All IPE articles in December 2014 (online)
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NewsHagendijk to step down as MN CEO, confirms commitment to UK
Veteran steps down after 18 years at company
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NewsABP appoints chair following abrupt departure of Henk Brouwer
New appointee to emphasise ‘good, honest communication with members’
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NewsDerivatives clearing: Smoke but no fire
In Brussels, there are two types of hell, Jeremy Woolfe explains
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NewsGuinness Peat warned in UK over scant resources for pension plan
Investment group to ‘vigorously defend’ position on Coats Pension Plan
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NewsS&P develops assessment for pension funds involved in direct lending
Move by ratings agency comes as pension investors opt for gradual drawdown of commitment over lump-sum payment up front
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NewsBulgaria set to follow Hungary, Poland in raid of second-pillar pensions
Decision shocks pensions industry, gives Parliament handful of working days to vote 2015 Budget through
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NewsDenmark's PenSam doubles Copenhagen residential rental project
Pension fund says investment reduces interest-rate sensitivity
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NewsPension funds must 'catch up' with legal view of fiduciary duty
Trustees should focus on ‘doing the right thing’, says Keith Ambachtsheer
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NewsAdditional risk does not pay off over very long term, study shows
Larger allocation to ‘risky’ assets fails to produce higher returns on average over last seven years, PPCmetrics data shows
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NewsWellcome sees 15% return boosted by in-house capacity
UK’s largest charitable asset owner benefits from listing of private equity holdings
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NewsUK accountants, actuaries welcome amended FRC proposals
Proposals by UK watchdog welcomed by industry despite initial concerns about £25bn balance sheet hit
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NewsChurch of England boosts forestry stake
Church Commissioners grow UK forestry stake to £100m following acquistion of over dozen forests
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NewsNorway finalises oil fund’s RI framework and appoints new ethical council
New process distances ethical decisions from politics as Norges Bank Investment Management granted decision-making powers
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NewsIlmarinen appoints CIO to succeed Ritakallio
Pension mutual hires former head of listed securities four years after departure for FIM Group
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NewsGovernance changes, regulatory action needed to grow infrastructure holdings, says OECD
Think tank’s survey of sovereign and pension funds worth $7.8trn finds only 1% of allocated to asset class
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NewsUK legacy schemes granted year to tackle problem of high fees
Proposals put forward by Independent Project Board ’shockingly weak’, say critics
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NewsDanish pension fund tenders $110m small cap equity mandate
Scheme using consultancy Kirstein Finans in tender seeking active US equity manager
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NewsPPF stands by duty of care demand on ABC valuations
UK lifeboat fund publishes final levy determination documents, leaving structure agreed in October intact
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NewsESMA critical of ‘unsatisfactory’ asset-backed security assessment
Credit ratings agencies’ assessment of structured finance instruments unsatisfactory and must be improved
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NewsPension funds warned over wait for UK Gilt real-yield improvement
AXA IM says real-yields on UK Gilts not expected over 0.5% in long term due to supply, demand pressures
