All IPE articles in December 2014 (online) – Page 4
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UK institutions begin hearing against RBS over £12bn share issue
Hearing to discuss case against RBS over allegedly misleading information in 2008 issue
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UK roundup: Lancashire County Pension Fund, PIC, Hannover Re, RGA
Lancashire fund tenders investment consultancy framework agreement as it reviews investment arrangements
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PensionsEurope welcomes Commission plans to retain IORP Directive
Association would not have been in favour of dropping revised Directive due to improvements made by Council of the EU
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NewsTransparency, benchmarks needed to pique pension interest in infrastructure
AEIP study calls for governments to standardise projects, as well as development of benchmarks to allow for comparability of returns
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Switzerland's Vontobel spins off asset management subsidiary
Bank seeks to increase company’s ‘international competitiveness’
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French roundup: ERAFP, Agirc-Arrco, Cour des Comptes
French public sector pension fund to increase Pacific SRI equities with €400m mandate
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AP funds back call for 'ambitious' framework to grow climate bond market
Swedish buffer funds back statement alongside Dutch pension manager MN and California Teachers’ State Retirement System
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Institutional investors to cut risk exposure with shift into value
Survey of institutional investors shows control over potential rate rises, positive outlook for equities
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Dutch Senate approves financial assessment framework for pensions
Vote comes after state secretary Jetta Klijnsma makes concessions on discount rate
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NewsNordic roundup: Skandia, Vattenfall, Unipension, Lærernes, OPF
Skandia teams up with Vattenfall to invest SEK2bn in wind farms
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NewsWednesday people roundup
EU Single Resolution Board, Aviva Investors, PGGM, EFG Asset Management, BNP Paribas, PineBridge, BlueBay, Tikehau
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Ortec designs 'consolidation module' for ABB schemes worldwide
Swiss company creates ‘centre of excellence’ to increase governance over different plans, maintain ‘decentralisation’
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Brussels pledges to cut regulation to attract infrastructure capital
Publication of 2015 Work Programme sees revised IORP Directive retained, emphasis on removal of regulatory hurdles to infrastructure investment
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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
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ESMA critical of ‘unsatisfactory’ asset-backed security assessment
Credit ratings agencies’ assessment of structured finance instruments unsatisfactory and must be improved
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PPF 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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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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UK 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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Governance 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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Ilmarinen appoints CIO to succeed Ritakallio
Pension mutual hires former head of listed securities four years after departure for FIM Group
