All IPE articles in July 2024 (online)
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Podcast#9 Leaders in Investment Podcast: Conversation with Michael Wissell, Chief Investment Officer at HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
In Episode #9 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy interviews Michael Wissell at HOOPP
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NewsPhoenix Group and Schroders team up to launch private markets firm
Future Growth Capital is first private market investment manager to be established in the UK to promote objectives of Mansion House Compact
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NewsCFA Institute’s new framework brings clarity to index products
The institute also set out a number of recommendations for investment firms
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NewsFunding ratios of German corporate schemes hit unprecedented level
The funding ratio of pension plans of DAX companies improved to 84%, similarly, the funding ratio for pension plans of MDAX companies improved to 84.8%
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NewsLGPS additional voluntary contribution framework picks six
Firms appointed include Aon, Barnett Waddingham, Hymans Robertson, Legal and General Assurance Society, Mercer and Prudential Assurance Company
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NewsFCA finalises rules for return to investor-funded investment research
FCA makes some changes to guardrails to increase likelihood of take-up of new payment option
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NewsGermany sees growing popularity for Rürup Rente
Meanwhile, Riester-Rente contracts offering pension guarantees are collapsing
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How EU policymakers can help plug Europe’s pension gaps
Petra Hielkema, EIOPA’s chair, sets out how the authority and EU policymakers can build an ecosystem capable of plugging the substantial pension gaps Europe is facing
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NewsSmall progress on Mansion House Compact ambitions as barriers remain
ABI report shows signatories currently hold £793m of unlisted equity assets in their DC default funds, equivalent to 0.36% of the total value of their DC default funds
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NewsDutch technology scheme PME eager for nuclear energy investment
‘The energy transition in the Netherlands is not going fast enough,’ says PME president Eric Uijen
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NewsTK Pensionsfonds cuts equity in favour of private markets in new allocation
The corporate pension scheme has also increased its investment target to euro corporate bonds, assigning a new mandate for the asset class
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NewsICSWG launches workstream to enhance sustainable investment practices
Regulations have unintentionally led many trustees to spend most of their sustainability time and budgets on compliance-focused activities, says group
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NewsItaly’s complementary pension schemes record 8% contribution growth in H1
The number of members signing up for complementary pensions at the end of June 2024 grew by 2.3% to 10.9 million
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NewsBCI sells majority stake in Hayfin Capital Management
The Canadian institutional investor will remain a significant and strategic limited partner in certain key Hayfin fund strategies
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NewsWiltshire Pension Fund, LGIM anchor $400m emerging markets transition vehicle
The strategy is a debt portfolio focusing on investments in clean infrastructure, clean technology, and decarbonisation, says manager Ninety One
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NewsDutch newspaper scheme triples defence investments
Germany’s Rheinmetall is now the largest position in the European equities portfolio of Pensioenfonds Mediahuis
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NewsZürcher Kantonalbank buys consultancy Complementa
Markus Wirth, currently head of custody at Zürcher Kantonalbank, will become the new Complementa CEO
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NewsPRA threatens to restrict funded reinsurance if risk management is not improved
Regulator warns that if not properly controlled, growing number of funded reinsurance transactions could lead to ‘rapid build-up of risks in the sector’
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NewsThe Pensions Regulator’s funding code is laid in parliament
The industry is still awaiting the publication of final statement of strategy and employer covenant assessment
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NewsAba calls for changes to second-pillar reform draft in upcoming legislative process
The association says draft bill fails to make ‘big steps’ forward, protecting existing or vested benefits
