All articles by Gail Moss – Page 42
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Features
Bridging the Atlantic
Gail Moss reports on a transatlantic collaboration project between four pension associations to form a joint response on accounting standards proposals
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Country ReportSpain: Where to diversify?
Gail Moss charts the asset allocations of Spanish pension entities and notes the increase in interest in risk management
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FeaturesAlign your interests
Gail Moss assesses how pension fund boards and trustees can make sure their interests are in line with those of their asset managers
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News
Risk management is top priority, say global investors
GLOBAL – Solving the risk management challenges they face in the next decade is the top priority for institutional investors, according to a survey by Pyramis Global Advisors, the institutional arm of Fidelity.
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NewsOECD says IAS19 changes should highlight long-term nature of DB plans
GLOBAL – The OECD has called for the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) proposed changes to IAS19 to highlight the long-term nature of DB pension promises when recognising the actuarial losses of pension plans.
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FeaturesPooling – how it works
Gail Moss outlines the essential elements of multinational pension and asset pooling, and how smaller pension funds can get in on the act
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NewsAEGON to extend pooled AM platform in Europe
EUROPE – AEGON Global Pensions is planning to extend its pooled asset management platform to pension fund assets in Switzerland, Germany, Ireland and Denmark.
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Van Rompuy throws support behind European Foundation Statute
EUROPE – The European foundation statute (EFS) has moved closer to reality after Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, endorsed its creation in a speech at European Foundation Week earlier this month.
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FeaturesLessons from Canada
Gail Moss assesses the challenges Canada is facing in the area of workplace pensions
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NewsUK to cut gilt sales by £20bn; PwC warns on asset management industry
UK – Planned UK gilt sales in 2010-11 are being reduced by £20.2bn (€24.6bn) to £165bn as a consequence of new forecasts for public finances published in the Budget.
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NewsPensions Board laments massive deficits for Irish DB schemes
IRELAND – Three-quarters of Irish defined benefit (DB) schemes were still in deficit at the end of last year, according to The Pensions Board's 2009 Annual Report.
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NewsUK Budget notes 'huge' public-sector pension liabilities
UK – The first Budget of the UK coalition government – expected to unveil the deepest spending cuts for decades – has produced few surprises for the pensions industry.
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Asset managers expecting global surge in M&A activity
GLOBAL – Asset managers are expecting to see a wave of international merger and acquisition (M&A) activity over the next 12 months, according to a survey by KNEIP.
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NewsItalian asset managers struggling with new rules, survey says
ITALY – Asset managers in Italy may be hard pressed to comply with new governance rules taking effect at the end of this month, according to a survey from RBC Dexia.
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Hutton appointed chairman of UK pensions commission
UK – John Hutton, a secretary of state for work and pensions in the previous Labour government, has been appointed chairman of the UK's Independent Public Service Pensions Commission.
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BP debacle could increase cost of ESG research, experts say
GLOBAL – Institutional investors could end up paying more for investment research following the financial fallout from BP's oil spillage, says Matt Christensen, executive director at Eurosif, a European network and think-tank on sustainable investing.
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NewsSpeculators do not drive commodity prices, says OECD
GLOBAL – Increased investment in commodities is not linked to the price volatility of the physical commodities themselves, according to a report from the OECD.
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Payden & Rygel Global launches Sterling Reserve fund
UK – A fund has been launched to provide pension fund investors with a high-quality investment strategy intended to deliver better yields than those available from bank deposits and money market funds.
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NewsACA says public-sector pensions review 'not enough'
UK – The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called for the UK government's proposed review of public sector pensions to have a wider remit.
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OECD report warns of income 'lottery' for future retirees
EUROPE – Future retirees can expect dramatic fluctuations in defined contribution (DC) scheme payouts unless they adopt investment strategies that lessen the impact of market shocks, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
