All IPE articles in January 2025 (online) – Page 6
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NewsPKBS switches to Pictet, LGIM to diversify risk
The emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS in March 2023 triggered the pension fund’s decision to look for new asset managers
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NewsPFA’s climate product beats standard pension with 19.6% return
Parts of the green sector hit by declining investment appetite in 2024, says CIO
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NewsC-alm, IZV propose light-touch reforms to Switzerland’s second pillar pension system
IZV and c-alm are suggesting a cut in the conversion rate to calculate pension payouts from 6.8% to 6% of salary insured in eight steps, instead of one
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NewsGerman dentists’ scheme takes €65m hit from investments
The write-off in 2023 is higher than the €45.98m recorded in 2022, and results mostly from private equity investments and investments in ‘affiliated companies’
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NewsGFANZ further relaxes membership requirements to halt exodus
Going forward, GFANZ ‘will allow any financial institution working to mobilise capital and lower the barriers to financing energy transition to participate’
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NewsDutch doctors’ fund focuses on Europe in new equity portfolio
The scheme’s new concentrated portfolio only includes 65 companies
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NewsAustria’s think tank calls for increase in retirement age
A pension reform increasing the retirement age would help to make the pension system financially sustainable
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NewsFondenel launches new equity investment option
Under the new option, the pension fund will pursue a strategy with a strong exposure to equities
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Opinion PiecesCould DB pension plans make a comeback in the US?
This year will see developments in the US DC market, but the renaissance of DB plans is set to continue
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FeaturesBriefing: The challenge of investing in Europe’s energy transition
The way the European economy powers itself is undergoing a fundamental shift, driven by market forces and policymakers. But while the direction of travel is clear, the path to a different energy mix is tortuous and the shift may be much slower than required to meet Europe’s target to be net zero by 2050.
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Trump 2.0 sends global markets out of sync
Trump’s re-election prompted a rally in US assets, but elsewhere in global markets investors did not react positively
