Asset Managers – Page 194
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Mutual funds to see surge in German institutional interest
[15:00 CEST 24-07] GERMANY – Interest in mutual funds (publikumsfonds) is "high" and "set to grow" among German institutional investors, according to a poll of fund managers and investors.
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Aberdeen offers £160m global equity mandate
[16:55 CEST 23-07] UK – Aberdeen City Council is seeking investment managers to run a specialist portfolio in global equities excluding UK for its local government pension fund.
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Kingston finalises restructuring with eight manager hires
[16:40 CEST 22-07] UK – Eight new investment managers have been appointed by the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames as part of the restructuring process of its £278.7m (€322.2m) pension fund investment portfolio.
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Union finds corporate bond Spezialfonds in demand
[16:15 CEST 21-07] GERMANY – Frankfurt-based Union Investment saw net inflows of €3.8bn in the first half of 2009.
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Liechtenstein Sozialfonds to enhance risk taking
[14:20 CEST 21-07] LIECHTENSTEIN – The largest pensionskasse in the small principality of Liechtenstein, the ‘Sozialfonds’, says it is strong enough to take on longevity and other demographic risks itself.
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OECD says DC needs 'careful' regulation after losses
[16:15 CEST 20-07] GLOBAL – The regulation of investment choices and default options in defined contribution (DC) pension schemes need to be more carefully implemented than has been done in the past, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned.
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West Yorks tenders for custodian as NDA appoints lawyers
[16:00 CEST 17-07] UK – The West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has released further details of its search for a banking and custodian services provider.
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SFP picks ING as its asset manager
[15:00 CEST 17-07] NETHERLANDS - The €370m pension fund for privatised government organisations (SFP) has chosen ING Group as its new asset manager.
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Islington tenders UK and global property
[16:30 CEST 15-07] UK – Islington Council is seeking one or more managers to run new active UK and global property mandates with a combined value of £100m (€117m).
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Crisis highlights importance of risk premium
[15:30 CEST 14-09] NETHERLANDS - The financial crisis has emphasised the need for investors to become more innovative and creative when seeking risk premium, according to Ronald Wuijster, managing director strategic portfolio management at APG Asset Management.
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EU schemes fall behind on climate change
[16:45 CEST 13-07] EUROPE - European pension funds are lagging behind other institutional investors in using climate change as an investment criterion, according to a new survey.
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Austrian pensionskassen back on positive ground
[16:35 CEST 13-07] AUSTRIA – The second quarter brought a major shift into positive territory for Austrian pensionskassen with a return of 3.74%.
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Barnett Waddingham appointed LPFA actuary
[16:30 CEST 13-07] UK – Barnett Waddingham has replaced Hymans Robertson as the actuarial services provider to the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA).
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Partners Group sees CHF1.4bn inflows
[17:10 CEST 10-07] SWITZERLAND – The alternative asset manager Partners Group has reported a growth in assets under management to CHF24.9bn (€16.5bn) to June 30.
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NewsBritish Steel's internal team seeks Asia Pacific equity expert
[16:45 CEST 10-07] UK – The £9.8bn (€11.4bn) British Steel Pension Fund is looking to strengthen its internal investment team with the appointment of an Asia Pacific equity manager.
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NewsGwynedd limits Fidelity mandate over emerging markets
[17:20 CEST 08-07] UK – Gwynedd Council appointed Fidelity International to manage an active global equity mandate earlier this year, but it is now holding back some of the investment until the firm establishes an emerging market select fund.
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News'Buy and hold' pension strategies is over, claims banker
[17:10 CEST 08-07] AUSTRIA – New strategies and reforms are needed in the Austrian pensionskassen system, according to banking officials, yet politicians have claimed the first pillar is good enough even when young Austrians disagree.
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NewsShetland Islands tenders investment and actuarial services
[14:30 CEST 08-07] UK – Shetland Islands Council is tendering both the investment consultancy and actuarial consultancy roles for its local authority pension fund.
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NewsCardiff seeks emerging markets manager
[17:20 CEST 08-07] UK - Cardiff County Council is seeking an emerging markets equity manager to run a specialist portfolio for the Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Pension fund.
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Norway prepares review of active management
[16:55 CEST 07-07] NORWAY – The Norwegian ministry of finance is seeking a consultant to prepare a report which will then feed into the government’s evaluation of the active investment management of the NOK 2.3trn (€254.9bn) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global.
