All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 105
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IPE-QUEST: $50m Eastern Europe mandate in Denmark
[10:50 CEST 05/06] DENMARK/GERMANY – A Danish institutional investor is looking for a manager for an active equity mandate in excess of $50m (€37.1m).
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BT pension's Sir Tim Chessells to step down
[17:01 CEST 04/06] UK – The £38.3bn (€55.9bn) BT pension fund is looking for a new trustee chairman to start at the end of this year.
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Cheshire going all active in bonds
16:56 CEST 04/06] UK – The £2.3bn (€3.4bn) Cheshire County Council pension fund is tendering a £330m active bond mandate.
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GMB blames private equity for insolvencies
[16:55 CEST 04/06] UK – A total of £2bn (€3bn) in pension deficits is to be found in companies linked to private equity owners, the GMB union has alleged.
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Russia models new welfare fund on Norway
[10:46 CEST 04/06] RUSSIA – Up to €8bn of the soon-to -be-created Russian National Welfare Fund will be invested in the stock market, finance minister Alexei Kudrin has announced.
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Italians veering away from TFR in pensions
[16:35 CEST 01/06] ITALY – One half of the Italian workforce has decided on where to place their severance pay 'trattamento di fine rapporto' (TFR) but most of those have decided against using putting it into a pension fund.
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AP-funds join Wal-Mart revolt
[16:33 CEST 01/06] SWEDEN/US – The ethical council for Sweden’s national pension buffer funds supports the filing of a resolution regarding labour issues at US company Wal-Mart.
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New Dutch body to pool financial strength
[16:31 CEST 01/06] NETHERLANDS – The Netherlands wants to promote the country as a financial centre by creating a new agency which will also focus on exporting pensions knowledge.
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Federal support still uncertain at SBB
[16:33 CEST 31/05] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government has commissioned a study into how much it might have to pay into the underfunded pension scheme of the federal railways SBB.
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Glicenstein to head new BNP Paribas AM umbrella
16:32 CEST 31/05] GLOBAL – Gilles Glicenstein, currently head of BNP Paribas Asset Management, has been named as head of the new umbrella brand the French bank has created.
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Hedge fund appetite creates new vehicle
[16:30 CEST 31/05] GERMANY – The Pensionskasse for doctors in the Northrine area will invest around €200m in a new bespoke hedge fund product.
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Greek pension reform 'urgent' - OECD
[13:16 CEST 31/05] GREECE – Pension expenditure is set to grow to one-fifth of Greece's GDP by 2050, the OECD warns.
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Aegon to buy another Polish pension fund
[13:33 CEST 30/05] POLAND – Dutch company Aegon wants to increase its presence in the Polish retirement market by acquiring another second-pillar fund.
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SWIP reports good year for institutional business
[17:08 CEST 29/05] UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) boosted its institutional sales last year mainly by winning a record number of UK mandates.
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FRR seeks help in active/passive decision
[17:06 CEST 29/05] FRANCE – The €32bn Fonds de réserves pour les retraites (FRR) is looking for a database to help it decide on the right style for a mandate.
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Slovenia hears IMF age warning but cannot act
SLOVENIA – The population of the southern European country of Slovenia is among the most-rapidly growing within the EU member states, noted the IMF in a paper on future pension threats to the country, but authorities argue systemic changes to pension provision are not possible.
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DAX blue-chip sets up Pensionsfonds
[13:07 CEST 29/05] GERMANY – Energy giant RWE has set up a Pensionsfonds within its contractual trust agreement (CTA).
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Shareholders agree BoNY/Mellon merger
[17:06 CEST 25/05] GLOBAL – Shareholders of Bank of New York (BoNY) and Mellon Financial Corporation have agreed the merger deal.
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UBS confirms Baer divestment
[17:05 CEST 25/05] SWITZERLAND – Swiss bank UBS is looking for buyers for its 20.7% stake in private bank Julius Baer.
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JPMorgan offers Greek pension funds pay-back
[17:00 CEST] GREECE – JPMorgan has signed an agreement with London-based hedge fund North Asset Management to repurchase €280m in structured bonds sold to Greek investors.
