All IPE articles in August 2014 (Online) – Page 4
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NewsFormer ECON chair Bowles joins LSE board
Chairman of London Stock Exhange Group says ‘experience and insight’ of European matters will be boon to business
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NewsConfusion reigns over pension exemption from central clearing
UK fund tells IPE it is ‘taking the view’ exemption will be extended as Commission declines to comment
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NewsItalian roundup: Minibond, Pioneer, BNP Paribas, Prometeia, PensPlan, Fondo Pegaso, Groupama
Pioneer launches €200m Italian minibond fund, offering debt with minimum rating of B-
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NewsWest Midlands reappoints manager to £600m direct property mandate
Locla authority scheme, among largest in UK, put portfolio out to tender after seven year contract came up for renewal
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NewsPKA doubles stake in troubled tyre recycler as part of rescue deal
Loss booked by Danish pensions firm in Q2 reported to be DKK830m, following initial investment of DKK1bn
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NewsPension beneficiaries prepared to sacrifice returns in favour of responsible investing
Survey by researchers at Dutch university finds women more in favour of responsible investment, many reject arms, human rights violations
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NewsSantander fund may lower investment risk as deficit declines by half
Company’s head of pensions says portfolio ‘constantly delivering’, allowing long-term investment target to fall to around 5.5%
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NewsSomerset hires replacement manager for UBS Asia-Pacific mandate
Local authority schemes finds replacement manager over year after dropping UBS for underperformance
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NewsABP agrees to meet with campaign group over Israeli bank holdings
Decision by Dutch civil service scheme comes after over 1.6m people signed petition on Avaaz
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NewsInvestors demand action on IFRS failings after problems at online gambling firm
Intervention, backed by USS, RPMI and the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, follows accounting troubles at online gambling firm Betfair
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NewsVarma lifts hedge fund allocation as it posts 5% half-year returns
Finnish pensions provider reports strengthening solvency ratio, but questions whether equity growth is sustainable
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NewsGreater Manchester appoints managers to £600m equity framework
£12.6bn local authority scheme names new firms, doubling number of potential external managers
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NewsUK regulator grants Guinness Peat more time to address warning notice
TPR, sponsor remain at odds over deficits in two of holding company’s three DB plans
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NewsATP shortens return guarantees to 15 years to win investment flexibility
Danish pension fund takes step to decrease interest-rate sensitivity for young members
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NewsEquity markets boosting assets at Dutch investment funds, regulator says
Dutch investment funds’ equity holdings increase by 7.8% over second quarter
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NewsNBIM, Crown Estate extend London joint venture with West End deal
Pollen Estate sale represents biggest real estate deal to date for Church Commissioners
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NewsWednesday people roundup [updated]
PWRI, Barings, BlackRock, Lombard Odier Investment Managers, BlueBay Asset Management, Towers Watson Retirement, Now: Pensions
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NewsMandate roundup: Strathclyde, IPE-Quest
Strathclyde Pension Fund looks for responsible investment overlay provider
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NewsDutch roundup: SPW, Vervoer
Pension fund for housing corporations warns of ‘changing conditions’ after reporting 6.3% Q2 return
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NewsFinland's Ilmarinen warns of impact of Russia sanctions
Pensions mutual describes impact of sanctions on local economy as ‘disconcerting’
