As the LGPS funds embark on the challenging process of pooling, there is much to be learned from the experience of their peers across the globe, writes Stephanie Baxter.
GLOBAL - Pension funds and other institutional investors are favouring one-year investment strategies as they attempt to limit their risk exposure, research by MSCI suggests.
SWEDEN - Sweden's €100bn ($143bn) state pensions funds are facing a wide-ranging government review which could result in mergers.
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SWEDEN/US - Swedish pension buffer fund AP2 and US pension fund manager TIAA-CREF have formed a joint venture targeting agricultural real estate.
NETHERLANDS - PGGM increased its environmental, social and governance (ESG) allocation by €1.1bn ($1.6bn) to €3.7bn in 2010, its Annual Responsible Investment Report shows.
SWEDEN - The Second AP fund returned 11.2% in 2010, a net result of SEK22.3bn ($3.4bn).
SWEDEN - Swedish AP funds one through four have hired a group of advisers to provide analysis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
SWEDEN - A cross-party task force looking into pension reform in Sweden has decided to rule out merging the country's four largest pension buffer funds into one super SEK800bn (US$102.45bn) pot.
SWEDEN/ISRAEL - Four of the buffer funds in the Swedish pay-as-you-go pension system have cut their ties with an Israeli defense company on ethical grounds.