Asset Managers – Page 209
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Demands for SWF transparency 'will fail'
[15:25 CEST 23-07] GLOBAL – Growing demands for transparency by sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from recipient countries will fail unless more diplomacy is used, asset management giant State Street has claimed.
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RBS unveils buyout solution for German corporates
[16:40 CEST 22-07] GERMANY – The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) together with insurer Ergo has launched a pension liability buyout service targeting German corporates with pension liabilities of €500m onwards.
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Newsquest allocates 10% to hedge funds
[15:20 CEST 22-07] UK – Newsquest Pension Scheme has awarded two fund of hedge fund mandates, valued at £40m (€50m), which is equivalent to 10% of scheme assets.
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German CTA to award €350m TAA mandate
[16:10 CEST 22-07] GERMANY – A fiduciary manager in Germany acting on behalf of a German pension fund is looking for managers for a €350m tactical asset allocation (TAA) mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Wandsworth to change the benchmark
[15:00 CEST 21-07] UK – Wandsworth Borough Council is seeking at least four new investment managers to run its pension fund portfolio. The move is an attempt to change the benchmark of the fund.
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ABP cuts Fannie and Freddie holdings
[13:00 CEST 21-07] NETHERLANDS – The €205bn Dutch civil service pension fund ABP has confirmed it has cut its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) holdings in US mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Cambridgeshire goes passive
[12:35 CEST 21-07] UK – The £1.4bn (€1.8bn) pension fund of UK local authority Cambridgeshire county council has awarded a £140m passive equity mandate to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).
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€24bn Finnish fund loses manager selector
[15:55 CEST 18-07] FINLAND – The head of external equity manager selection at the Local Government Pensions Institution (LGPI), Finland’s largest retirement fund, has left her post.
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NewsUnilever fund to double commodities
[15:27 CEST 17-07] NETHERLANDS – Progress, the €4bn Dutch pension fund of food and home care products manufacturer Unilever, is looking to double its commodity investments by the end of 2008.
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NewsBuckinghamshire seeks three new managers
[15:41 CEST 16-07] UK – Buckinghamshire County Council is searching for three new investment managers for its pension scheme, with the mandates valued up to £325m (€408m).
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NewsRecession threat dampens inflation fears
[15:29 CEST 16-07] EUROPE – European fund managers are looking to healthcare stocks as a safe haven as risk appetite plummets, according to Merrill Lynch.
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NewsFalkirk targets passive manager for 'flexibility'
[15:27 CEST 16-07] UK – Falkirk Council Pension Fund is searching for a passive manager to run an equity portfolio worth up to £325m (€410m).
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NewsHSBC launches two emerging economies funds
[14:26 CEST 16-07] EUROPE - HSBC Global Asset Management has launched both a Frontier Markets equity fund and an Emerging Markets Inflation-linked bond fund for European investors.
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NewsDutch government advisor SER goes fiduciary
[13:30 CEST 16-07] NETHERLANDS – The €145m pension fund of the Dutch Social and Economic Council (SER), the body that advises the Dutch government on social and economic policy, has appointed ING/AZL as its fiduciary manager.
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NewsDKK115bn PKA eyes hedge funds and bank loans
[15:23 CEST 15-07] DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA), Denmark’s largest occupational pension fund administrator, is looking to make its first allocation to hedge funds.
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NewsCamden starts first phase of portfolio restructure
[14:55 CEST 15-07] UK – The London Borough of Camden has started the restructuring of its pension fund portfolio, issuing tenders for passively-managed securities, fixed income and active global equities.
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DKK25bn Teachers' fund appoints Sørensen as manager selector
[15:57 CEST 14-07] DENMARK - The DKK25bn (€3.4bn) Danish teachers’ fund, Laerernes Pension, has appointed a fixed income specialist, Morten Roed Sørensen to be its new portfolio manager.
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Pensionskasse gets new roof
[15:26 CEST 14-07] AUSTRIA – The €1.9bn Austrian Pensionskasse ÖPAG will be included in Raiffeisen and Uniqa's soon-to-be-unveiled pensions conglomerate.
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NewsDáil to grill NPRF over Zimbabwe
[14:21 CEST 14-07] IRELAND – The National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) has been called to give evidence to the Irish Parliament's joint committee on foreign affairs over Zimbabwe.
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Graphics giant envisages €25bn media fund
[12:51 CEST 14-07] NETHERLANDS – In a push for third-party business, the €9.8bn pension fund for the printing and publishing industry Pensioenfonds Grafische Bedrijven (PGB) wants to persuade Dutch media industry schemes to use its services.
