Poppy Sketchley
NewsKesko signs leaseback deal with pension fund
[16:40 CEST 03-04] FINLAND – The Kesko Pension Fund has bought four retail properties for €50m in a sale and leaseback deal with Finnish trading company Kesko Group.
NewsWednesday people roundup
[16:40 CEST 01-04] GLOBAL - People roundup: UBS, Hewitt Associates, LGIM, Fidelity International, Henderson, Callan Associates
NewsMercer and Callan merger is off
[15:15 CEST 31-03] US – Callan Associates, the North America-based adviser to institutional investors, and Mercer Investment Consulting have called off the planner merger of their investment consulting businesses.
NewsWednesday people roundup
[15:15 CET 25-03] GLOBAL - People roundup: BNY Mellon, PMI, LionTrust, Hermes, Newton, LaSalle
NewsPension funds challenge powers of M&S chairman
[17:00 CET 24-03] UK - UK pension funds have raised concerns once again over the level of power and influence of Sir Stuart Rose, the executive chairman and chief executive of Marks & Spencer’s (M&S).
NewsSouth Yorks seeks bonds as Pioneer delivers GEMs in Somerset
[16:20 CET 24-03] UK – The South Yorkshire Pension Fund is searching for at least one UK corporate bond investment manager with a mandate of up to £300m (€326m).
NewsWednesday people roundup
[16:20 CET 18-03] GLOBAL - Wednesday people roundup: USS, TPR, UBS, State Street, American Century Investments, Cordea Savills, Aquila Capital
NewsConsultants look to the future
[16:50 CET 13-03] GLOBAL – Pension fund consultants must achieve a greater understanding of their clients’ needs and constraints and should consider more closely what investments will benefit them, according to consultants questioned in an IPE study.
NewsWednesday people roundup
[15:30 CET 11-03] GLOBAL - People roundup: Hermes, Schroders, FSA, TPR, F&C, HSBC, APG AM, ICFR, GAD, BSAM, Aviva Investors, Chi-X, Governance for Owners, Adveq, Etienne Rougier, Sackers
NewsGlobal custody continues to deliver
[17:10 CET 04-03] GLOBAL – Global custody services have achieved record satisfaction levels among customers and remain strong despite the financial crisis, according to the 2009 R&M Consultants Global Custody Survey.
NewsWednesday people roundup
[17:00 CET 04-03] GLOBAL - Wednesday people roundup: Watson Wyatt, PGGM Investments, Syntrus Achmea Vastgeod, Strategeon Investment Consulting, Finansinspektionen, Equitable Life, Redington Partners, UBS, Northern Trust, HSBC Actuaries & Consultants, Nordea, Jupiter, Hymans Robertson, OMAM, Swift, Gartmore, AMB, Cordea Savills.
NewsWednesday people roundup
[14:30 CET 25-02] GLOBAL - People roundup: PPF, PADA, BNP Paribas, Gartmore, Mercer, Morgan Stanley, CAAM RE, Rownmoor Pensions, SNS Reaal, Alta Fides, CBRE, Cordea Savills
NewsCredit crisis puts DC back in the spotlight
[15:50 CET 24-02] UK – Employer-sponsored defined contribution (DC) pension schemes may have to step up their game as the financial crisis has thrust governance issues into the spotlight, according to research published by Watson Wyatt.
NewsGovernment action sought on infrastructure investing
[16:50 CET 23-02] GLOBAL – Pension funds are becoming increasingly attracted to investing in infrastructure but governments should do more to encourage them, according to the latest report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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NewsFinnish funds fall an average 14%
[12:00 CET 11-02] FINLAND – The Finnish Pension Alliance TELA has revealed Finnish pension funds decreased in value by 14% last year as a result of their high exposure to equities.
NewsImproved confidence yet to translate to market shift
[16:15 CET 21-01] US – Global investor confidence is said to have improved as a monthly sentiment recorder has climbed 12.1 points against the end of last year, but analysts have questioned whether the improved confidence is actually shifting into market sentiment given the ongoing turmoil.
NewsMarket turmoil drives change for Ilmarinen
[17:25 CET 11-12] FINLAND - Ilmarinen Mutual, the Finnish pension fund with €23.7bn in assets under management, is making the first tactical and minor strategic changes to its investment strategy as a result of the economic turmoil.
NewsLongevity risk is the 'main issue' for pension funds
[10:45 CET 21-11] EUROPE - Pension funds' "exposure to longevity risk" is still the main liability issue facing pension funds today, Professor David Blake, director of the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School, has warned.
NewsDiversification impact 'has decreased' - Verhaegen
[12:00 CET 20-11] EUROPE - The global economic crisis has led to a decreased effectiveness of portfolio diversification for pension funds, according to Chris Verhaegen, secretary general for the European Federation Retirement Provision (EFRP).
