All Equities articles – Page 3
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NewsLaborfonds tenders eight equities, bonds mandates worth €2.8bn
The deadline for applications has been set for 8 November
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NewsDC transition prompts Dutch tyres and wheels fund to up investment risk
The fund’s risk preference survey among participants shows that younger cohorts are able and willing to take more risk
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NewsAlecta’s DC product returns 8.7% as equities rally, bonds priced higher
Swedish occupational pensions major sees asset total grow to SEK1.33trn by end September
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NewsPFA admits factoring in Scope 3 will dent climate product’s returns
Danish pension provider’s PFA Klima Plus product will begin opting out of stocks with ‘strong connection’ to fossil fuel sector from next April
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NewsPFZW divests from Israel
€255bn Dutch healthcare fund has also sold investments in other Middle East countries as it is concerned about growing threat of conflict expansion in the region
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NewsKENFO rejects further ESG requirements to invest first pillar equity fund assets
According to KENFO, ‘there should be no legal requirements for sustainability’ when investing Generationenkapital’s assets
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NewsFondo Telemaco seeks asset managers for mandates worth €2.2bn
The deadline for asset management firms to participate has been set to 5 November
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NewsNBIM revokes coal-based blacklistings as firms reduce exposure
Norwegian SWF ends observation status for Australia’s BHP Group and US utility Southern Co and brings five excluded stocks back into investment universe
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NewsHertfordshire Pension Fund allocates £100m to Osmosis’ core equity strategy
The allocation takes Osmosis’ LGPS AUM to over £1bn
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NewsAustrian schemes’ exposure to capital markets leads to 4% returns in H1
Austrian occupational pension funds have increased their exposure to equities and bonds since 2023 with a geographical focus on the US and Europe
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NewsItaly plans €1bn FoFs launch for small-cap domestic investments
The Fondo Nazionale Strategico Indiretto (FNSI), a closed-ended fund of funds (FoFs), will be managed by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
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NewsAlecta, AMF plough more money into ailing Swedish battery firm Polarium
Swedish pension fund duo participate in Polarium’s SEK500m convertible preference share issue
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Special Report
Denmark's PKA transitions most of equity portfolio to bespoke ESG swaps
PKA, the Danish occupational pension fund for the social and healthcare sectors, transitioned the majority of its global equity portion in June to direct indexing for its total return swaps (TRS) trades to better implement its sustainability criteria.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - October 2024
In generic US polls, Democrats beat Republicans, with a small but increasing margin, signalling an opportunity for reforms if Kamala Harris wins and a continuation of a divided and blocked Congress if Donald Trump wins.
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NewsPortfolio managers rank green, social issues at bottom of performance drivers
Study offers ‘reality check’ and guidance for asset owners wanting to boost sustainability performance
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NewsFonchim tenders five mandates worth €2.71bn
The scheme is looking to issue mandates investing in equities and bonds
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NewsFRR renews William Blair as latest US equity managers appointed
Mandates include more stringent decarbonisation targets
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NewsSwedish agency extends Swedish equities tender; gives details on global equities
FTN publishes preliminary specifications for actively managed global equity funds, and firms up launch date, specifying month of November.
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NewsMerseyside Pension Fund picks Schroders for £3.8bn equity protection strategy
The strategy enables the scheme to maintain its equity exposures in order to meet its long-term performance objectives, while effectively managing downside risk
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NewsAP3 takes firms to task over rising work fatalities in Sweden
Watered-down corporate climate plans are worrying the €47bn national pensions buffer fund, says sustainability chief
