All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 104
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Denmark’s ATP in Falck private equity deal
DENMARK - ATP Private Equity Partners, a subsidiary of the E27bn statutory pension provision fund ATP, is a partner in the purchase of Danish emergency services group Falck.
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UK institutions exit gilts – statistics office
UK – Institutional investors’ net investment in UK government sterling securities, or gilts, fell by £7.8bn (E11.1bn) in the third quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Commission hardens stance on Swedish pension tax
SWEDEN – The European Commission has raised the stakes in its bid to get Sweden to end what it calls “discrimination” against foreign pension funds.
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Janus largest provider on new Danish pension platform
DENMARK - Janus Capital Group says it has been registered as the largest fund provider on Denmark's new DKK43bn (€5.8bn) Folkebørsen investment platform.
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Morley Fund Management unveils Polish hedge fund
POLAND - Morley Fund Management says it will launch its first hedge fund managed and invested in Poland.
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Carnegie exits Sweden pension consulting
SWEDEN - Nordic investment bank Carnegie’s Swedish pension consulting arm has been taken over by advisory firm Max Matthiessen.
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Let fund industry ease pensions crisis – McCreevy
EUROPE – European internal markets commissioner Charlie McCreevy wants the fund industry to be released to help the higher capital funding of pension schemes.
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Pension demand to boost bonds – Merrill Lynch
EUROPE – Demand from pension funds will be one of the factors behind European bonds outperforming next year, according to Merrill Lynch.
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BIAM names global equities director
EUROPE - Bank of Ireland Asset Management has named Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Paul Boyne as a director with global equities responsibility.
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Pioneer names new CIO amid institutional push
EUROPE - Pioneer Investments has named Marco Pirondini as global chief investment officer amid a push for the institutional market.
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Morgan Stanley adds $22bn in institutional assets
GLOBAL – Morgan Stanley Investment Management gained $22bn (E16.5bn) in institutional assets in the fourth quarter – taking total institutional AUM to $222bn.
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Mercer parent MMC downgraded by Fitch
US – Marsh McLennan Companies, the parent of pensions consulting firm Mercer, has had its senior debt rating downgraded by Fitch Ratings to ‘BBB-' – the latest fallout of an insurance bid-rigging probe.
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Ericsson sets up E950m pension trust (Correct)
(Corrects typographical error in headline) SWEDEN – Telecoms equipment firm Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson says its board of directors has decided to capitalize a Swedish pension trust with SEK8.5bn (E950m).
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EU-backed SRI pension “toolkit” launched
EUROPE – The European Social Investment Forum has launched a European Commission-backed “toolkit” to help pension trustees integrate socially responsible investing into their investment policy.
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Mercer parent MMC sued over staff retirement
US – Consulting firm Mercer’s troubled parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies is facing a class action suit alleging staff have suffered in their retirement accounts.
