All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 92
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AP1 reviews Pacific mandates
[14:00 CEST 23-10] SWEDEN – The SEK221bn (€24bn) buffer fund AP1 is tendering a $680m (€478m) Pacific ex-Japan equities mandate.
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T-Charter chair defends principles
[13:30 CEST 23-10] GLOBAL – Including stronger principles on best practice for transition managers in the so-called 'T-Charter' could have amounted to restriction of trade, Rick Di Mascio, chief executive of Inalytics, explained.
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DWP starts own IORP review
[16:40 CEST 22-10] UK – The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a consultation paper to find out how successful occupational pension schemes have been in implementing the European pension fund directive IORP.
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New hedge fund performance labels suggested
[16:30 CEST 22-10] GLOBAL – The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has suggested hedge funds should be differentiated by 'cluster analysis' instead of categorising them by investment style.
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Norwegian fund rated second best
[15:15 CEST 22-10] GLOBAL – The NOK2trn (€250bn) Norwegian government pension fund is ranked second in research looking specifically at the structure, governance, transparency, accountability and behaviour of 32 sovereign wealth funds (SWF).
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T-Charter labelled as 'too weak'
[15:00 CEST 22-10] GLOBAL – Standards set by the newly-launched charter for best practice in transition management should be raised, State Street, Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and Russell Investments have demanded.
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Not all wealth fund investment welcome - Barroso
[16:00 CEST 19-10] EUROPE – EU member states should take a common approach to protect the union from investments out of line with standards set by the European Union, said José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission.
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Swiss get incentives to work longer
[13:00 CEST 19-10] SWITZERLAND – Employees who work beyond the statutory retirement age can continue to pay into their third pillar pension provision for five years, the government has decreed.
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ÖPAG reveals cross-border destinations
[13:00 CEST 19-10] AUSTRIA – The €1.9bn multi-employer Pensionskasse ÖPAG is in negotiations with Germany and Slovenia to set up second-pillar pension operations.
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Ethical adviser GES gives Burma warning
[13:00 CEST 19-10] NORDICS – GES Investment Services has announced it will increase its engagement with investors in companies in Burma to prevent them becoming complicit with violations of human rights.
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IPE-QUEST: Several $5m US equity mandates
[17:10 CEST 18-10] GLOBAL – An investment company in the Middle East is looking for US equity value managers via IPE Quest.
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State Street reports merger costs of $141m
[17:10 CEST 18-10] US – The acquisition of Boston-based Investors Financial Services cost global custodian State Street $141m (€99.5m) the company revealed in its Q3 report.
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Research finds governance directly linked to return
[17:10 CEST 18-10] GLOBAL – Better governance structures lead to better performance, according to joint research by Oxford University and consultants Watson Wyatt.
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Consultants’ study wants Irish annuity rules eased
[17:10 CEST 18-10] IRELAND – The government should reconsider the obligation for defined contribution occupational scheme members to buy annuities at retirement, a study on the Irish annuity market recommends.
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Watson Wyatt urge funds to diversify indices for added value
[17:00 CEST 18-10] UK – Fundamental and risk-weighted indices can offer different beta to a portfolio, consultants Watson Wyatt has advised pension funds.
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Options galore in Irish pensions green paper
[16:50 CEST 17-10] IRELAND – The government today presented the long-awaited green paper on pensions including issues like scheme funding, retirement age and work flexibility – but giving no recommendations.
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UK consumers get say in personal accounts
[16:50 CEST 17-10] UK – Various consumer groups have been invited by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to join a committee to work with the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA).
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NAPF launches members' only DC forum
[14:30 CEST 17-10] UK – The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) launched a platform dedicated to defined contribution (DC) schemes.
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FRR tenders €2bn in commodities mandates
[16:40 CEST 16-10] FRANCE – The €33.4bn Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) is looking for commodity managers.
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Mercer hires European head of implemented consulting
[16:30 CEST 16-10] EUROPE – Michael Kinney joins Mercer to head its European implemented consultancy services.
