All articles by Carolyn Bandel – Page 71
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Polish reformer Góra condemns govt plans
POLAND – Marek Góra, the Warsaw School of Economics professor who was one of the architects of the Polish pension reform, has condemned the Polish government’s pre-pensions proposals, saying they would amount to a “disaster”.
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ABP’s Munsters hails €300m hedge fund profit
NETHERLANDS – Roderick Munsters, chief investment officer of the €200bn Dutch civil service pension fund ABP, has hailed the fund’s profits from its hedge fund investments in a TV programme.
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Dutch funds’ appetite for microfinance grows
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension schemes have an appetite for microfinance initiatives, according to microfinance investment manager Blue Orchard.
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State Street wins Norway SRI mandate
NORWAY – State Street Global Advisors won a NOK570m (€69.3m) SRI mandate with the Bærum municipality in Norway.
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New Dutch pensions act gets OK
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch House of Representatives approved the new pensions act and voted on its proposed amendments on Wednesday.
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Low growth seen in pension consulting market
UK – Pension funds are increasingly reluctant to join hands with actuarial and investment consultants, according to a magazine survey.
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ABP’s Loyalis wins Dutch ministry admin contract
NETHERLANDS – Loyalis Maatwerkadministraties, the pensions subsidiary of Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, has won a contract to administer two income-security schemes for the Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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IAPF Conference: Brennan outlines the challenges
IRELAND – Irish Social and Family Affairs minister Seamus Brennan today outlined the problems facing the Irish pensions industry.
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IAPF Conference: CFOPS on pan-European funds
IRELAND – Phelim O'Reilly, the general manager of the Irish Construction Federation Executive Pension Scheme has called for a pan-European pension fund for mobile workers such as those in the construction sector.
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Row over Aer Lingus deficit ahead of sale
IRELAND – The Aer Lingus pension deficit could be almost double the originally estimated shortfall, an unpublished report commissioned on behalf of the Irish state airline’s unions warns.
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Belgium’s Kortrijk in €5m Silver Fund move
BELGIUM – The Belgian council of Kortrijk (Courtrai) is looking to put a mandate of €5m in to a so-called ‘Silver Fund’.
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Dutch govt facing €60m divorcees’ pension payout
NETHERLANDS – A group of around 30,000 women divorced before 1981 who could not contribute to a pension are in line for a total payment of around €60m from the Dutch government.
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Ex-Nestlé pension head McKeand joins AEGON
UK – Innes McKeand, the former head of investments at Nestlé UK Pension Trust, is to join AEGON Asset Management in the new role of head of equities from November, the firm announced today.
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Danish pharmacists come out top again
DENMARK – Farmakonomer, the €1.06bn pension fund for Danish pharmacists, has been named as the best performing Danish pension and life insurance fund for the second year running.
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Hermes Pensions Management names new CIO
UK – Hermes Pension Management, the asset manager owned by BT Pension Scheme, has named Roger Gray to succeed Nick Mustoe as chief investment officer.
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Lewisham considers alternative assets
UK – The £505m (€752m) London Borough of Lewisham pension fund is the next in line planning to go into alternative investments.
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DWP eyes separate Personal Accounts body
UK – The Department of Work and Pensions is looking at a separate delivery authority to implement the planned Personal Accounts pensions scheme, according to a top official.
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Dutch pension taxation case hailed by E&Y
NETHERLANDS – A recent judgement by a Dutch court could put an end to income tax on foreign pension schemes, according to accountants Ernst & Young.
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DeAM names global consultant relations head
GLOBAL – Susan Small has been appointed as new global head of consultant relations at Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM), the global investment bank announced today.
