Joe Marsh

The Canadian insurer is increasing its energy transition exposure via GPs, says infra fund lead Kate Roscoe, who sees a greater focus on sustainability among managers.

Shuen Chan has left UK insurer Legal & General’s asset management unit, which has combined responsible investment functions for public and private markets under one leader.

Danish pension P+ and German insurer MEAG have both made moves toward increased investment in defence.

He will depart on 1 July for a career break after nearly 20 years at the €638bn Dutch pension fund giant.

The local government pension pool, with an asset portfolio about to expand to £110bn, has completed its alternatives leadership team, Private Debt Investor has learned.

Several senior executives, including two sustainability specialists, have left the UK life insurer ahead of its imminent rebranding as Standard Life.

Anand Rajagopal has left the UK’s biggest life and pensions firm, with no replacement planned.

‘We increasingly judge seriousness around ESG by... underwriting, asset management plans and incentives, rather than by language in marketing,’ says head of infrastructure and private equity Jaime Alvarez.

The Dutch insurer is engaging with GPs more on social aspects of its €12bn real estate portfolio as it mulls increasing its senior and student housing exposure, says portfolio manager Jurriaan Houtman.

How Canada’s IMCO, the UK National Wealth Fund, AXA IM Alts and others are responding to market uncertainty around green technology.