All articles by IPE staff – Page 10
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NewsDanish pension funds tender global equity mandates using IPE-Quest
Three Danish schemes tender low-volatility mandates worth $125m each.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Barnett Waddingham, MN, State Street, Credit Suisse, Man, Buck, Northern Trust, Sciens
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NewsPension fund tenders CHF700m emerging market bond mandate
Fund manager must match benchmark while avoiding 'disadvantages of replicating bond index'.
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NewsFriday people roundup
Skandia, Brummer, Insight, BDO, Carmignac Gestion, ISAM, North of South Capital
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Wednesday people roundup
BlackRock, Unigestion, Governance for Owners, B&CE, Barnett Waddingham, IACA
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Poll shows gap between perception, 'reality' of fiduciary management
Quarter of respondents would not seek independent support when selecting manager, Russell says.
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Features
Faith in the long term
A notable feature of the institutional investors’ panel at the Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles at the end of April was a faith in the ability of investors to reap long-term risk premia and a determination to do so.
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Features
From our perspective: The belt tightens
Europe’s economic turmoil is depressing defined benefit (DB) pension funding levels as yields drop and coverage ratios move in tandem. The fall in the 30-year euro swap rate from 2.54% to 2.19% between 25 Apr and 15 May makes certain that rights cuts will have to take place at Dutch pension funds, which have little hope of recovery in the short term. UK pension funding levels, and those in other countries, have also moved south, with implications for asset allocation and policy making.
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Special Report
Top 400: Chief concerns
We asked 28 asset management CEOs, CIOs and other senior figures about institutional investment, regulation and corporate governance
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NewsNykredit tenders $125m US small, mid-cap equity mandate
Financial services group to boost assets for mandate 'significantly' over next three years.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Storebrand, SWIP, Loomis Sayles, Thomas Miller, Harcourt Investment Consulting, Barings, IMA
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NewsMandate roundup: SLI, IPE-Quest, Northern Trust, Nesta
Nykredit awards Standard Life Investments €80m segregated European corporate bond portfolio.
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NewsDenmark's Nykredit tenders global equities mandate
Expects to increase initial €150m in assets 'significantly' over next three years.
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NewsFriday people roundup [updated]
Pioneer, ABP, Vontobel, Bouwfonds REIM, L&G, Hymans Robertson, Northern Trust, Aviva
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NewsThe IORP Directive: Voting with their feet
Ten years on, it is heartening to finally see some traction in cross-border pensions.
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NewsInvestment funds in line for €20bn tax rebate after ECJ ruling – PwC
Investment funds win case against 'discriminatory' withholding tax in France.
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NewsFriday people roundup
Caisse de Prévoyance du Canton de Geneve, VBL, Nordbank, Dexia, SWIP, Schroders
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Citi, Prelios, LCP, Gatemore Capital Management, Kames Capital, FNZ, Alliance Trust
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Features
From our Perspective: Voting with their feet
Two factors have prompted the French pension fund UMR Corem and the insurer AG2R La Mondiale to seek a jurisdiction outside France for pension activities. One is the onset of Solvency II and the other, closely related, is the lack of an IORP-compliant regime in France for the provision of second-pillar pensions that would help them avoid the structures of Solvency II.
