPD says pension funds’ Russian, Belarusian investments diminished to DKK2bn in March from DKK9.2bn end 2021
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NewsNorway adds Russia, Belarus to SWF’s bond blacklist; says fund is not policy instrument
North Korea and Syria to remain part of “government bond exemption”, says finance ministry
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NewsSwedish watchdog warns pension funds to check solvency given war
FSA says survey shows insurance firms had low exposure to Russia and Ukraine, but only a quarter had calculated solvency since war began
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: A new kind of political risk
Peter Kraneveld argues that investors should take the possibility of future economic and financial sanctions against other countries seriously
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NewsSwiss roundup: Reform mitigates AHV deficit
Plus: Cabinet in the dark on Russian assets; Crypto futures on SIX exchange
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Denmark urgently needs an energy independence plan, says pensions lobby
‘Even before the war in Ukraine, we were faced with an urgent task in the green transition,’ says IPD CEO
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NewsGermany roundup: Munich Re exits Russian market
Plus: Pension investors should prepare for high volatility and inflation, says Mercer
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Norway’s SWF submits plan to divest zero-value Russian assets ‘over time’
NBIM proposes adjustments to GPFG’s mandate to reflect the removal of Russia from fund’s investment universe – but does not disclose details
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Dutch schemes react to Ukraine war
While a growing list of pension funds have announced their intention to divest from Russia, a large number of funds has kept silent about the conflict
