Asset Managers – Page 201
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Cardiff splits £40m currency mandate
[16:00 CET 07-01] UK – Cardiff County Council has appointed two active currency managers to improve the diversification of its local government pension fund.
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NewsNorway reviews Israel holdings over Gaza
[16:00 CET 07-01] NORWAY – Norway is reviewing whether the current Gaza conflict means its state pension fund is breaching ethical guidelines.
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NewsIndustry-wide fund screens for global emerging markets
[16:00 CET 07-01] EUROPE – A European industry wide pension fund has posted a search for an investment management firm to provide investment management services for a global emerging markets equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Optas case can be solved – SBPVH
[16:00 CET 06-01] NETHERLANDS – The dispute over the proceeds of Optas’ sale to Aegon can be solved with the current court case, according to Ton Jansen, chairman of the representative body of the Dutch harbour workers (SBPVH).
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Danish scheme seeks bond manager
[16:00 CET 06-01] DENMARK – A Danish pension fund has said it is looking for a manager for a €100m global high yield bond mandate, using IPE Quest.
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LPFA terminates €233m UBS mandate
UK – The £3.7bn (€3.9bn) London Pension Fund Authority has terminated a £219m target return mandate with UBS Global Asset Management because of poor performance and a lack of confidence in the firm.
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Falkirk appoints LGIM for passive mandate
UK – Falkirk Council has awarded Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) a £280m (€299m) passive mandate.
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Belgian institutions to award debt, equity mandates
[16:00 CET 05-01] BELGIUM – A Belgian institutional investor is seeking managers for an equity large-cap value and a corporate debt mandate, with a combined worth of $200m (€73.5m), using IPE Quest.
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9% of DB schemes avoided risk levy
[16:00 CET 23-12] UK – One in 11 of the schemes eligible for entry into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) paid no risk-based levy in the 2007/08 year, according to figures from the third version of the Pensions Universe Risk Profile (PURPLE) Book.
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Nordic pension funds team up on ESG
[16:45 CET 22-12] SCANDINAVIA – Three pension companies from Finland, Norway and Sweden have joined together as the Nordic Engagement Cooperation (NEC) to coordinate engagement activities with companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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Hedge fund specialists to buy SGAM UK
[16:35 CET 19-12] UK – Société Générale Asset Management has sold its London-based asset management subsidiary to GLG Partners Inc for an undisclosed sum.
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PanAgora to cut link with Union 'because'
[16:45 CET 18-12] GERMANY/US – Union PanAgora, the quantitative investment management boutique jointly owned with Union Investment and PanAgora Asset Management, will have a new name from next year as PanAgora is pulling of the venture.
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RCM sees assets drop by 32% but stays ahead
[17:05 CET 16-12] AUSTRIA – Raiffeisen Capital Management (RCM) suffered outflows and losses of €12.2bn in the first 10 months of this year but maintained its market leadership, officials have claimed.
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Scandinavian fund seeks equity managers
[17:00 CET 16-12] NORDICS – An industry-wide Scandinavian pension fund is looking for managers for three equity mandates worth at least €115m, using IPE Quest.
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Goldman sees revenue fall but AM holds firm
[16:50 CET 16-12] GLOBAL – Goldman Sachs has recorded its first ever quarterly loss, since the company floated in 1999 of over $2bn (€bn) but a breakdown of the fourth quarter figures reveals its asset management division is still generating record fees and revenue.
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Thousands face pension cut following Xafinity blunder
[15:30 CET 16-12] UK – The UK government has admitted tens of thousands of ex-servicemen, former NHS employees and teachers, and other former public service industry workers now face an pensions cut, following a blunder on indexation connected to Xafinity Paymaster.
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Geroa tackles regulator on domestic equity
[16:35 CET 15-12] SPAIN – Geroa Pentsioak, the €712m defined contribution pension fund set up to complement the Spanish state pension scheme for the employees in Basque Country region of Gipuzkoa, is challenging its regulator for more investment freedom.
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PIC snags remaining Thorn
[16:30 CET 15-12] UK – Pensions Insurance Corporation, the insurance-based pensions buyout provider, has agreed a deal with trustees of the £1.1bn pension fund for former Thorn employees to take on the pensions liabilities and top up the benefits to members.
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'Go with the bond curve', say Dutch actuaries
[17:15 CET 12-12] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch Actuarial Association has advised pension funds they can now invoke an exemption rule of Dutch pensions law which allows them to use the bond curve rather than the swap curve to calculate the value of their liabilities.
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Market turmoil drives change for Ilmarinen
[17:25 CET 11-12] FINLAND - Ilmarinen Mutual, the Finnish pension fund with €23.7bn in assets under management, is making the first tactical and minor strategic changes to its investment strategy as a result of the economic turmoil.
