Real Estate – Page 2
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Finland’s big three pension funds uneasy about outlook, after H1 5% returns
‘The end of the year already looks considerably more restless,’ says Keva CEO Jaakko Kiander
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Norway’s SWF underperforms and sees declining returns in second half
Equities were only asset class to produce positive returns for GPFG between January and June, interim report shows
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L&G sets up private markets fund for defined contribution members
The fund seeks to capture the illiquidity premium in asset classes including private equity, real estate, private credit and infrastructure
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Höchster Pensionskasse VVaG targets direct bond investments, avoids real estate
The pension fund expects real estate valuations to fall in 2024, which could impact dividends from indirect real estate investments
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Nestlé pension fund launches new investment strategy
Under the new strategy, the scheme is reducing its exposure to real estate by 2 percentage points, while increasing its allocation to parallel bonds and listed equities
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Swedish church pension fund defends real estate surge, after FSA fine
Kykans Pension’s CEO says it doubled its holding in Stenvalvet — in the face of an SBB takeover attempt - purely to protect scheme members’ interests
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Aegon builds up £12bn default fund with private market investment
Three managers were selected to strengthen Aegon’s largest default fund: BlackRock, Aegon Asset Management, and JP Morgan Asset Management
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Kyrkans fined for lacking risk limits, after court battle
Financial watchdog hands formal reprimand to Swedish church pension fund after contentious process
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Switzerland considers extending climate scores to government bonds, nature assets
The revised version, that will apply from 1 January 2025, aims to make the implementation of the scores easier and more transparent
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Danish doctors’ pension fund votes down climate-failing bank majors
Lægernes Pension boasts 2024 climate targets achieved ahead of schedule, largely through exclusions
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Country Report
Sweden’s AP7 adapts by expanding asset classes and boosting staff numbers
Under new leadership, Sweden’s default fund in the premium pension system is expanding asset classes and personnel
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Alternatives exposure drags on returns for Dutch metals schemes
PME has been increasing its exposure to private equity, real estate and forestry
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PKBS cuts insurance-linked securities for fixed income, domestic property
teh scheme’s ILS active portfolio posted returns of -4.98% last year
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NBIM misses benchmark in Q1 on drag from real estate
Tangen boasts biggest-ever quarterly gain in kroner for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund
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Swiss APK to review investment strategy, sustainability approach
The scheme plans to cover further asset classes with existing sustainability strategy
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Features
Reluctance to drop interest rates disappoints the markets
US rates markets entered the year enthusiastically pricing in over 160 basis points of cuts through 2024, and have since had to push back hard on both the timing and magnitude of interest rate cuts now expected by year-end.
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Partners Group adds private markets royalties to investment platform
The firm is launching the industry’s first dedicated, scalable multi-sector royalty strategy
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Pension funds look to sell real estate investments
Investment-grade bonds and private credit are the most popular asset classes, according to a GSAM pension fund survey
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Swiss Bayer Pensionskasse realigns investment strategy
Allocations to bonds increase, while exposure to mortgages and real estate decrease
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Alecta loses new chair, but denies conflict of interest was problem
Carina Åkerström quit after newspaper reports on potential conflict of interest with Handelsbanken