Asset Managers – Page 170
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NewsCommentators call on ECB to relieve pressure on Italian bond yields
Industry experts say ECB must act quickly after yields on 10-year bonds exceed 7%.
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NewsMartin Currie resolute on emerging market equities despite €3bn loss
Company says 40% of loss down to departure of China fund manager Chris Ruffle.
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NewsInstitutionals to increase fixed income allocation despite low returns – survey
Quarter of respondents to JPMAM survey say low rates pose 'serious' threat to portfolio.
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NewsDC pension schemes can thrive as much as DB funds with 'correct design'
Investment, longevity, inflation and legal risks grow with poor DC plan, says Fidelity.
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Nordic roundup: PFA Pension, Skandia
EUROPE - Denmark’s PFA Pension produced an investment return for the first nine months of the year that was barely below last year’s figure, despite troubled financial markets. PFA Pension, a major commercial provider of labour-market pensions, reported a 7.5% investment return for January to September, compared with 8% for ...
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NewsAllowing different discount rates for pensions would 'reduce transparency'
F&C takes issue with APG CIO Angelien Kemna's recent call for different discount rates.
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NewsATP-backed Now Pensions takes on UK's NEST with low charges [amended]
Scheme throws down gauntlet to NEST with 0.3% annual management charge.
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NewsRemuneration at asset management companies jumps by 18% – PwC
EU-based managers to have 'problems' competing for Asian talent due to pay restrictions.
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NewsFirst State lines up Williamson for new EM bond fund
Newly established team to focus on political, economic analysis of specific countries.
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NewsLombard Odier in talks with pension schemes to expand sovereign debt fund
Aims to launch fundamentally weighted fund having already secured CHF1bn from local scheme.
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NewsLow bond yields to push UK pension funds into re-risking strategies – JPM
Many schemes expecting to adopt re-risking strategies in 4Q, says JP Morgan Securities Services.
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NewsDutch pension provider TKP joins race for PPI licence
So far, regulator has issued licenses to joint venture BeFrank and asset manager Robeco.
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NewsInstitutional traders look to Asia, but lament equity market fragmentation
Institutional traders facing challenging environment in Europe, survey shows.
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NewsGerman roundup: Union on M&A, RCM on KAGs, local schemes on ECJ
GERMANY – German asset management industry set for bout of consolidation, Union predicts.
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NewsFrench pension fund sues Barclays Capital over subordinated debt deal
FRANCE – UMR claims Barclays committed fraud, mismanagement over €200m of subordinated debt.
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NewsNew York pension funds sue BNY Mellon for fraud over FX transactions
A dozen pension funds claim to have been overcharged for more than a decade.
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NewsFrance's CDC seeks to launch private equity fund, targets pension investment
FRANCE – New launch seeks to address funding issues as Solvency II curbs pension investment in SMEs.
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NewsEuropean pension funds warming to frontier markets, says Templeton AM
Asset manager notes growing interest among schemes in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
