Investor Strategy – Page 158
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Storfjord seeks provider for state scheme
[12:00 CEST 19-08] NORWAY – Storfjord kommune is seeking a pension provider to run the state occupational pension fund for the municipality.
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Trustees must 'vet' buyout firms on future reliability
[11:00 CEST 19-08] UK – Trustees and scheme sponsors need to set clear objectives and conduct "thorough due diligence" on buyout firms when looking to reduce pension risk to avoid "costly errors", Mercer has warned.
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PGGM begins push for fund's clients
[16:15 CEST 18-08] NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the asset manager of the giant Dutch health care pension fund PFZW, today announced it is to begin marketing saving products directly to its pension fund’s client base.
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Buyouts and future of DC top trustee worries
[14:00 CEST 18-08] UK – Pension buyouts and the future of defined contribution (DC) schemes are the biggest concerns for pension fund trustees, research from Aberdeen Asset Managers has revealed.
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KBC to establish international expat fund
[16:30 CEST 14-08] BELGIUM – KBC, the banking and insurance group, is in the process of establishing a new international pension scheme for its expatriate employees, which could eventually become pan-European.
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PPF enhances its own ESG strategy
[16:45 CEST 13-08] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed F&C Investments to offer advice on responsible investment and provide voting and engagement services.
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Operational change at €5.9bn German church fund
GERMANY – The €5.9bn German pension fund for church employees in Rhineland and Westphalia has announced it will restructure its investment operations, while pushing for more alternatives and diversity through indirect real estate.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Do members care where the money comes from?
[16:25 CEST 12-08] UK/EUROPE - Attempts to introduce an ethical investment policy to the £4.3bn (€5.5bn) Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF) have so far met with failure, however the latest resolution passed by Liverpool City Council in July may just be "bland" enough to allow scheme members to have a say ...
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TIAA-CREF hunts real estate via London office
[16:00 CEST 12-08] US/UK – The New York-based Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), the second-largest retirement plan in the US with assets of $420bn (€281bn), has launched its first overseas office in London.
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'Too early for Fortis EGM', say funds (Update)
[16:40 CEST 11-08] NETHERLANDS – A number of large Dutch pension fund and pension fund providers have stamped a unanimous 'no' against shareholder organisations VEB’s call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of Fortis’ shareholders.
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Longevity risk higher on TLP derivatives - MPL
[14:30 CEST 11-08] GLOBAL – Pensions funds are being advised to invest traded life policy funds as part of a strategy to hedge longevity rather than buy direct or opt for TLP derivatives, as a supplier to European pension funds argues only half of the risk is being hedged in ...
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Co-op's £5.3bn fund confirms custody consolidation
[16:55 CEST 08-08] UK – The £5.3bn (€6.7bn) Co-operative Group Pension Scheme (PACE) has tapped BNY Mellon Asset Servicing as its sole custodian.
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Capacity of buyout providers in doubt
[14:15 CEST 06-08] UK – Consultancy firm Aon has warned pension buyout providers are buckling under the weight of current buyout demand and are struggling to cope with requests.
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NewsNorthern Rock pension talks reach impasse
[16:10 CEST 05-08] UK – Sir David Chapman, chairman of the trustees of the £350m (€441m) Northern Rock final salary scheme, has announced talks with the company have come to a halt over “fundamental differences” on investment strategy.
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NewsDeficits near 2007 levels as schemes wise up
[16:50 CEST 01-08] UK – Deficits of the 200 largest UK final salary schemes improved by £8bn (€10bn) during July, as pension funds increased and adopted more sophisticated investment activity during the second quarter of this year, suggests research from Aon Consulting.
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NewsHackney seeks admin provider to replace LPFA
[15:45 CEST 01-08] UK – The London Borough of Hackney is seeking a new provider of pension administration and pension payroll services ahead of the expiry of its current contract with the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) next year.
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Telegraph opts for bulk buyout as prices begin to rise
[16:15 CEST 31-07] UK – The Telegraph Media Group, publisher of UK broadsheet the Telegraph, has tapped Legal & General to buy out £12m of its defined benefit staff pension plan liabilities.
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PMA keeps cover ratio to 185%
[15:45 CEST 31-07] NETHERLANDS - The €1.1bn pension fund for pharmacies’ staff PMA has managed to maintain a cover ratio of approximately 185%, despite experiencing a 23 percentage point drop in the first half of 2008.
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Allianz mulls pan-European pension fund
[16:00 CEST 30-07] GERMANY – The insurance group Allianz is considering rolling out a pan-European pension fund but regulations could yet hinder the project.
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£1.2bn Trafalgar House fund replaces Hewitt (amended)
[15:00 CEST 30-07] UK - The £1.2bn (€1.5bn) pension fund of the former UK property conglomerate Trafalgar House has appointed Dutch consultant Cardano as its new investment adviser, replacing Hewitt.
