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21NovNovember 21, 2023

Britain to launch growth funds to attract pension pot cash

The British Business Bank (BBB) will set up a new fund for pension schemes and asset managers to invest in growth companies, part of wider reforms to unlock savers' cash to boost the economy, the UK finance ministry said on Tuesday. Britain wants to encourage pension schemes to switch from a heavy focus on bonds and global blue chips to putting a portion of their cash in UK growth companies, a step it says would help improve returns for investors. The...

November 21, 2023

NewsInvestment, Regulation, UK

17NovNovember 17, 2023

Knowledge Of ESG, Integration and Greenwashing Remains Low

Determining how best to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors across the investment portfolio continues to be a challenge for institutional investors, said Bonnie Treichel, founder and chief solutions officer at Endeavor Retirement, during the “Surveying the Landscape” session of CIO’s ESG livestream this month. Not Just a Label “How do people really understand this?” Treichel asked. “It’s really hard, because a lot of times, I’ll ask the question about ESG and an investment lineup, and the perspective that I hear...

November 17, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, Pension Management, UK

15NovNovember 15, 2023

Kenya. Pension returns negative on falling share prices

Kenyan pension schemes have registered negative returns in the quarter ended September on wider losses from equities, a new survey shows. According to the Performance Investment Management Survey by South Africa-based investment firm RisCura, the weighted average return of surveyed schemes was posted at negative 3.06 percent in the quarter from a return of 0.18 percent in the previous quarter. The weighted average return from equities deteriorated to a loss of 10.95 percent from losses of 4.27 percent in the quarter...

November 15, 2023

NewsInvestment, Kenya, Pension Management

15NovNovember 15, 2023

US federal pension fund to exclude Hong Kong and China investments

The main US federal government pension fund is to exclude China- and Hong Kong-listed stocks on the recommendation of its adviser, which cited the rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The $771bn Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board said on Wednesday that it would change the benchmark index followed by its international fund. The move will mean a shift away from an index that includes Hong Kong-listed equities. Washington has increasingly limited the range of Chinese companies available to US...

November 15, 2023

NewsInvestment, State Pensions, US

13NovNovember 13, 2023

UK pension funds step in to build affordable homes

The UK’s pension funds are increasingly stepping in to build affordable homes as the housing crisis worsens. Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, is the latest to enter the market. It is building 125 affordable homes in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, in partnership with the developer London Square and its affordable housing subsidiary, Square Roots The £50m project, which is due to be completed by November 2025, is backed by a £4.9m grant from the...

November 13, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, UK

10NovNovember 10, 2023

Annual Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds and Other Pension Providers 2021

By Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos This report describes the main quantitative investment regulations that pension funds are subject to in OECD and a selection of non-OECD countries, most of which are IOPS Member countries. This report also covers the investment rules for other pension providers, such as life insurance companies, for countries like Denmark, France, Ireland, Korea, Latvia and Sweden among OECD countries and Jordan among non-OECD jurisdictions. The information reflects the rules in force at the end of 2020...

November 10, 2023

Books, Books, Regulation, Reports2021, Investment, Pension Management

10NovNovember 10, 2023

The world’s largest pension funds – 2023

By Thinking Ahead Institute The global top 300 pension funds is an annual study conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute, in conjunction with Pensions and Investments. The research highlights high-level trends in the pension fund industry and provides information on how the characteristics of these top funds have changed. Key findings Assets Under Management (AUM) of the top 300 pension funds total US$20.6 trillion, having reduced by 12.9% in 2022, down from 8.9% growth the previous year Volatility and uncertainty in...

November 10, 2023

Books, Books, Reports, System Characterization2023, Inflation, Investment, Pension Management

09NovNovember 9, 2023

Public Retirement Systems Need Sustainable Policies to Navigate Volatile Financial Markets

Over the past decade, policy reforms and increased financial contributions have dramatically improved the cash flow situation of some of the nation’s most troubled state pension plans. Thanks to these changes, which include reforms to benefit designs, a commitment to fiscal discipline, and greater monitoring of the financial health of public retirement systems, no state is at risk of pension plan insolvency. Nevertheless, many states still have more to do to ensure the long-term sustainability of pension promises. As recently...

November 9, 2023

NewsInvestment, Regulation, US

09NovNovember 9, 2023

UK pensions minister urged to encourage schemes to invest in sustainability

LCP and Pensions for Purpose have written an open letter to UK pensions minister Laura Trott calling for investment in social and environmental sustainability and for intergenerational inequality to be at the heart of planned pension reforms. In July’s Mansion House speech, the chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt introduced a number of measures aimed at unlocking the growth potential of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes. LCP and Pensions for Purpose are urging the government to encourage pension schemes to invest more in areas...

November 9, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, Regulation, UK

09NovNovember 9, 2023

Solid returns can be found in today’s high-risk environment, investors say

Despite a challenging macro environment, there are opportunities to be found in inflation-linked bonds, the energy transition, artificial intelligence, and life sciences, said top executives at some of the world's largest investment managers during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum. Ten-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities currently offer real yields of 2.5%, said Lim Chow Kiat, chief executive officer at Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC. Higher asset yields are generally good for long-term return, he added while speaking on a panel at the...

November 9, 2023

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