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October, 2019
Opportunity in Europe’s under-competed sale and leaseback market
Max Mitchell, Head of Direct Lending, Europe, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). Chris Nichols, Head of Sale and Leaseback, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). Max Mitchell and Chris Nichols of Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) explain the benefits of sale and leaseback transactions, which have the potential to provide institutional investors with a ...
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October, 2019
Biometric technology simplifies member engagement
Target Professional Services has released a new app, mypensionID, which helps pension scheme members ensure their details are up-to-date. The app uses facial and movement biometrics to verify and authenticate member personal identity against official validated documents, such as passports or driving licences. Members can use the app to update their address, ...
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October, 2019
Brunel Pension Partnership seeks CEO
Brunel Pension Partnership, one of eight national Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pools, is looking to hire a chief executive officer. The search comes on the heels of Dawn Turner’s resignation in the summer. The Brunel board, alongside Turner, has been developing the strategic needs of the company as it moves rapidly towards the post-transition ...
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October, 2019
London fund preps to move £125 million into low carbon strategy
The £1 billion Hammersmith & Fulham Pension Fund is in the final stages of allocating approximately £125 million to a passive low carbon global equity fund. The fund, which is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), plans to invest in a suitable strategy from Legal & General, said director of pensions and treasury, Phil Triggs. However, it ...
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October, 2019
M&G Prudential invests in London office complex
M&G Prudential, an affiliate of M&G Investments, is investing £875 million in 40 Leadenhall in the City of London, where it will develop a new 905,000 square foot prime office complex. The firm is purchasing the site through its £144 billion Prudential with-profits fund, on behalf of the fund’s five million UK policyholders. Jack Daniels, CIO of M&G ...
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October, 2019
Co-investments: intelligent portfolio construction over market cycles
Oliver Schumann, Managing Director, Co-investments, Capital Dynamics. David Smith, Senior Managing Director, Co-investments, Capital Dynamics. Oliver Schumann and David Smith of Capital Dynamics discuss how a global, well-diversified and actively managed co-investment fund can help generate outperformance and mitigate risk Private equity investment ...
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October, 2019
PMI shows industry divide over professional trustees
Research from the Pensions Management Institute’s (PMI) latest PMI Pulse survey revealed that the pensions industry remains split over the potential requirement for all pension schemes to have a professional trustee, with 50% believing that schemes should have a professional trustee but 78% of respondents recognised that the industry does not currently ...
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October, 2019
Mirova leads gender equality coalition
After integrating the issue of gender equality into its line of investment solutions, Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, is leading an investor coalition to support the Women’s Empowerment Principles and achieve gender equality. This statement, co-signed by 66 investors, representing more than €4 trillion in asset under management, ...
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October, 2019
bfinance research finds decline in asset management fees
Asset owners continue to apply pressure on external manager fees, with new data from investment consulting house bfinance showing substantial fee reductions across a number of asset classes. Figures are based on real fees being quoted by asset managers for real mandates – not surveys or “rack rates”, which tend to be inflated. This fee compression is ...
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October, 2019
Truvalue wins Brunel Pension Partnership ESG contract
Truvalue Labs, a San Francisco-based AI-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) data company, has been appointed by the UK’s Brunel Pension Partnership to evaluate the ESG and reputational risks across all of Brunel’s external fund managers and their holdings for listed equities and bonds. Brunel was the first of the Local Government Pension ...
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