All IPE articles in December 2012 (Online)
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NewsUniversities Superannuation Scheme buys Brisbane airport rail link
UK – Deal marks third infrastructure deal in Australia, as scheme looks to invest further £2bn.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Lothian, Aberdeen, Mondrian, UBS
EUROPE – Swiss pension fund tenders $150 small-cap equity mandate using IPE-Quest.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Publica, ifund services, UBS, LIBOR
SWITZERLAND – Country’s largest pension fund to lower discount rate from 2015.
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NewsAustria's Valida finalises takeover of Siemens pension fund
AUSTRIA – New Valida Industrie Pensionskasse to be run as separate entity.
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NewsDutch roundup: PGGM, SPH, KNVG on board seats, Eumedion
NETHERLANDS – €8bn SPH to become first client for PGGM’s tailor-made services.
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NewsSuper funds: Financial supermarkets of the future?
Benjie Fraser wonders when Europe might follow in Australia’s footsteps.
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NewsCanada Pension Plan enters Nordic real estate market
NORTH AMERICA – CPPIB considers deal 'first step' in ongoing joint investment platform.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund makes first foray into European logistics
EUROPE – Norwegian Pension Fund Global to acquire 50% of ProLogis portfolio for €1.2bn.
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NewsFrance's UMR to avoid 'excessive' PE fees with new deal structure
FRANCE – Pension fund aiming to arrange deals without help of fund managers.
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NewsIndustry unhappy with 'flawed' alternative fund managers directive
EUROPE – Investment Management Association says legislation a 'disappointing outcome of a flawed process'.
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NewsUK roundup: DWP, LCP, Local Government Pensions Scheme
UK – DWP closes 'significant' loophole allowing employers to postpone auto-enrolment.
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News€1.5bn pension fund for dentists to divest one-third of equities
NETHERLANDS – Scale of equity holdings posed ‘considerable risk’ to scheme, study shows.
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NewsBlackRock, UK RREEF funds merge to create £2.4bn unit trust
UK – 'Landmark' merger to create country's largest unit trust.
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NewsUK regulator OKs Invensys Rail sale in light of deficit payment
UK – Pension fund to be paid £400m from subsidiary, will see £225m set aside for shortfalls.
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NewsSectors lagging in 2012 tipped to outperform in January
GLOBAL – Morgan Stanley research suggests so-called 'January effect' also applies in reverse.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Schilders, LPFA, SSgA, Old Mutual GI, Liquidnet, International Benefits Network
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Police Pension Scheme
IPE – Swiss occupational pension fund tenders $1.5bn EM equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Swedish roundup: AP fund performance, AP7 fees, Swedish Church
SWEDEN – Swedish Finance Committee gives AP national buffer funds poor marks on performance.
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Dutch metal scheme PMT to increase contribution by 2%
NETHERLANDS – Beleaguered fund has already announced rights cut of 7% in April 2013.
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NewsPPF makes 'no apology' over stance on parental guarantee checks
UK – Experts warn that trustees may be put off using guarantees after new guidance.
