All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 92
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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.
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Swedish supervisor to review small funds’ risk management
[13:30 CEST 16-10] SWEDEN – Supervisory body Finansinspektionen (FI) said it will check whether risk management matches the investment strategy at smaller pension funds.
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Confidence in sustainable funds helps outperformance - Vinis
GLOBAL – Sustainable investment funds are perceived to be more attractive in the long run which helps them perform better in times of market turbulence, according to Wolfgang Pinner, managing director at Austrian SRI fund manager Vinis.
