All articles by IPE staff – Page 22
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Euronext listing
Patron Capital Partners is listing its E483m French property portfolio “Vectrane” as a French REIT (an SIIC) on Euronext in the first quarter of 2006. The SIIC will be used a tax-efficient vehicle to accumulate long term, stable assets in the French market. Patron acquired the portfolio last June. It ...
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Peers acknowledge the 'constant gardener' of Europe
This year’s winner of the Award for an Outstanding Industry Contribution to is Koen De Ryck. He was the clear favourite among the 18 candidates who were on the list that IPE readers were asked to vote on. That comes as no surprise, given his dedicated service that can be ...
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Adventurous allocation soon starts to pay dividend
As pension funds look around for innovative ways of boosting their income from traditional asset classes, private equity is moving into the mainstream as a way of achieving this. Länsförsäkringar Liv Försäkrings (LF) of Sweden has become a pioneer in developing this asset class as an integral part of a ...
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An alternative to ordinary mandatory insurance funds
The Frjálsi Pension Fund was established in 1978 and is one of the oldest and largest non-mandatory pension funds in Iceland, Traditionally, pension funds in Iceland have used all of the 10% mandatory contribution to provide coinsurance rights but the founders of the scheme wanted to create an alternative to ...
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Three-pronged approach brings flexibility and focus
Danish pension fund ATP has won this year’s country award for its excellence in four main areas: investments, pension policy and liability side issues, overall objectives and risk tolerance, and dealing with the interdependence between these three areas. The fund believes that what distinguishes it from other pension funds is ...
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Optimising asset structures
Following the substantial growth of its asset base, in 2002 WPV hired an independent consultant to conduct an asset/liability study for the first time. As a result of this study, WPV set up a master fund with Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) comprising one passive and two active mandates. The scheme ...
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Joint award reflects range of skills and strengths
The aim of the Cepsa Group Pension Fund is to achieve adequate returns for the members and beneficiaries of the scheme, over the medium and long term and using a low risk profile. The fund defines ‘adequate’ as two to three points above the Spanish consumer price index. As a ...
