UK Regulator Seeks To Stem Flow Of Exits From DB Schemes
Financial Conduct Authority says too much financial advice related to transfers is ‘still not of an acceptable standar... Read more
Achmea Schemes Booming Dutch Property Holdings Deliver 24%
The Dutch insurer’s pension fund posted an overall loss of 1.6% for 2018 despite significant gains from its property a... Read more
MP Pension Sheds Vale Stock As Engagement Fails
Church of England Pensions Board and Sweden’s AP Funds shine a light on global tailings dam management in wake of Janu... Read more
Swedish Roundup: AMF Invests €200m In VW Truck Subsidiary
Also: AP7 blacklists seven more stocks including cannabis company; Danica Sweden rebrands following sale Read more
Chart Of The Week: Global Passive Assets Hit €8.3trn
IPE’s Top 400 Asset Managers survey reveals extent of growth in interest in passive and index-based investing Read more
Few Cross-border Funds Meet New German Performance Fee Criteria
Fitz Partners finds that only 13% of Ucits funds would meet tighter performance fee structure conditions effective from ... Read more
UK Asset Managers Launch Representation Report On Black Workforce
Fewer than 1% of investment managers in the UK are black, according to a new report from the Investment Association Read more
AMF, ATP, Folksam Join $1bn Capital Raise For Swedish Green Battery Firm
ATP says access to new car technology and strong potential return as “a match we really like” as it takes a stake in... Read more
Dollar, Yen Appreciation Behind Philips Schemes 2.4% Investment Loss
Pension fund wants to maintain currency hedge but has halved the value of the position ‘for strategic reasons’ Read more
L&G Launches Blockchain-based Pension Insurance Platform
Legal & General has teamed up with Amazon to develop a blockchain-based pension risk transfer process, dubbed Estua... Read more
UKs NEST Quits Smoking In Two-year Tobacco Divestment Project
The country’s largest auto-enrolment provider says the tobacco industry does not appear viable in the long term, and i... Read more
People Moves: LPPs Pardo Exits; PensioenFederatie Names Brussels Chief
LPP, Pensions Federation, Fondo Pensione Priamo, Wells Fargo AM, PGIM, Universal-Investment, Schroders, Polar Capital, A... Read more
Discount Rate Change To Increase Chances Of Pension Cuts At Dutch Schemes
Committee led by former finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has recommended reducing both the ultimate forward rate and... Read more
Investors Urge Support For Swiss Human Rights Due Diligence Law
Legislation drafted in response to NGO campaign will be debated in the lower house of Switzerland’s parliament this we... Read more
£45bn LGPS Pool Appoints Quartet Of Global Equity Fund Managers
Border to Coast chooses four managers for £4.5bn fund; fixed income funds next to be launched Read more