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Pensioenfonds Atos picks Russell Investments as fiduciary manager
The asset manager will also provide strategic asset allocation insights to the scheme’s trustees
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UK roundup: British American Tobacco scheme completes £250m buy-in deal
Plus: NEST ends admin contract with Atos
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LGIM launches climate transition index fund, Atos UK schemes invest
Investment solution uses external FTSE TPI methodology
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Atos to fund Dutch pension scheme through share purchase
IT firm to provide €115m for Dutch employees’ pensions
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Dutch roundup: Atos arbitration, Helvoet-PGB merger
NETHERLANDS – IT provider Atos stops paying additional contributions into ailing pension fund.
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People moves: MN reshuffles team following admin unit sale
Plus: ESMA appoints Thomas Richter to Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group; TNFD picks new co-chair
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€2.2bn scheme tightens manager constraints after regulatory intervention
De Nederlandsche Bank stepped in to demand changes to Pensioenfonds Atos’ investment strategy and governance processes
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Netherlands: First funds prepare for DC switch
Despite pre-election threats, the transition is not expected to be rolled back by the new government
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Mandate roundup: Avon, Ealing, ING IM, ONVZ, BNP Paribas, ATOS Origin
EUROPE – The £1.8bn (€1.9bn) Avon pension fund is looking to appoint a manager to an active currency hedging mandate to hedge against the impact of currency fluctuations for £500m of its equity investments.
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East Sussex PF picks Storebrand for €440m fossil-free global equities
UK pension fund chair argues generic passive indices tend to weight older, often carbon-heavier stocks
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UK roundup: Mowlem scheme avoids lifeboat fund with £150m L&G buyout
Plus: NEST chooses administrator for digital future-focussed scheme
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PATRIZIA makes landmark acquisition of tallest office tower in Berlin
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces the acquisition of Treptower, a landmark asset and the tallest office building in Berlin, Germany, from ARB Investment Partners. This transaction increases the value of PATRIZIA’s office portfolio across Europe to nearly EUR14 billion.
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Closed Dutch funds use reform consultation for indexation request
Quintet, which is not planning to make switch to new DC-based pension system, sees opportunity to make headway on long-standing issue
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Chairs of pension schemes make net-zero statement of support
Statement ‘helps to amplify influential voice in run-up to COP26’, says coordinator A4S
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Netherlands: Pension funds to switch to DC by 2028
Long-awaited transition to happen despite complications of the Dutch pension system
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Aegon to merge low-cost DC vehicles in Netherlands
The new PPI – Aegon Cappital – will be the second-largest on the Dutch market
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DC switch shakes up the admin market
A combination of new technology and pension reform has prompted alliances between existing players and the entrance of new players
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Pensioners sue Euronext scheme for mismanagement
Dutch pension fund Mercurius ‘failed to sufficiently hedge interest risk while scheme was underfunded’
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Rising liabilities hamper funding levels across Netherlands: survey
Liabilities increased 9% in 2016, wiping out much of the effect of a 10% average investment return