Investor Strategy – Page 170
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West Sussex splits private equity holding
[16:30 CEST 05-10] UK – The £1.5bn (€2.2bn) West Sussex County Council pension fund has appointed the Swiss alternative investment house Partners Group as an additional private equity manager, IPE has learned today.
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AXA wins €600m mandate from Cosun schemes
[14:30 CEST 28-09] NETHERLANDS - Three pension funds of food producer Royal Cosun have awarded AXA Investment Managers with a €600m fiduciary mandate.
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ABP considers move into age-based investment
[16:00 CEST 27-09] NETHERLANDS – ABP, the €215bn Dutch pension fund giant, is looking at the possibility of moving into age-related investments, according to chief investment officer Roderick Munsters.
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Norway Petroleum to up equities by 50%
[14:30 CEST 27-09] NORWAY - The Norwegian petroleum fund will increase its equity allocation from 40% to 60%, according to its executive director Knut Kjaer.
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IPE Quest: German fund seeks TAA and debt
[12:45 CEST 27-09] EUROPE – A German fiduciary manager is tendering two European tactical asset allocation (TAA) and fixed income investment mandates on behalf of a German pension fund (CTA), using IPE Quest.
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Dutch insurers claim 18% of second pillar
[15:00 CEST 25-09] NETHERLANDS - Life insurers built up an 18% share of the second pillar pensions market by 2005, the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics, or CVS, has claimed.
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Pension funds feel confidence blow on ratings
[16:30 CEST 21-09] GLOBAL - Market developments on the back of the credit crunch have shaken pension funds and institutional investors’ confidence in credit ratings agencies, suggests a study by US consultancy Greenwich Associates.
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ABP to implement new internal risk model
[15:00 CEST 21-09] NETHERLANDS – ABP, the largest Dutch pension fund, is set to be the first to implement a new internal risk model for the solvency test as part of the new FTK assessment framework.
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AP7 reviews quant index fund and manager
[16:45 CEST 19-09] SWEDEN – In a push for diversification, the Swedish AP7 buffer fund has rearranged its quantitative index fund, while reviewing the position of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as its investment manager.
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ABP holds largest player status in carbon trading
[15:30 CEST 18-09] NETHERLANDS - ABP pension fund is now the largest institutional investor in the innovative asset class of emission rights as its total allocation to carbon trading is €500m.
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Lothian fund to discuss arms divestment
[14:00 CEST 18-09] UK – The Lothian pension fund, the retirement scheme for the city of Edinburgh, will discuss possible divestments from arms companies following a motion put forward by one of its councillors.
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KAS Bank steps closer to European expansion
[11:30 CEST 17-09] NETHERLANDS – KAS Bank, the Dutch securities services bank, has said it is now in talks with European institutions over possible joint ventures.
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PGGM takes on Citi's emerging market credit risk
[13:30 CEST 14-09] NETHERLANDS/UK – Major Dutch pension fund PGGM said today it has agreed to take on part of the risk of financial group Citi’s portfolio of emerging market credit exposures.
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R&SA plans pensions fusion
[13:00 CEST 13/09] UK – Major British insurer Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) plans to place its three UK pension schemes under one umbrella provision, IPE has learnt.
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Market changed public pensions' strategies - Fidelity
[11:00 CEST 13-09] UK- Recent stock market turbulence may have persuaded local authority pension funds to shift more asset allocation into alternatives, suggests a survey by Fidelity International.
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Large managers disappoint French funds
[16:30 CEST 12-09] FRANCE – Large asset management companies lost credibility with French pension funds during the sub-prime lending crisis, according to a study.
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Mercer takes implemented consulting to Europe
[11:08 CEST 12-09] EUROPE - Mercer intends to expand its implemented consulting activities to win business in Ireland and the UK, as well as in fiduciary management in the Netherlands over the next 3-5 years.
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Pension buyout is cooking at Aga
[13:30 CEST 11-09]UK – Aga Foodservices, the British oven maker, has said it is reviewing the "strategic options" for funding its £791.9m (€1.16bn) pension scheme.
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Lothian pension tenders its real estate
[16:00 CEST 10-09] UK – Lothian pension fund is reviewing its real estate investment manager and searching for a firm to handle the fund’s asset allocation.
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Dutch navy sinks Achmea
[13:30 CEST 10-09] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch €3.4bn Merchant Navy Pension Fund (Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Koopvaardij) will end its management agreement with PVF Achmea at the end of this year, IPE has learnt.
