The real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring an 11.5 hectare warehouse in Germany. The facility — located in Hamburg, near Europe’s busiest freshwater freight port — serves as a distribution centre for the H&M Group, which will continue to lease the entire facility under its new ownership, […]
The U.K. pension regulator is releasing new rules on climate disclosures for institutional investors and defined benefit pension plans. In a report, the Financial Conduct Authority laid out its latest rules and guidelines for pension plan sponsors related to climate-related risks and opportunities. “Firms would be required to produce, annually, a baseline set of consistent, […]
A consultation paper by the U.K. government is considering how defined contribution plans could incorporate more illiquid investments. Specifically, the consultation’s proposals include requiring larger DC plans to set out their policy and current practice for illiquid investments and report on it annually. It also proposed requiring smaller DC plans to conduct a triennial assessment […]
Plan makes $1 billion co-investment in a British residential company.
Pension fund puts more than $507 million into Hyperion.
New study shows UK trustees lack clarity on investment fees and costs – what about Canada?
Funds scramble to stem redemptions post-Brexit vote
Median solvency ratio drops on UK vote: Mercer
U.K. initiative gives pension schemes a way to buy ETFs.
Feel unable to take advantage of market conditions.