Norways SWF Holds €60bn Of Negative-yielding Bonds
Fixed income netted the NOK9.4trn fund 3.1% in the second quarter of 2019, but a quarter of its allocation now yields le... Read more
London Pension Schemes Abandon Allianz Equity Fund [updated]
Three LGPS funds within the London CIV asset pool have pulled their money out of an Allianz global equity vehicle Read more
Asset Manager Body Hails Engagement Effect On CEO Pay
Analysis on FTSE 100 pay from the High Pay Centre and CIPD shows median CEO remuneration fell 13% to £3.5m from 2017 to... Read more
€19bn Agriculture Sector Scheme Eyes Property Investments
BPL’s real estate holdings generated 17.8% last year, according to its annual report – and it wants to put more mone... Read more
Dutch Shipping Sector Scheme To Lose Mandatory Status
The €970m Pensioenfonds Rijn- en Binnenvaart lacks support for compulsory participation and could be restructured to ... Read more
ESG Roundup: UK Economics Of Biodiversity Review Kicks Into Gear
Plus: The US Securities and Exchange Commission is to consider whether or not to publish guidance about the use of proxy... Read more
€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 Read more
Asset Managers Warned Over Poor Data Governance In ESG Rush
Report seeks to prompt asset managers to think about ESG data in the same way they would about other important inputs in... Read more
Dutch Union Demands State Pension Increase As Second-pillar Cuts Loom
FNV’s Tuur Elzinga says the Netherlands’ government should raise state pension benefits to compensate for imminent ... Read more
People Moves: RPMI Director To Retire; New CIO For Cambridge Endowment [updated]
RPMI, University of Cambridge, Asset Management Exchange, Aegon, Catella, BankInvest, XPS Pensions Group, American... Read more
Insurer Seeks Evergreen Private Equity, Infra Funds Via IPE Quest [updated]
A total of $80m is up for grabs in two separate tenders being conducted by a Swiss consultant Read more
Joseph Mariathasan: Climate Change And Central Banks
The debate over climate change is certainly heating up – both metaphorically and literally – and could have a profou... Read more
EC Tenders Studies To Advance Sustainable Finance Action Plan
The European Commission wants to conduct studies looking into sustainability-related products and services, and the int... Read more
L&G Backs Innovative Buy-in For Hitachi UK Pension Scheme
The data and technology company’s scheme has insured members’ benefits, preserving an unusual DB-DC hybrid arrangeme... Read more