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BT Pension Scheme completes two longevity swaps totalling £10bn
The arrangements cover BTPS pensioner liabilities of £5bn with Swiss Re and increase existing cover with RGA by £5bn
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Alecta invests $250m in natural catastrophe risk via Swiss Re platform
Sweden’s largest pension fund says asset is highly diversifying and still produces attractive return over time
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PensionsEurope elects new chair
Jacques Van Dijken will serve until at least November, when PensionsEurope’s next general assembly is held
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Insurance-linked securities bank a stellar year for returns
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) may be complicated, but they are gaining an institutional following especially among pension and sovereign wealth funds, multi-asset investment firms and endowments.
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IPE UK Briefing: Government’s growth ambition for the UK
Plus: LGPS consolidation plans; Longevity swaps
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Baillie Gifford ditches climate collaborations over ‘contested membership’
‘Our membership has become contested, and this risks distracting from our core responsibilities,’ the firm says
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Ethos rates Swiss listed companies’ sustainability reports as ‘poor’
Companies are bound to fail to design credible and ambitious environmental and climate strategies to meet climate targets, says foundation
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Insurance-linked securities wind brings good news for investors
In the two decades prior to 2022, the negative correlation between stock and treasury bond market returns has been a key driver of institutional investor portfolio construction. Fixed income allocations provided investors significant relief during equity market downturns and increased expected risk-adjusted returns for the popular 60/40 stock/bond portfolio.
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Insurers, banks natural partners in long-term financing – Swiss Re
Former ECB head Trichet calls on institutions to ‘bias equities’
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Cyber catastrophe bonds make a debut as insurers offload risk
Cyber catastrophe bonds may be the new kid on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) block, but they have been talked about for years. The jury is out, though, as to whether they will follow the same trajectory as their natural cat bond peers. While some analysts believe they have the potential to go mainstream, others cite concerns over modelling and lack of diversification.
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Credit Suisse, Swiss Re launch DC vehicle in Netherlands
i-PensionSolutions to be first ‘truly open-architecture’ PPI, parties say
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The four pillars of impact investing and how they work in the real world
Investors can achieve the greatest positive impact with their capital by focusing on four key themes.
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Swiss Re report highlights growing risk of natural catastrophes
GLOBAL – Natural catastrophes, man-made disasters cause economic losses of $186bn in 2012.
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ESG roundup: Actuarial Profession, Swiss Re, Sustainability Yearbook
GLOBAL – Actuaries must incorporate resource constraints into models, Actuarial Profession says.
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ESG roundup: Reputational crises, Ofwat, Swiss Re on Hurricane Sandy
GLOBAL – 'Behavioural' crises have biggest short-term effect on share prices, report shows.
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Mandate roundup: Leicestershire, Aspect, Macquarie, Swiss Re, Royal London, Mercer
EUROPE – Leicestershire local authority awards hedge fund mandate to Aspect Capital.
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Zurich and Swiss Re accept pension fund 'say on pay'
[13:00 CET 11-01] SWITZERLAND – Zurich Financial Services and Swiss Re have agreed to submit their remuneration reports to an advisory vote of shareholders at their next annual general meetings (AGM), following pressure from Swiss pension funds.
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ICL Group scheme strikes £3.7bn longevity hedge
The hedge covers pensions in payment for approximately 9,000 members and provides long-term protection against additional costs
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Friday people roundup
NN IP, Mercer Benelux, GMO, Delta Lloyd AM, MN, Pensionskasse Swiss Re, VBDO, Amundi AM, Quoniam Asset Management, UniCredit
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Fujitsu General UK scheme in buy-in deal with Aviva
The deal secures DB liabilities of £7.7m (€9m) for all deferred plan members and their dependants