All IPE articles in August 2011 (Online) – Page 7
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Investors deem US downgrade 'humiliating', but not a game changer
Investors including BlackRock say risk of downgrade was known to market.
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Mandate roundup: La Mondiale Europartner, Havering, Bank of England, BlackRock, Reading
La Mondiale Europartner to manage €2.75m of unpaid pension contributions for interpreters.
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Former RSA pension director Gandhi joins ATP's UK pensions platform
Jerry Gandhi joins ATP in June as strategic consultant to help develop low-cost platform.
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Interest in SRI surges among Danish pension funds, F&P study shows
More than 99% of Danish pensions schemes have established their own SRI guidelines.
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European pension funds braced for crisis, shrug off market turmoil
Well-prepared schemes employ derivative overlays, hedge options to minimise risk of crisis.
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Neev Capital targets EU pension funds to invest in Indian infrastructure
Company currently in talks with European pension funds to develop joint ventures.
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Fund managers lament political dithering, but keep powder dry
Political ineptitude, anaemic economic data spook investors and send markets into spiral.
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Aviva launches liability-matching property funds for pensions schemes
Company launches four funds aimed at underfunded schemes scouting fixed income alternatives.
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Deceptive complexity: How pension funds use small print to get their way
Shayla Walmsley on how pension funds can use small print to skew deals their way.
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Q&A with government adviser Kertu Fedotov on Estonian pension reform
Country implemented new regulations on pensions funds' investment strategies on 1 August.
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German roundup: Nestlé Pensionskasse, Wacker Pensionskasse
GERMANY – German Pensionskasse for employees of Swiss food giant Nestlé returns 10% in 2010.
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SEB laments short-termism of Estonian pension regulation
ESTONIA – New regulation allows pension transfers three times a year, mandates monthly reports on returns.
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Cultural change underway in Germany with regard to ESG, says Union Investment
GERMANY – Managing director says investors recognising ESG can minimise and optimise risk.
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London School of Economics: Voting disclosure 'not a panacea'
Disclosure does not make fund managers less likely to vote for management, study shows.
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Pension funds to increase commodities allocations – Hermes
Schemes set to increase 'under-represented' asset class from allocations of 3-5%.
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UK Office for National Statistics to rethink 'incomplete' pensions data
Under pressure to comply with EU guidelines requiring more rigorous reporting from 2014.
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UK government's issuance of CPI-linked bonds 'inevitable', banks say
Respondents to F&C survey ‘overwhelmingly’ agree DMO is likely to issue CPI-linked bonds.
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Mandate roundup: Lothian, Portcullis, Healthcare Foundation, Northern Trust
Lothian tenders global equity portfolio as it considers £200m reduction in portfolio size.
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Ecofin downscales European infrastructure due to political risk
Political interference has spurred company's move up energy value chain, says chairman.
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Falling yields hit Irish pension funds as investors flee to 'quality'
Schemes suffer from uncertainty surrounding US debt ceiling, euro-zone debt crisis.