All IPE articles in September 2024 (online) – Page 5
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NewsFondoposte issues mandates worth €1.4bn
The scheme is also looking to set up two new sub-funds once the tender process is completed and asset managers are picked
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NewsUK government, regulators prompt to clear way for long-term investment funds
A cross industry initiative has made several recommendations to increase investment in private capital
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NewsPayout of 13th month of pension pushes government bond investments
‘The AHV fund has to invest more in government bonds, which overall reduces return potential,’ says Veronica Weisser of the UBS Retirement Innovation Hub
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NewsPensions investors nudge FTSE 100 companies to hold climate strategy vote
LAPFF and CCLA wrote to chairs of 76 FTSE 100 companies that have not held a vote on their climate transition plans
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NewsAsset owners urge managers to rethink sustainability to avoid emerging market divestment
By 2050, six of the seven largest economies in the world are projected to be emerging markets and developing economies, says WBA
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NewsSwedish funds agency opens for domestic equities bids in biggest tender yet
Platform reformer FTN invites tenders for more than SEK155bn (€13.6bn) of investment management; aims to halve the number of funds currently on offer
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NewsDC pensions industry expects rise in number of LTAFs
As schemes grow, they are likely to reach a consensus about how they want to access private markets, says DCIF
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NewsDutch trade unions strike for early retirement
Unions want permanent arrangement giving workers with ‘arduous professions’ the possibility to retire up to three years early
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NewsSustainable Finance-Beirat urges schemes to improve ESG, engagement strategies
Chair Silke Stremlau says it makes economic and ecological sense to include risks such as climate change, biodiversity loss and scarcity of resources in active investment strategies
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NewsGerman pension measures for working longer could bring €1.7bn annual burden
Impact of these measures is ‘uncertain and, above all, expensive’, says German employers association
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NewsNEST anticipates investing £20bn in UK market by end of decade
The £40bn master trusts already invests around £8.5bn in UK economy
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NewsWhy Dutch pension assets have fallen since 2021
The largest pension pot in the EU is still some €220bn smaller than it was at the end of 2021, bucking a pan-European trend of continued asset growth
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NewsEuronext chief calls on Dutch pension funds to invest more in small caps
René van Vlerken calls on pension schemes to divert part of their funding from large caps to small caps to support fundraising for smaller companies.
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NewsLGPS fund buys stake in nature asset manager
West Yorkshire Pension Fund becomes significant minority owner of Rebalance Earth, taking a 25% stake
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NewsIGG launches centre of excellence to help schemes navigate endgame solutions
TPR analysis shows 3,750 of 5,000 DB schemes as being in surplus on a low dependency basis, with a further 950 approaching the same level of funding
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NewsLPFA appoints Minerva to help strengthen its stewardship role
Minerva will develop a bespoke voting policy for LPFA that aligns with the fund’s net zero objectives and targets
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NewsNorwegian SWF dumps €705m General Dynamics stock in new blacklisting
NBIM announces €1bn of exclusions from its investment universe, in latest batch of companies falling foul of the GPFG’s ethical guidelines
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NewsSwiss pension fund associations push members to join data platforms
The drive comes as the country attempts to build a pensions dashboard
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NewsAllianzGI’s impact private credit strategy reaches €560m at first close
Investors include Allianz, APG Asset Management, the European Investment Fund (EIF), and La France Mutualiste
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NewsAXA IM Alts snaps up European private assets firm CAPZA
Acquisition sees AXA IM Alts enter traditional private equity sector and expand its global debt platform into mid-market direct lending
