All IPE articles in December 2005 (Online) – Page 4
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Dutch schemes losing out on bonds - statistics
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds and insurers’ fixed income portfolios returned –0.2% in the third quarter of 2005, according to the national statistics office.
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Ilmarinen’s Puhakka to join OKO Pohjola AM
FINLAND – Jari Puhakka, head of securities at Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co., has left to join the new OKO-Pohjola Asset Management Co.
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UK coal trustees searching for new CEO
UK - The UK's £20bn coal industry pension funds have hired a recruiting firm to find a replacement for Coal Pension Trustees' chief executive David Morgan, who will retire in 2008.
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Poland approves Nordea pension purchase
POLAND – The Polish authorities have approved Nordea’s previously announced acquisition of Sampo’s Polish life and pensions businesses.
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Saab AB sets up €265m pension fund
SWEDEN – The board of aviation firm Saab AB has approved the allocation of roughly SEK2.5bn (€265m) to a new pension fund, the Saab Pensionsstiftelse.
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Belgian funds see pan-European opportunity
BELGIUM – For Belgium, 2006 presents a window of opportunity to establish itself as a central player for pan-European pensions, the pension fund association says.
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UK gas workers’ pension strike “solid”
UK – A strike by gas engineers over plans to close their final salary pensions scheme has had a “solid” response, according to the GMB union.
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NAPF teams up on Blue Book directory
UK – The National Association of Pension Funds has teamed up with publisher AP Information Services on the “Blue Book” directory of UK pension funds.
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Former Watson Europe head Whalley leaves
GLOBAL – Alan Whalley, the former European managing partner at Watson Wyatt LLP who went on to a senior post at Watson Wyatt & Co. in the US, has left the firm unexpectedly.
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Dutch schemes in deal with Altera Vastgoed
NETHERLANDS – The Stork and PNO Media pension funds are to transfer their €90m Dutch real estate portfolio to, and become shareholders in, real estate group Altera Vastgoed.
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Fortis loses out to KAS at De Eendragt scheme
NETHERLANDS – Stichting Pensioenfonds De Eendragt, the €800m Dutch paper and graphics industry scheme, has chosen KAS Bank as its custodian.
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FRR to hold private equity informational meeting
FRANCE – The Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, the French Pensions Reserve Fund, is to hold a meeting for asset managers later this month about its private equity RFP.
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New UK DB funding rules go to MPs
UK - New funding regulations for defined benefit pension schemes have gone to Parliament, the Pensions Regulator says.
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IPE-QUEST: European bank seeks Japan advisor
EUROPE – A European bank has tendered for a Japanese equities advisor via IPE-Quest.
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PME to decide on transfer to FTK
NETHERLANDS – PME, the €18.5bn industry wide pension fund for the mechanical and electrical engineering industries Metalektro, says it’s set to decide when to transfer to the new financial assessment framework, or FTK.
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Janus names consultant relations director
GLOBAL - Janus Capital Group has named Brad Gillman as director of consultant relations at Janus Institutional Asset Management.
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GE’s Dutch scheme secretary Boesveld retires
NETHERLANDS – The €500m Dutch pension scheme of US industrial group General Electric has appointed former scheme director Jan Aerts as the new board secretary from January 1.
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ECB warns of pension speculation amid low rates
EUROPE – The European Central Bank has warned that the current low interest rates may lead to “reckless or speculative” investing by pension funds.
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Mercer names multi-management president
GLOBAL – Mercer has named Fidelity’s Phil de Cristo as president of its multi-manager arm Mercer Global Investments, a new role.
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Belgium hindering pan-European push, funds say
BELGIUM – The Belgian government is thwarting attempts to put the country at the forefront of pan-European pension funds, the national pension fund institution says.
