All articles by Cecilia Valente – Page 18
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch schemes tender GTAA, equities
NETHERLANDS – Two Dutch pension schemes have tendered separate Japanese equities and global tactical asset allocation briefs via IPE-Quest.
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ATP’s mandate manager Holm–Pedersen leaves
DENMARK - Lars Holm-Pedersen, manager for external mandates at Danish statutory pension provision fund ATP, has left to join Danske Bank.
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Italy’s Espero to hit membership target by summer
ITALY – Fondo Scuola Espero, the state-backed pension fund for 1.1m school employees, is likely to hit its preliminary target of 30,000 members by next summer, according to one of its architects.
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IPE-QUEST: Scandinavian manager tenders €191m
SCANDINAVIA – A Scandinavian asset manager has tendered a $250m (€191.8m) high-yield bond mandate through IPE-Quest.
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US firm gets boost from wound-up UK scheme
UK – US energy services company McDermott International has received about $38m (€29.3m) from its “over-funded” UK pension scheme that was wound up in 1998.
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UK: AEGON nabs ABN Amro AM CIO Fleming
UK - AEGON Asset Management has named ABN Amro’s Andrew Fleming as chief investment officer for its 50-strong investment team following a shake-up of top management.
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MP quizzes Swiss postal scheme
SWITZERLAND- A Swiss MP who last month questioned finance minister Hans-Rudolf Merz on the Pensionskasse Post postal scheme has said he is prepared continue the debate.
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UK university scheme seeks portfolio manager
UK – The £20bn (€28.2bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme is on the lookout for a European Portfolio Manager to employ in its London office.
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IPE-QUEST: European bank tenders up to €268m
EUROPE – A European bank has tendered an active US mid-cap equities mandate ranging from $250-$350m (€191.8m-€268m) to $350m via IPE-Quest.
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Managers under scrutiny at E.ON UK schemes
UK – German-based utility E.ON is putting £420m (€605.8m) into the underfunded pension schemes of four UK subsidiaries to ease a planned merger between them – meaning some asset managers may be dismissed.
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France’s €5bn Cancava in scheme revamp
FRANCE – The €5bn pension fund Caisse Nationale d’Assurances Vieillesse des Artisans, Cancava, has appointed 10 equity managers amid a revamp which saw eight of its former managers dismissed over poor performance.
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Shift to specialists slows down – Russell/Mellon
UK – The shift from balanced to specialist investment management, which has taken place among pension funds in the last 10 years, is slowing down Russell/Mellon says.
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Calyon Financial marketing manager set to leave
FRANCE – Odile Sigrand, marketing manager for Crédit Agricole’s Calyon Financial, is about to leave the company.
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BNP Paribas wins €5.8bn Sabadell custody brief
SPAIN – Banco Sabadell has awarded BNP Paribas Securities Services a €5.8bn global custody mandate for its international fixed income portfolio which includes the investments of its pension fund.
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Ireland’s NPRF declines comment on BIAM report
IRELAND – The €11.6bn National Pension Reserve Fund has declined to comment on a report that troubled Bank of Ireland Asset Management faces losing a €400m mandate.
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Capital International ‘has more to do in Europe’
EUROPE – Ratings firm Fitch Ratings says reclusive US-based asset manager Capital International still has “further additions” to make to its European business.
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European fund tenders equity briefs on IPE-Quest
EUROPE – A European pension fund is tendering two equity portfolios totalling some $250m (€193m) through IPE-Quest.
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Inarcassa consolidates custody with BNP Paribas
ITALY – Inarcassa, the €2.7bn association for self-employed engineers and architects, has consolidated its internal and external management’s custody and accounting under BNP Paribas Securities Services.
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Baillie Gifford gets Welsh £340m equity mandate
UK -- The £1bn (€1.44bn) Rhondda Cynon Taf Pension Fund has awarded a £340m UK and global equity mandate to Baillie Gifford & Co. The mandate was formerly managed by Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM).
