All articles by Carolyn Bandel – Page 9
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NewsLehman alternative beta team goes it alone
[16:00 CET 19-11] FRANCE – The team responsible for Lehman Brothers’ Asset Managment’s anti-benchmarking methodology for pension funds today said it would continue as an independent organisation after a full management buyout (MBO).
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – People roundup: GAM, Redington Partners, Hewitt, ABV, Sarasin, Cordea Savills, BGI, Sindicatum.
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NewsESG progress overshadowed by managers' performance gap
[12:30 CET 19-11] UK – Fund manager signatories to UN-backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) are front runners in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, though a performance gap between best and worst performer marks overall practice, according to FairPensions.
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NewsScandinavian scheme to invest in small cap Japan
[12:00 CET 19-11] SCANDINAVIA – An industry-wide pension fund is looking for a manager for a $30m (€24m) Japanese small-cap equities mandate, using IPE Quest.
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NewsPGGM mulls third pillar fund
[16:55 CET 18-11] NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the newly-separated pension provider of Dutch pension fund PFZW, is considering launching a new investment fund for its members.
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NewsFrench PERCO fund seeks equity managers
[16:30 CET 18-11] FRANCE – A French corporate pension fund is looking for equity managers for a €35m global equity and a €13m European small cap equity mandate, using IPE quest.
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NewsPutnam to fix 'leaky' equities bucket
[16:10 CET 18-11] GLOBAL – Boston-based fund manager Putnam Investments wants to fix its weak spot of continued outflows with a broad fund shake-up under new chief executive Robert Reynolds.
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NewsBelgian funds down 15.5% this year
[16:00 CET 17-11] BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds delivered median returns of -15.5% over the first three quarters of 2008, forcing corporate sponsors to inject cash into their plans, according to consultants Mercer.
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NewsDufas launches fiduciary management principles
[15:45 CET 17-11] NETHERLANDS – Dufas, the Dutch Fund and Asset Management Association (Dufas), has published a check list for good practice in fiduciary management of pension funds.
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NewsSwiss funds get say on UBS pay
[15:00 CET 17-11] SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension fund shareholders have been granted a degree of say over executive pay at banking group UBS.
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FeaturesLong stories from the top of Europe
Carolyn Bandel roped up to participate in the Northern Trust Mont Blanc 2008 Challenge, and climbed until there was nowhere else to go
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NewsDutch funds in liquidity talks with central bank
[16:45 CET 14-11] NETHERLANDS – Pension funds including ABP are in talks with De Nederlandsche Bank over liquidity concerns, although officials stressed pension payments are not affected.
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Scandinavian fund seeks equity manager
[16:45 CET 14-11] SCANDINAVIA – A Scandinavian industry-wide pension fund is seeking a manager for a $100m (€79m) Japanese equity mandate, using IPE Quest.
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NewsEnvironment Agency wins green award
[15:00 CET 14-11] EUROPE – The Environment Agency's £1.5bn (€1.9bn) Active Pension Fund has been named the best investor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues at Investment & Pensions Europe’s ESG Leader Awards.
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NewsUnderfunded Siemens scheme 'might need injection'
[17:00 CET 13-11] GERMANY – Siemens AG, Europe's largest engineering company, might have to make a cash injection into its €2.5bn underfunded pension scheme if stock markets fall further, analysts said.
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NewsAPG to sponsor asset management start-ups
[16:00 CET 13-11] NETHERLANDS – APG, the newly separated asset manager of giant Dutch pension fund ABP, has said it is considering putting cash into a new fund for start-up asset managers.
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NewsCrunch hits microfinance – SNS
[16:20 CET 13-11] NETHERLANDS – The credit crunch is causing institutional investors to shy away from committing to microfinance funds, says a leading player.
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NewsNo state aid for ailing Dutch schemes
[15:40 CET 13-11] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch minister of finance Wouter Bos today said that pension funds with liquidity problems should not expect any financial help from the Dutch government.
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NewsNestlé fund axes underperforming Mellon, JP Morgan
[16:30 CET 12-11] SWITZERLAND – Robusta, the Irish-listed fund vehicle for food firm Nestlé’s small to medium sized pension investments, has terminated Mellon Global Investments and JP Morgan Asset Management.
