All articles by Cecilia Valente – Page 5
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PPF chief provides detail on risk-based levy
UK – Lawrence Churchill, the chairman of the Pension Protection Fund, has provided some more details about the criteria for the launch of the much-discussed risk-based levy next year.
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Pension age at issue amid Portugal strike call
PORTUGAL – The raising of the civil service pension age is among grievances about planned changes to the welfare system that has led to the CGTP union to call for a general strike.
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Petroleum Fund in ownership rights move
NORWAY - Norges Bank Investment Management, which runs the NOK1.09trn (€134bn) Petroleum Fund, has set up a new ownership rights group to further its work on corporate governance.
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DeAM replaced at UK charities foundation
UK – The UK Charities Aid Foundation has replaced Deutsche Asset Management, manager of its two biggest collective investment schemes worth a total of £500m (€751m), with UBS Global Asset Management and Insight Investment.
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Deutsche’s Walter sees “older, emptier” Germany
GERMANY – Germany will be “older and emptier” in 2025 with fewer people in work and twice as many over-80s, according to Deutsche Bank chief economist Norbert Walter.
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch fund tenders Japanese small-caps
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch consultant has tendered up to two Japanese small cap equities mandates on behalf of a Dutch pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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Two staff leave Siemens pension department
GERMANY – Two staff at industrial giant Siemens’ corporate pensions department are to leave, including senior consultant Alexander Neszvecso.
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Gartmore promotes Meyer to Europe CEO
EUROPE – Gartmore Investment Management has appointed Jeff Meyer, its US-based global chief financial officer, to the new role of chief executive officer for Europe.
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Italian pension industry struggling - regulator
ITALY - The pension fund industry “is struggling to take off”, says the head of pension regulator Covip.
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IPE-QUEST: two new searches on system
GLOBAL – There are two new searches, for offshore property and global emerging markets, on IPE-Quest.
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West Midlands scheme recruiting two managers
UK – The £5.4bn (€8.07bn) West Midlands Pension Fund is looking for two internal equity investment managers following an internal restructuring.
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Fund body EFAMA names new president
EUROPE – Investment fund association EFAMA has appointed a new president and vice president.
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DeAM loses Lincolnshire brief to Martin Currie
UK – Deutsche Asset Management has lost an active UK equity brief to Martin Currie Investment Management after the £840m (€1.2bn) Lincolnshire County Council pension fund changed its performance target.
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Insurer Zurich ditches DB in Switzerland
SWITZERLAND – Insurer Zurich has switched its Swiss defined benefit pension arrangements to defined contribution - the decision affects about 6,000 employees.
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UK’s Pension Protection Fund eyes trustee pay
UK - Trustees of underfunded pension schemes under the wing of the Pension Protection Fund could be paid to provide the PPF with their experience.
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Inarcassa CEO Tosi joins alternatives house
ITALY - Paolo Tosi, chief executive of Inarcassa, the €3bn pension fund for self-employed architects and engineers, has left the fund to join alternatives group Kairos Partners.
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IPE-QUEST: European scheme tenders €82.5m
EUROPE - A European pension fund has tendered an equity large-cap core mandate, worth up to $100m (€82.5m) via IPE-Quest.
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Lagarde leaves ING for ministerial post
FRANCE – Christine Lagarde has resigned as a member of ING Group’s 12-strong supervisory board, after only two months to become France’s new minister for foreign trade.