All IPE articles in December 2012 (Online)
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NewsUK government urged to back institutional housing market
UK – Berwin Leighton Paisner says UK pension funds could miss out to foreign investors.
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NewsDanish pension funds enter unique public-private partnership JV
DENMARK – Schemes join forces to create 'one-stop shop' for construction projects.
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NewsJPMAM wins Warwickshire Council active credit mandate
UK – Mandate to invest in JPMAM's Strategic Bond fund covering government, corporate debt.
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NewsABP sues Morgan Stanley over mortgage-backed securities
GLOBAL – Case follows suits against Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase.
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NewsDoha to serve as climate change 'bridge' between old, new systems
GLOBAL – Connie Hedegaard says summit could link developed, emerging countries' efforts.
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NewsShrinking working-age populations to hit corporate schemes – Mercer
GLOBAL – Working-age populations set to shrink over next eight years, consultancy warns.
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NewsUK defined contribution pensions to grow by 11.6% per year – study
UK – DC asset pool to triple in value to £829bn by 2022, says Spence Johnson.
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NewsSmaller pension funds dominate fully delegated fiduciary mandates
UK – KPMG survey predicts implemented consultancy model will drive growth of market.
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NAPF calls for changes to infrastructure procurement guidelines
UK – Organisation suggests changes that would favour less leveraged investment vehicles.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund to devote third of real estate portfolio to US
GLOBAL – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global to target office, retail properties.
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NewsFuture Fund buys stakes in European airports
GLOBAL – Australian fund to acquire AIX infrastructure portfolio for €1.6bn.
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NewsESG roundup: Reputational crises, Ofwat, Swiss Re on Hurricane Sandy
GLOBAL – 'Behavioural' crises have biggest short-term effect on share prices, report shows.
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Dutch roundup: Sponsor refunds, PostNL, ING
NETHERLANDS – Government rules out probe into pension fund refunds to sponsor companies.
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NewsIreland's NPRF re-tenders transition management panel
IRELAND – Re-tender comes after suspension of State Street over charging of non-contractual fees.
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Brussels planning to 'water down' IORP capital requirements
EUROPE – But EIOPA stakeholder group member questions practicality of revisions this late in game.
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NewsATP study shows 'no link' between pension funds' returns, costs
DENMARK – Lægernes Pensionskasse dismisses analysis as 'academically useless'.
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NewsInvestment consultants urged to explain 'virtues' of Stewardship Code
UK – NAPF survey shows nearly 40% of respondents have yet to commit to 2010 initiative.
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NewsAuto-enrolment economies of scale 'a must', TPR says
UK – Regulator chairman says auto-enrolled employees should benefit from scale, lower costs.
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NewsEU, Switzerland sign accord on oversight of alternative funds
EUROPE – Brussels now looking to sign similar agreements with non-EU authorities.
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Russian pension fund emerges as frontrunner to buy Absolut Bank
EUROPE – Railway workers’ pension fund reportedly in talks with Belgium’s KBC.
