Jan 9, 2025 · PensionDanmark reported all its asset classes produced positive returns last year, topped by a 17% gain for listed shares, with the result coming at a point when the Danish pension fund is set to increase its equity allocation as part of a broader corporate strategy change.

Jan 3, 2025 · PKBS, the CHF15bn (€16bn) Pensionskasse of the city of Basel, has switched to Pictet Asset Management and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) to manage assets worth over CHF4.5bn to steer clear of concentration risks that surfaced following the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS. “A tender [of asset management mandates] can have various reasons, such as inadequate ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Forca, the joint pensions administration company for the trio of Danish labour-market pension funds PKA, PBU and Lærernes Pension, is outsourcing all of its IT operations and development to the Copenhagen-headquartered provider Netcompany, it announced.

Jan 3, 2025 · Denmark’s biggest commercial pension fund PFA revealed its climate-tilted pension product ended 2024 with a higher return than the standard pension product, with its CIO optimistic last year’s equities bull run could continue in 2025.

Dec 6, 2024 · Nearly 40% of asset owners currently purchase carbon offsets to mitigate their portfolio emissions, and a further 25% say they plan to start doing so within two years.

It will come as no real surprise to see Barclays walk away again with IPE’s Country Award for the United Kingdom. Last year, it won for its innovative ‘afterwork’ concept, a hybrid defined benefit and defined contribution scheme. This year, its success is thanks to its excellent stakeholder engagement policy. ...

Jan 2, 2025 · The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) is further relaxing membership requirements for financial firms working towards a net zero transition, as the exodus from the coalition’s sub-groups continues. Going forward, GFANZ “will allow any financial institution working to mobilise ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Fondo Fon.Te, the pension fund for Italy’s commerce, tourism and services sector workers, has invested a further €160m in private markets, marking an “important strategic driver” for asset management, according to the scheme’s 2024 financial statement.

Dec 3, 2024 · Meanwhile, Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4) bagged a whopping six awards, including the leading pension fund award for Sweden, Investment Innovation, Equities, Active Management, Public Pension Fund, and Commitment to Diversity awards. As part of Sweden’s national pensions buffer system, AP4 is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an average annual return of 13% since inception, and an initial ...

May 22, 2024 · ICI Pension Fund has completed a £900m (€1bn) buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) securing the benefits of over 7,000 retirees. The announcement marks the 12th transaction since the fund entered into an umbrella agreement with Legal & General in 2014, which saw the fund insure £3.6bn of its liabilities.. To date, L&G has completed transactions totalling £7bn in aggregate with the scheme and ...