All IPE articles in January 2025 (online) – Page 3
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NewsPME reconsiders BlackRock mandates after NZAM exit
Dutch technology industry scheme wrote to the asset manager as it feels increasingly uncomfortable with “BlackRock’s retreat from responsible and sustainable investing”
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NewsCassa Geometri plans €150m private equity investment
The scheme will pursue buy-out and growth capital strategies, investing in primary or secondary markets
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NewsEFAMA sets out requests for Commission omnibus initiative
Asset management body’s board discussed the heavily anticipated initiative at a meeting on Wednesday
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NewsERAFP links share buyback approval to Paris alignment impact
French pension fund approves changes to voting guidelines following in-depth review
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NewsRegulators outline plans to support UK growth
UK chancellor has called on regulators to tear down regulatory barriers that hold back growth
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: IOSCO’s pre-hedging proposals fall short
The regulator’s umbrella body needs to deliver recommendations that clearly prohibit pre-hedging where dealers are in competition, says Emma Lokko
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NewsSwedish funds lobby bemoans late changes, as FTN extends deadline again
Swedish Fund Selection Agency pushes deadline for active global equity tender back for second time, citing ‘ambiguities’ in the RFP
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NewsDutch pension giants post solid 2024 returns despite bond market headwinds
Strong equity market returns more than compensated for capricious returns on bonds
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NewsUKSIF urges government to incorporate net zero transition into growth plans
UKSIF CEO James Alexander speaks out after UK chancellor Rachel Reeves says that the pursuit of growth ‘trumps’ the government’s net zero commitments
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NewsWTW Switzerland takes over pension advisory business of Groupe Mutuel
Occupational pension experts at Groupe Mutuel, Sébastien Brocard and Julien Melly, will join the team at WTW
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NewsTNFD nets multi-year funding from Rockefeller, adds sectors
Rockefeller Foundation to join Stewardship Council alongside other funding partners of the Taskforce
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NewsVBL to boost private equity and private debt investments
New allocations will be financed through new premiums and a mix of public equities, gold and cash, says CIO Michael Leinwand
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NewsAustria’s pension funds deliver 7.8% for 2024
Last year’s returns marked the best result in the last four years after 6.4% in 2023 and a significantly negative return of -9.7% in 2022
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NewsPeople moves: Van Lanschot Kempen adds to fiduciary management team
Plus: BTPS appoints trustee director; Icelandic scheme appoints chief financial officer
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NewsNo surprise as UK government keeps auto-enrolment threshold frozen
£10,000 minimum threshold has been in place since 2014
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AnalysisInvestors cautiously optimistic as US exits from Paris Agreement
Despite Trump’s decision, there are still attractive opportunities for those willing to invest with a long-term view, industry claims
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NewsNorthern Trust AM exits CA100+ and NZAM
The asset manager is the latest in a string of signatory departures from climate action groups, following BlackRock ditching NZAM earlier this month
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NewsPrevAer shifts to multi-asset strategy
Eurizon will run the strategy across the scheme’s three sub-funds through Alternative Investment Funds
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NewsFolksam, KPA set 2030 climate targets, highlighting social impact
Swedish pensions group and municipal pension fund subsidiary follow NZAOA requirements to establish 50% emission reduction targets for investment assets
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NewsGerman insurance association backs Commission’s plan for ESG omnibus package
‘We need sustainability reporting that focuses less on quantity and more on the quality of the information,’ says Jörg Asmussen, GDV’s chief
