Asset Managers – Page 179
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NewsEuropean investors looking to raise absolute return allocation
GLOBAL – Almost 90% of European investors are looking to increase their allocation to absolute return strategies over the next three years, according to a survey by Aviva Investors.
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NewsUK roundup: Barclays UK Retirement Fund, CBI, Ofgem, Babcock, Aon Hewitt
UK – The £18.2bn (€21.6bn) Barclays UK Retirement Fund's internal investment team has been renamed Oak Pensions Asset Management (OPAM) to give them more flexibility to execute investment decisions.
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NewsEDHEC survey shows modest but growing use of ETFs by pension funds
EUROPE – European pension funds remain modest users of ETFs, but their participation is growing.
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ABN AMRO wins IPE's top European pension fund award
IPE AWARDS – The Netherlands' ABN AMRO Pension Fund was the big winner at the tenth annual IPE Awards in Monaco, scooping up the gold prize for Best European Pension Fund and the silver prize for Best Corporate Pension Fund.
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NewsRothschild's Hengster to 'bring equities back' to German portfolios
GERMANY – Rupert Hengster, head of the new German branch of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, wants to bring equities back into the portfolios of occupational pension providers.
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NewsPension funds tinkering with fixed income portfolios, industry experts say
EUROPE – Pension funds are re-structuring their fixed-income portfolios, and Schroders thinks this is where managers will be needed.
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Pensions funds square up for legal battle with Henderson
UK – Henderson Global Investors and a group of 30 pension funds are squaring up for a courtroom battle as a “final letter before action” has been sent to Henderson by the pension funds’ lawyers.
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NewsATP to launch venture capital fund for Nordic IT start-ups
EUROPE – Denmark's ATP fund is setting up a new DKK1bn (€134m) venture capital fund to provide fresh capital for Danish and other Nordic companies in the IT and telecommunications sectors.
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NewsPGGM's Lute joins Cyrte Investments
NETHERLANDS – Fons Lute, formerly managing director of alternative strategies at PGGM, has joined absolute return investment boutique Cyrte Investments, as managing director, business development.
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Credit Suisse largest Swiss institutional manager for fourth year running - IPE
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse remains the largest manager of Swiss institutional assets, with 60% more assets under management than its nearest competitor, according to a new survey by IPE.
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Access Capital to acquire Pohjola private equity funds
EUROPE – Access Capital Partners Group is in the process of acquiring Finland’s Pohjola Private Equity Funds (PPEF) and will enter into a strategic distribution partnership with Pohjola Asset Management in the Nordic countries.
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NewsZurich canton rules against BVK outsourcing
SWITZERLAND – The Zurich Canton administration has dismissed a motion to outsource the asset management of the scandal-ridden BVK Pensionskasse from the financial department.
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NewsInvestors call for action on climate change ahead of Cancún negotiations
GLOBAL – Investors representing over $15trn (€11.1trn) in assets have called for action in the fight against global warming in order to avert the risk of severe economic disruption.
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NewsStewardship Code will fail without active engagement, warns Aviva Investors
UK – Without active engagement on the part of pension funds the Stewardship Code will fail, Anita Skipper, Aviva Investors corporate governance director, has argued.
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NewsAPG to issue index-linked loans to housing market
NETHERLANDS – The €250bn asset manager APG is set to issue index-linked loans to housing corporations in a bid to hedge its risk for inflation in the Netherlands.
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NewsPensionDanmark invests €27m in sub-Saharan region
GLOBAL – Danish labour market pension fund PensionDanmark is investing DKK200m (€27m) in the sub-Saharan region of Africa via an established fund and expects to increase its exposure to the continent still further next year.
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NewsPGGM unveils exclusive hedge fund platform
NETHERLANDS – The €100bn asset manager PGGM is planning to invest directly in selected hedge funds to increase transparency and cut costs.
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NewsAsset management roundup: P-Solve, Generali Investments, Russell Investments
EUROPE – The Network Rail CARE Pension Scheme has appointed P-Solve as a fiduciary manager.
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NewsInvestment industry should consider '10 things' post-crisis
UK – The Research Foundation of CFA Institute has published a list of 10 things the investment management industry ought to consider in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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NewsNatixis GAM acquires majority stake in ETF specialist
FRANCE – Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) has acquired a majority stake in Paris-based Ossiam, an asset management start-up with a range of specialty ETFs based on quantitative and fundamental data.
