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Green bonds and international credit deliver double-digit returns for Swedish pension
4 years ago
Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2) reached SEK 367.4 billion in the first half of 2019, with investments in fixed income generating double-digit returns, according to its half year report -
Danish pension's credit portfolio gains 7.7% in 2019
4 years ago
Danish pension fund Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP) generated a return of DKK 2.7 billion ($401.2 million) on its credit portfolio in the first half of 2019, increasing the market value of credit investment to DKK 35 billion, according to H1 results -
Cambridge University appoints CIO
4 years ago
The University of Cambridge has named a CIO who previously served at instutituions such as the BBC and Virgin -
Connecticut $36 billion pension hires first chief risk officer
4 years ago
The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has hired its first-ever chief risk officer -
BlueMountain buyout to bring CLO equity shift, funding pledge and Feldstein payout
4 years ago
BlueMountain Capital Management’s co-founder Andrew Feldstein looks set to receive a substantial pay-out in common shares of Assured Guaranty, which has agreed to buy the manager for around $160 million and has outlined a three-year plan for its CLOs -
UK pension pool launches multi-asset credit search
4 years ago
Border to Coast, a £46 billion ($56.8 billion) partnership between 12 UK pension plans, is seeking for a core multi asset credit manager, for its recently opened multi asset credit fund -
Italian pension fund looks to build its exposure to bonds
4 years ago
Mediafond has launched a request for proposals in which it seeks out a manager to oversee a bond portfolio -
Calpers misses returns target despite fixed income outperformance
4 years ago
California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) has missed its annual investment target despite strong performance from its fixed income portfolio, which was its top performer -
EIB and Amundi form green partnership for high yield, private debt and securitisations
4 years ago
Amundi and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have teamed-up to launch Green Credit Continuum (Greco) programme with the aim of raising €1 billion over the next three years for green credit initiatives -
Ontario pension selects new president and CEO
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Jo Taylor as its new president and chief executive officer, effective 1 January
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UK pension scheme quits tobacco
4 years ago
Nest is set to go tobacco free across all its investments, with the largest UK pension master trust expecting that the process will take up to two years. -
US pension replaces Cliffwater with Meketa
4 years ago
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has selected Meketa as a consultant to oversee its opportunistic investments, which consists of direct lending and opportunistic credit investments, along with investments in hedge funds and real assets. -
HSBC pension chief joins London CIV in top role
4 years ago
London Collective Investment Vehicle (London CIV) has appointed Mark Thompson to serve as chief investment officer (CIO), effective from September. -
Japanese pension fund turns its attention to credit funds
4 years ago
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has launched a request for information (RFI) on private debt with the institution looking into new assets classes in a bid to generate higher returns -
London pension fund appoints interim CIO
4 years ago
London Collective Investment Vehicle, the fund manager for the pooled investments of 32 London Local Authority Pension Funds, has appointed Michael Pratten as interim chief investment officer -
Border to Coast pension seeks exposure to UK investment grade credit
4 years ago
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is set to begin a manager selection process, seeking UK investment grade credit and global multi-asset credit funds -
New investments drive Canada Pension Plan’s credit returns to 8.7%
4 years ago
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)’s credit portfolio has delivered good returns during the 2019 fiscal year, despite the market volatility, according to the institution’s annual financial report -
Connecticut pension eyes investment in Clearlake fund
4 years ago
The State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Fund is considering a $75 million commitment to Clearlake Opportunities Partners II -
Louisiana pension allocates $150 million to US credit funds
4 years ago
The Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana has committed to Torchlight Debt Opportunity Fund VI and Summit Partners Credit III, a spokesperson for the pension fund has confirmed -
US pension fund to commit $1.1 billion in private credit by 2020
4 years ago
Investment consultant NEPC has recommended that Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) commit $550 million in private credit in both 2019 and 2020, according to a private credit review -
Chicago pension fund seeks fixed income managers
5 years ago
Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (PABF) has launched two requests for proposals (RFPs) searching managers for its core fixed income and core fixed income portfolios. -
Massachusetts pension seeks multi-sector bond managers
5 years ago
Massachusetts Water Resource Authority Employees’ Retirement System has launched a request for proposals in which it opens the search for multi-sector and specialty lending bond managers -
Swedish pension AMF replaces head of asset management
5 years ago
AMF has appointed a new head of asset management, effective from April -
Illiquid credit boost returns for PensionDanmark
5 years ago
PensionDanmark has generated 5.8% returns from its illiquid credit portfolio for the year 2018, according to its latest annual report published today. But its liquid credit portfolio took a 3.4% hit -
Los Angeles pension seeks high yield managers
5 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has launched a request for proposals, searching for firms to manage up to $216 million each in a mix of high yield strategies, through separately managed accounts
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