Asset Managers – Page 155
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NewsGermany to allow pension-asset pooling for first time
GERMANY – Consultants talk up potential for new investment vehicle after change in tax laws.
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German roundup: IVG, Cordea Savills, SEB
GERMANY – IVG acquires portfolio from investment fund on behalf of German pension scheme.
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NewsESMA unveils guidelines on pay for alternative fund managers
EUROPE – Alternative investment fund managers must introduce 'sound, prudent' remuneration policies.
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NewsAviva acquires residential development for pension scheme-focused fund
EUROPE – Company to provide £19m to finance 212 residential assets in sale-and-leaseback deal.
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NewsCCPs, asset managers oppose rehypothecation of securities
GLOBAL – No interest in rehypothecating pension funds' non-cash margin calls for derivatives trades.
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NewsFoundation investment should be driven by 'charitable objectives'
EUROPE – Commitment to preserve value of assets should be secondary, report argues.
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NewsDutch pensions giant ABP settles with Deutsche Bank over RMBS
GLOBAL – Claims against Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley still pending.
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NewsPension funds call for 'major rethink' on executive pay
EUROPE – NAPF, USS and Hermes publish document setting out guidance on remuneration.
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Goldman rejects 'mischievous, unfounded' Vervoer lawsuit
EUROPE – Asset manager dismisses claims formed with ‘benefit of perfect hindsight’.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Nordea, NHS Blood & Transplant
EUROPE – Nordea Alternatives & Manager Selection looks for US loans manager, using IPE-Quest.
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NewsAsian foundation tenders passive equity mandates using IPE-Quest
IPE-QUEST – Foundation tenders $450m worth of large-cap equity mandates for various regions.
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NewsBrussels releases early draft of Green Paper on long-term investing
EUROPE – European Commission mulling revisions to pension tax rules, corporate governance.
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NewsAIFMD must clarify 'day-to-day control' for real estate – INREV
EUROPE – Organisation urges ESMA to rethink guidelines on collective investment undertakings.
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NewsDanske seeks manager for $1.2bn emerging market debt mandate
GLOBAL – Asset management division of Danish bank calls for UCITS III-compliant arrangement.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – NBIM, Holland Financial Centre/APG, Mercer, Russell, Blue Sky, JP Morgan
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Solidarieta Veneto Fondo Pensione, FinInt, Groupama, Hertfordshire
GLOBAL – Scandinavian pension fund tenders $200m local currency EM debt mandate using IPE-Quest.
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NewsBrussels should learn from failure of French Tobin tax – EDHEC
EUROPE – Institute warns financial transaction tax could actually increase volatility.
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Nordic roundup: Nordea, AP Pension, FSP
EUROPE – Profits at Nordea pensions business jump 111% in final quarter of last year.
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NewsItalian institutional investors pile into European office fund
EUROPE – AXA Real Estate vehicle attracts 13 institutions for locally regulated blind-pool fund.
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Friday people roundup [updated]
GLOBAL – ATP, Payden & Rygel, Lyxor, AVS/AHV, Bpf Meubel, Punter Southall, AIC, Investec




