All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 137
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Schroders names head of multi-asset solutions
UK - Schroders plc has named Curt Custard as head of multi-asset solutions, a new role.
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Absolute returns interest UK trustees – Watson
UK – Trustees at UK pension funds are showing a “lot of interest” in long-term absolute return equity strategies, says Watson Wyatt.
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IPE-QUEST: Insurer tenders Chinese equities
EUROPE – A Continental European insurance company has tendered a 200 million-dollar active Chinese equities mandate via IPE-Quest.
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UK pension funds cut UK equities by E6.7bn - WM
UK – Performance measurement WM Co. says UK pension funds withdrew 4.5 billion pounds (6.7 billion euros) from UK equities in the first quarter.
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Hedge funds could aid pension time bomb – PWC
EUROPE – PricewaterhouseCoopers says hedge funds may be able to help address the European pensions “time bomb”.
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Sweden to review AP funds’ independence
SWEDEN – The Swedish government says it will review the “mutual independence” of the AP buffer funds after the funds showed less risk diversification than expected.
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Dutch MPs question PVK-DNB merger
NETHERLANDS - Questions have been asked in the Dutch parliament about the merger between the PVK pension regulator and the central bank - though officials say the merger will go ahead.
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Clearstream investment fund launch put back
EUROPE – Deutsche Börse’s Clearstream custody and settlement arm has put back the launch of its enhanced Vestima service for investment funds.
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Nestlé pension fund’s Gillbanks joins Saudi bank
SWITZERLAND – John Gillbanks, fund manager at the 6.2 billion Swiss franc (3.8 billion-euro) Nestlé Fonds de Pension, has left to join a Saudi Arabian bank.
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F&C names head of new business services
EUROPE – F&C Management has named Alison McKnight as group head of new business services, a new role.
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Pension funds “to boost European private equity”
EUROPE – European pension funds and insurers will provide the bulk of an extra 130 billion euros of capital that will flow into private equity, a new report says.
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Boneparth to head Putnam institutional business
GLOBAL – John Boneparth is to head Putnam Investments’ global institutional business following the resignation of John Brown.
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Pension directive to boost private equity – EVCA
EUROPE – The European Venture Capital Association says the European directive on occupational pensions will provide a boost the venture capital and private equity industry.
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Cerulli says asset managers hiring again
GLOBAL – Cerulli Associates says asset managers are starting to recruit again – though they are being “more strategic” in their choice of staff.
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Infrastructure “lucrative” for pension funds
EUROPE – Deutsche Bank says infrastructure projects in central and eastern Europe can be “quite lucrative” for institutional investors such as pension funds and life insurers.
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Merrill: asset management business “important”
GLOBAL – Merrill Lynch has responded to press reports that it is planning to sell its Merrill Lynch Investment Managers arm with a statement that it sees asset management is an important business.
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UK’s Lewisham awards custody to Northern Trust
UK – The London Borough of Lewisham has appointed Northern Trust to provide custody and performance measurement for its 505 million pound (760 million-euro) pension fund.
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Pensions key in E13.5bn bid for Marks & Spencer
UK – Pensions are at the top of a list of information sought by retail tycoon Philip Green as part of his nine billion-pound (13.5 billion-euro) takeover bid for Marks & Spencer.
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Merrill declines comment on NY Times report
GLOBAL – Merrill Lynch has declined to comment on a story in the New York Times saying it is “exploring the possibility” of selling a large stake in its investment management business.
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PGGM awards E1bn tactical brief to Goldman Sachs
NETHERLANDS - Goldman Sachs Asset Management has been awarded a global tactical asset allocation mandate from PGGM worth a notional one billion euros.
