All IPE articles in December 2007 (Online) – Page 5
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VBV poaches manager from IPE winner
[12:45 CET 10-12] AUSTRIA – Günther Schiendl, head of investments at the APK Pensionskasse, will join the board at rival pension fund VBV from January.
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Concerns see Pearson remove UBS fund
[12:30 CET 12-10] UK - Trustees of the Pearson Group pension plan will remove the UBS global optimal fund from its defined contributions investment range from January, on the back of “continuing concerns” about its investment returns.
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ATP acts to hedge inflation
[17:05 CET 07-12] DENMARK - Denmark’s huge labour market pension fund ATP has been steadily increasing its exposure to the oil market and other investment sectors that will do well under conditions of higher inflation.
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Evidence sees plan types divided on DC choices
[17:00 CET 07-12] UK - Pensions investor still face a “surfeit of choice” as seven out of 10 contract-based occupational defined contribution (DC) schemes give their members 20 or more funds to invest in, Watson Wyatt has found.
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'Lack of knowledge' to create high volatility – RCM
[16:50 CET 07-12] EUROPE – Pension fund investors are being warned there is likely to be even higher market volatility in 2008 until all parties within the finance sector understand the true value of investments such as asset-backed securities and structured products.
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NAPF talks legal battle over 'pensions' VAT
[16:30 CET 07-12] UK – UK-based pension funds are being urged by its representative body to launch a legal challenge to the government’s line on value-added tax (VAT) following a recent court ruling on when services are exempt.
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Structured products see Blue Sky thinking
[16:15 CET 07-12] UK – A specialist asset management firm has been launched the UK to tap into the growing interest towards structured products.
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Raising retirement ages is a start - Mercer
[15:45 CET 07-12] EUROPE – European governments are acting to tackle the growing pressure on retirement income, but doing so puts them at increase odds with their voters, according to consulting firm Mercer.
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Commodities taking Swiss funds’ fancy – Lusenti
[14:00 CET 07-12] SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension funds voted commodities the winner among alternative assets when it comes to transparency, liquidity and costs, consultancy Lusenti finds in this year’s institutional survey.
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Economies to be hit, but miss recession - OECD
[17:00 CET 06-12] GLOBAL – Economies are likely to see reduced growth as a result of the recent credit crisis and housing slowdowns in the US and Ireland but are expected to avoid a global recession, according to the OECD.
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Abn unveils ‘clean’ technology fund
[[17:00 CET 06-12] EUROPE - Abn Amro is launching a specialist fund designed to target investment opportunities in climate change and environment-related firms.
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Pensions Bill fails to address auto-enrolment
[16:30 CET 06-12] UK – Pensions experts have warned the UK government needs to do more to ensure there is a level playing field for the implementation of personal accounts in 2012, as current EU legislation suggests some defined contribution schemes will not be allowed to auto-enrol members.
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25% of CEE wealth to grow from pension funds – UniCredit
[16:10 CET 06-12] EUROPE – Over the next two years pension fund assets will increase household wealth in Central and Eastern Europe by €83bn which is one fourth of the total growth, banking group UniCredit finds.
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C&W continues pensions buyout deliberation
[15:45 CET 06-12] UK – The Cable & Wireless pension scheme is still pursuing the possibility of shifting its £2bn (€2.9bn) in assets into a pension buyout along with other options, officials the UK-listed company has stated.
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Legal threat to pensions arms trade decision
[15:30 CET 06-12] UK – Trade union officials have warned Merseyside pension fund could face a legal challenge over a recent decision by local authorities to continue the fund’s investment in companies selling armaments.
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Prime minister sacks Polish pensions supervisor
[13:00 CET 06-12] POLAND – The vice-chairman of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) with responsibility for pensions, Iwona Duda, has been dismissed by the new Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk.
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Dutch journos joins Grafische Bedrijven
[12:30 CET 06-12] NETHERLANDS – The €13m Dutch daily newspaper journalists’ pre-pension fund will be liquidated when its liabilities are transferred to the €6.4bn Dutch pension fund for the printing industry, Grafische Bedrijven (PGB).
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ABP reviews energy investments
[16:45 CET 05-12] NETHERLANDS – The €218bn Dutch pension fund ABP is reviewing its investments in energy, the scheme's head of sustainability, Rob Lake has said.
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McCreevy questions EU regulatory setup
[16:40 CET 05-12] EUROPE – The European Commissioner for Internal Markets and Services has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the financial services regulatory regime in light of the recent credit crisis, but doubts the prospect of an EU-wide regulatory body.
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AP7 moves to green energy plan
[16:15 CET 05-12] SWEDEN - The AP7 Swedish buffer fund, Sjunde AP-fonden, said it is planning to invest SEK3bn (€319.2m) in environmental technology in the next three years via two fund of funds mandates.
