Asset Managers – Page 197
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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.
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NewsMerseyside appoints managers to transition panel
[16:55 CEST 07-07] UK – Wirral Borough Council has appointed four transition managers to aid the movement of assets in the Merseyside Pension Fund following strategy changes.
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Torfaen to move into global equities
[16:50 CEST 07-07] UK - Torfaen County Borough Council is searching for one or more managers to run a new global equity portfolio valued at around £100m.
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Rabobank agrees new terms with Syntrus Achmea
[13:30 CEST 02-07] NETHERLANDS - The €11.7bn pension fund of Rabobank will maintain its contract with pension provider Syntrus Achmea, after agreeing new conditions for improved service.
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Cologne fund searches for Master-KAG
[17:00 CEST 29-06] GERMANY – The €530m city of Cologne pension fund is looking for an asset manager to take on the role of a Master-KAG, In a bid to "optimise" the fund's asset and risk management.
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Germany’s largest pensionskasse returns 4.5%
[16:35 CEST 29-06] GERMANY – The €20.1bn BVV Pensionskasse for banks will grant its members 4.5% interest for 2008 as it achieved a positive portfolio return last year.
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Icelandic pensions lost 25% net in 2008
[16:30 CEST 29-06] ICELAND - The Pension Fund for State Employees (LSR) and pension fund for nurses (LH), the largest pension fund in Iceland, has reported a net real return of -25.2% in 2008.
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Staffordshire awards currency mandate
[16:15 CEST 29-06] UK – Staffordshire County Council has appointed Record Currency Management to run a specialist active currency overlay for its £1.69bn (€1.99bn) pension fund.
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Asset managers still fail to address risk
[16:10 CEST 29-06] GLOBAL – Asset managers have yet to implement effective risk management to their practices and product development and could therefore cause further damage to their clients, suggests a study conducted by Ernst & Young, as many risk managers are still not being given the information or access ...
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Edinburgh Uni tenders admin, actuarial and investment
[15:00 CEST 26-06] UK – The University of Edinburgh is re-tendering the administration, actuarial and investment services for its £155m (€181m) Staff Benefits Scheme (SBS).
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IORPs should not 'over-react' to crisis
[13:00 CEST 26-06] EUROPE – The impact of the current economic crisis has resulted in closer scrutiny by many European supervisors of occupational pensions and the shared message appears to be pension funds should not over-react, the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) has said.
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Pension funds pick Thames River for multi-manager
[16:45 CEST 25-06] UK – Thames River Capital has been awarded three institutional mandates, including two UK-based pension funds, for its multi-manager services.
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Islington awards UK bonds mandate
[16:50 CEST 24-06] UK – Islington Council has appointed Standard Life Investments to run a UK active bond mandate worth up to £150m (€175m) to its local government pension fund.
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Clwyd tenders hedge fund portfolio
[16:45 CEST 24-06] UK – Flintshire County Council is seeking an investment manager to run a specialist £40m (€47m) hedge fund portfolio for the Clwyd Pension Fund.
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Aegon gains full control of Romanian pension business
[15:45 CEST 24-06] NETHERLANDS - Dutch insurer Aegon has gained full control of the Romanian pension business BT Aegon by completing the acquisition of a 50% stake in Banca Transilvania’s.
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Balanced pension funds pull back short-term gains
[16:25 CEST 23-06] UK – There is now evidence of improvement to three-year equity returns to pension fund assets, as the latest BNY Mellon CAPS pooled pension fund figures show, in the main, assets have continued to recover.
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NewsHarvard expert urges 'back to beta basics'
[13:00 CEST 18-06] EUROPE - Institutional investors should rethink their obsession with chasing alpha and 'go back to basics' with asset allocation models based on beta or fundamental risk, claimed Luis Viceira at the 12th Annual Portfolio Management Conference in Frankfurt.
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NewsManagers predict early recovery
[17:25 CEST 17-06] GLOBAL – Fund managers are now more optimistic about investment markets for the next 12 months, as just 7% predict there will be a global recession compared to 70% in April, although on a regional basis European managers appears much more sceptical, revealed the Merrill Lynch monthly ...
