All articles by Dickon Reid – Page 3
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PVK spells out new coverage levels to Dutch funds
NETHERLANDS- The third of Dutch funds whose coverage levels have fallen below 100% have been given a year by Pensioen & Verzekeringskamer, the Dutch pension fund supervisor, to rectify the situation.
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ECJ verdict on Danner case expected tomorrow
EUROPE- The European Court of Justice is expected to pass judgement on the Danner case tomorrow in a ruling that many champions of pan European pensions believe could help pave the way for European schemes.
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Schroders and Invesco lose e720m from Yorkshire
UK- The e1.1bn North Yorkshire pension fund has replaced Invesco Asset Management with Barclays Global Investors on a £150m (e240m) global balanced mandate following a review of the fund manager line up.
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Cardano hires NIB's ex-CIO van Gelderen
NETHERLANDS- Cardano Risk Management, the Dutch derivatives and ALM research firm has appointed Eduard van Gelderen as a director responsible for marketing its products.
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Watsons to publish data
Watson Wyatt is following the lead of rival consultant Mercer Human Resource Consulting with publication next January of data on performance of the managers it recommends. The consultants will publish data on theoretical portfolios, divided along various asset classes and run by those managers recommended. Head of European investment consulting ...
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Pension assets fall
Assets held by the world’s largest 300 pension funds fell by 12% according to research by consultant Watson Wyatt and Pensions & Investments. Assets of the largest 300 funds totalled $5.43trn (E5.5trn) last year compared with $6.17trn at the end of 2000. The drop is in sharp contrast to growth ...
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Alternatives manager
PGGM, the e47bn pension fund for the health care and social work sector, has promoted its head of real estate Jan van der Vlist to oversee its alternative investments. The Dutch fund recently brought real estate, private equity investments, mortgages and absolute return funds under one umbrella and renamed them ...
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European schemes continue to shun equities
EUROPE- Continental European institutions such as insurance companies and pension funds are continuing to move out of equities and into bonds and alternatives in a bid to provide them with incremental returns according to research by Greenwich Associates.
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Regulator to force Dutch funds to raise surpluses
NETHERLANDS- Pension funds in the Netherlands are set to face more stringent funding requirements after falling financial markets and lower contributions have led Pensioen & Verzekeringskamer, the Dutch pension fund supervisor, to raise the amount schemes hold in surplus.
