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December, 2021
WPP launches EM equity fund
The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has launched the LF Wales PP Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The fund, launched on 20 October 2021 with £505 million will be operated by Link Fund Solutions. Link has appointed investment solutions provider Russell Investments as portfolio manager of the multi-manager strategy. The fund will make use of Russell ...
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December, 2021
Pooling allows LPPI to generate significant savings
In the five years since Local Pension Partnership Investments (LPPI) was founded, the business has achieved £74 million net savings, with £28.2 million of those savings made in the year to 31 March 2021. These figures place LPPI on course to achieve savings of more than £186 million by 2025, £327 million by 2030 and £468 million by 2035. The ...
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December, 2021
Net zero initiative falls way short of net zero ambitions, claims report
A new report reveals that asset managers who have signed up to the Net Zero Asset Manager Initiative (NZAMI) have committed to cutting well below 20% of their emissions by 2030. The study, by climate and investment think tank, Universal Owner, based the findings on NZAMI’s first report, released on the first day of COP26. This report documents the 2030 ...
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December, 2021
Border to Coast joins Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
Following its commitment to achieving net zero across its investments by 2050, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership joined the global Net Zero Asset Managers initiative in November. The initiative has brought together 220 investors to mobilise the asset management industry to drive the transition to net zero by providing a forum for sharing best ...
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December, 2021
Border to Coast MAC launch boosts AUM to £34.6 billion
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched its £3.7 billion Multi-Asset Credit Fund, increasing total investments to £34.6 billion in its fourth year of operation. The MAC offers what Border to Coast considers to be an innovative and dynamic blend of fixed income specialists within one proposition to support the needs of its 11 local government ...
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December, 2021
Digital and crypto on the investment agenda
A new study of institutional investors and wealth managers responsible for around $108.4 billion in assets, shows that 85% now have dedicated teams reviewing cryptocurrencies and digital assets. The research, commissioned by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management, Europe’s largest regulated digital assets hedge fund manager, found that more than a ...
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December, 2021
LPPI’s in-house equity portfolio is top quartile hit
Local Pensions Partnership Investments’ (LPPI) internally managed global equity large cap portfolio has achieved seven year total returns of 212.1%, or annualised returns of 17.6%. This places the large cap portfolio in the top quartile of global portfolio manager peers over the period since inception, outperforming the MSCI World Index, which delivered ...
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December, 2021
LCIV first local authority pension pool to set 2040 net zero target
London CIV has aligned with the Paris Agreement objectives to limit global temperature rise below 1.5°C by committing to becoming net zero by 2040. It has also committed to becoming net zero across operational and supply chain emissions as early as 2025. In addition, LCIV has set interim targets for its investments that include a 35% carbon intensity ...
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December, 2021
Teesside believes that place-based impact investment begins at home
The Teesside Pension Fund has expanded its involvement with place-based impact investment, after committing £5 million to The Ethical Housing Company, a housing company providing homes to people on low incomes or at risk of homelessness. Launched in 2018, EHC is run in partnership with community interest company the Ethical Lettings Agency (TELA). TELA ...
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December, 2021
Central banks and “revenge spending” will drive markets in 2022
Confidence is high among institutional investors that they are well prepared for all that 2022 has to throw at them, including rising inflation, interest rate hikes and higher stock, bond and currency volatility. Research published by Natixis Investment Managers shows that 62% of institutional investors expect that demand for big ticket items – dubbed ...
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