All articles by Gill Wadsworth – Page 2
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NewsAggressive strategy helps Russian manager outstrip inflation
RUSSIA – Troika Dialog Asset Management has reported returns of 20.87% since the start of 2010, outperforming inflation rates of 4.4%.
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NewsInstitutional investors to flock to hedge funds in next 12 months
GLOBAL - Hedge fund providers are set for a bumper year as one-third of institutional investors revealed plans to increase allocations to the asset class, industry research revealed.
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NewsWiltshire LGPS drops Baillie Gifford after change in investment strategy
UK – Baillie Gifford has lost control of a £160m (€191m) UK equity brief following a change of strategy at a UK local authority pension scheme.
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NewsEquity exodus slows among largest UK company funds
UK – The UK's top 100 company pension schemes have temporarily halted their flight from equities to bonds with allocations to fixed income remaining static over the past 12 months.
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NewsUPDATED: ING relocation costs local authority brief
UK – The £1.3bn (€1.57bn) North Yorkshire County Council pension scheme plans to terminate ING Real Estate contract as fund manager relocates to the Netherlands.
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NewsUK roundup: Brent, Hertfordshire
UK – Brent County Council has appointed a consultant to examine the possibility of recovering withholding tax on its investments, while Hertfordhsire County Council has increased its pension fund's equity allocation.
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NewsInvestors must do more to drive sustainability, CEOs say
GLOBAL – Global business leaders do not believe institutional investors can drive the corporate responsibility agenda and claim they must do more to create a sustainable economy.
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NewsNorthern Irish Water Board tenders for support on DB fund
UK – The £59m (€72m) Northern Irish Water Board is tendering for investment consultancy, actuarial and trustee services to support its defined benefit pension fund.
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NewsStrathclyde pension scheme to adopt top-down strategy
UK – One of the UK's largest local authority pension schemes is to implement a new portfolio rebalancing strategy designed to better manage its fund.
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NewsHighland Council to move 5% into private equity
UK - The £627m (€730.6m) Highland County Council pension fund will make its first foray into private equity investment with a 5% allocation to the alternative asset class.
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NewsTransport for London targets global equities with new mandates
UK - The £4.46bn (€5.2bn) Transport for London (TfL) pension fund has hired three global equity managers for mandates totalling £800m.
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NewsHorseracing scheme picks Mercer for implemented consulting
UK - Mercer has bolstered its implemented consulting offering following an appointment to the £40m (€46.6m) British Horseracing Authority (BHA) pension fund.
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Avon steps up SRI programme
UK – The £1.8bn (€2.1bn) Avon Pension Fund is stepping up its responsible investor credentials by endeavouring to meet the UN’s strict principles of responsible investment (UNPRI) through a new mandate.
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NewsLancashire to employ a 'bench' of consultants
UK – The £2.9bn (€3.36bn) Lancashire County Council pension fund is to abandon standard investment consulting mandates in favour of hiring a panel of specialists.
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NewsUK pension members should question fund managers over tar sands
UK - Public sector pension scheme members have been warned to further interrogate fund managers over their voting activity in the campaign against sand tar excavation work by energy majors Shell and BP.
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NewsUK gov't targets pensions for infrastructure funding
UK - The UK Treasury will target pension funds as a primary source of funding for billions of pounds in infrastructure projects, using a national bank which will bypass traditional fund management companies.
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NewsUK roundup: Tower Hamlets, Powys, RBKC, Nestlé UK, Leeds University, Quarriers, DWP
UK – The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has dropped Aberdeen Asset Management as a bond manager from its pension scheme, while Powys County Council is increasing its equity allocation and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is seeking a global equity manager.
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Special Report
Europe's Pension Consultants: One-stop shop
Trustees now have various opportunities to delegate some investment decision-making. Gill Wadsworth asks whether fiduciary management is a better bet than implemented consulting
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NewsTwo UK authorities review Mercer contract
[16:00 CET 15-02] UK - Mercer’s investment consulting team is under review at two UK local authority pension schemes.
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NewsUBS Global AM under renewed pressure following dismissals
[16:00 CET 15-02] UK - UBS Global Asset Management has suffered dismissals by two UK local authority pension schemes.
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