Investor Strategy – Page 103
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NewsSwedish roundup: Premium pension inquiry, Swedish Investment Fund Association
SWEDEN – Stefan Engström to chair inquiry into Swedish premium pension system.
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NewsTrustees should prepare for potential euro-zone break up - Towers Watson
EUROPE – Companies developing euro-zone break-up plans for businesses, but not pension funds.
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European, Chinese asset managers sign agreement to share expertise
DENMARK – Denmark’s Sparinvest enters partnership with Hai Tong Asset Management.
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NewsPGGM buys 60% stake in UK student housing provider UPP
EUROPE – Inflation-linked cash flows an 'excellent match' for clients' liabilities.
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NewsEuropean pension funds hail ECB's 'leading role' in fight for euro
EUROPE – Pension fund CIOs encouraged by ECB's use of word 'unlimited' to describe scope of programme.
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NewsAPG touts potential of 'inflation-related' infrastructure loans
NETHERLANDS – Dutch giant makes first foray into 'new asset class' with loan to local road-building project.
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NewsCPPIB pours another $400m into Chinese logistics JV
GLOBAL – New commitments made by partners doubles size of China Logistics to $1bn.
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NewsUK local authorities urged to focus on dividends as cash flows suffer
UK – LGPS can offset falling contributions by improving dividends, consultancy says.
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NewsDutch schemes must be 'more aware' of impact on markets
NETHERLANDS – Professor says pension funds should incorporate impact into investment policies.
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Nordic roundup: AP fund returns, Länsförsäkringar, Storebrand
SWEDEN – Majority of Sweden’s national buffer funds show above-benchmark returns for first half.
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NewsGerman pension fund slammed for 98% bond allocation
GERMANY – Scheme for province of Brandenburg draws fire for exposure to peripheral EU member states.
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NewsECB action could lower risk premiums for European equities – Invesco
EUROPE – Risk premiums 'extremely elevated' relative to historical levels, US market.
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QE had 'broadly neutral impact' on pension funds, says Bank of England
UK – Central bank assumptions challenged by Hymans Robertson as too ‘broad brush’.
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NewsNorth Rhine-Westphalia pension fund to boost real estate, infrastructure [Amended]
EUROPE – €10bn NAEV to increase exposure to markets outside Germany with new partner Aberdeen.
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NewsInstitutional appetite for private equity on the up, study shows
GLOBAL – Vast majority of respondents to survey to maintain, boost allocations to asset class.
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NewsZurich Life anticipates €10bn Irish sovereign annuity market
IRELAND – Insurer first company licensed to issue new annuities based on amortising bonds.
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NewsGerman institutionals have catching up to do on new strategies – Söhnholz
GERMANY – Strategies such as absolute return, smart beta and SRI still 'underrepresented'.
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NewsMandate roundup: Cornwall, JLT, NEST, LCP, Michelin Pension and Life Assurance
UK – Cornwall local authority tenders £50m hedging mandate to offset inflation risk.
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NewsEnergy efficiency working group to develop climate bond criteria
GLOBAL – Chair of Climate Bond Initiative hopes criteria will encourage increased deal flow.
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BT scheme sees interest rate hedge lower returns by £750m
UK – Scheme of UK telecoms provider underperforms benchmark. returns only 1.7% in 2011.
