Asset Managers – Page 157
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UK roundup: PIC, Ofgem, Towers Watson, Barings
UK – PIC completes first UK publicly listed solar finance bond, worth £40m and maturing in 2036.
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NewsEuropean investors call for change to audit sector
EUROPE – Signatories with €1.6trn worth of assets criticise dominance of 'Big Four' auditors.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVK on commission payments, government reform plans
SWITZERLAND – Canton of Zurich keeps faith in commission payments.
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NewsESG roundup: Climate change, PRI, US SIF, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Real Asset Energy Fund
GLOBAL – Investors call on governments worldwide for new talks on climate change.
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NewsUK charity blasts 'inconsistent' approach on pay votes
UK – FairPensions questions whether Shareholder Spring was merely a product of 'media pressure'.
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NewsInstitutional investor surveys reveal marked risk aversion
EUROPE – Respondents cite euro-zone collapse as biggest macroeconomic threat for coming year.
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Mandate roundup: Tyne & Wear, Aberdeen, Barking & Dagenham, bFinance, Environment Agency
UK – Tyne & Wear pension fund sticks with Aberdeen for property investments.
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NewsPension funds lose first round of legal battle with Henderson
UK – High Court judge deals blow to group of 22 pension funds suing asset manager over Secondary Fund II.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, PGGM, MSCI ESG Research
EUROPE – Swedish insurance company tenders $200m large-cap equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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NewsVeritas to split into two businesses in corporate reorganisation
EUROPE – Both businesses to keep current investment approaches, company says.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Tees and Hartlepool, Buck Consultants
GLOBAL – European investor looking to appoint manager to oversee $50m Chinese equity fund.
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Grainger launches German joint venture with institutional investor
GERMANY – Heitman acquires 75% of €232m residential portfolio for €54m.
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NewsEuropean property funds 'unprepared' for FATCA tax
GLOBAL – Definition of real estate funds, REITs as 'financial institutions' remains unclear.
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NewsBrussels: Cooperation on Tobin Tax preferable to 'patchwork'
EUROPE – Taxation commissioner insists current proposals are 'legally compliant'.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Natixis AM, Mercer, Kirstein, Towers Watson, Broadstone, KNG, Palamon, Twelve Capital
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Natixis AM appoints new head of European equity
EUROPE – Appointment joins after 14 years at French office of Dutch manager Robeco.
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NewsMinister decries 'traditional' thinking in Swedish buffer fund inquiry
SWEDEN – Peter Norman says stakeholders should see inquiry into AP funds as a 'blank canvas'.
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NewsInstitutionals failing to use risk models to gauge correlation
GERMANY – Union Investment survey also points to low take-up of models for alternatives.
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NewsUptake of impact investing 'extremely modest' in UK
UK – Only 20% of pension funds consider strategy within their remit, report shows.
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NewsJudge to decide litigation options for pension funds suing Henderson
UK – High Court to decide whether schemes can bring claims against asset manager as group or individually.
