All IPE articles in April 2011 (Online) – Page 4
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Pension schemes to 'escape' derivatives law despite US pressure
MEP Kay Swinburne says European schemes are likely to receive a full carve-out on proposed legislation.
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PFA Pension changes benefit guarantees on new pension plans
Benefit guarantees on new policies set up after 2 April this year will be changed.
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Pension funds abandoning 'set and forget' investment strategies
Schemes now focusing on social housing, mortgages and infrastructure, Redington says.
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Court rules Prudential acted in good faith on pension fund
Insurer had changed basis for granting discretionary increases to pension scheme members.
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Swedish roundup: AP7, emerging market beta, Ingemar Eriksson
AP7 is taking an unusual step by managing its emerging markets equities passively.
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MSCI report paints grim picture for nuclear industry
Global Alternative Energy index jumps 10% in days after Japan's nuclear crisis.
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Friday people roundup
Mercer, NorthgateArinso, BlackRock, BNP Paribas Real Estate, Cushman & Wakefield
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Dutch pension scheme spends just 0.5% of assets on fund management
Healthcare scheme PFZW calls on peers to get tougher on fee transparency.
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Commission re-introduces prudence to pensions
European body seeks industry advice ahead of overhaul of cross-border pension vehicles.
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ProLogis in bid to head off APG/Goodman takeover
Company to launch mandatory tender offer to acquire "any or all" outstanding units.
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Putting the 'fiduciary' in fiduciary management
FairPensions’s Christine Berry examines what the term ‘fiduciary’ means in our current world.
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Tightening of rules will force Dutch intermediaries out of business - Aegon
Company noted that over 40% were expected to continue advising under new regulation.
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Switzerland's Ethos opposes conditional capital and remuneration reports
Lobbying group argued that conditional capital ran counter to long-term investor interest.
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Bond yields to rise amid global shift in consumption
Mass baby-boom retirement predicted to reverse downward trend in bond yields, London conference told.
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Slovakia confirms plans to change second-pillar investment rules
SLOVAKIA – Confirmation follows comments from IMF recommending changes to investment policies.
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UK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Unilever
Pensions Regulator publishes 'how-to' guide on administration in drive to improve procedures.
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Migros outperforms benchmark after portfolio restructuring
CHF17bn scheme for retailer returns 4% after successfully restructuring to core-satellite portfolio
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Dutch paint scheme relaunches merger talks
Chairman says talks with scheme underway after previous talks with construction industry stalled
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Swiss investor tenders $100m commodities mandate
Investor asks managers to employ long-only approach, with investment hedged against Swiss franc.
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Book Review
Books: Feeding trustees to the wolves
Chris Walker reviews 'Alternative Assets – Investments for a Post-Crisis World'.