IPE's Spain & Portugal Coverage – Page 8
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Country Report
Pensions Caixa 30 to move from Spanish bonds to illiquid assets
Evolution not revolution is the name of the game for Pensions Caixa 30, Spain’s largest pension fund with €4bn assets under management, a further €1.59bn in insurance policies and almost 44,000 members at present.
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UniCredit looks to offload Pioneer in Santander AM merger
Italian bank seeks to merge investment arm with Spanish firm to create one of Europe’s largest managers
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Special Report
Top 1000: Spain - Serious about reform
A new round of pension reform, including re-rating the state pension, is just one aspect of the government’s attempt to address the budget deficit.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Portugal - Towards sustainability
Raising the retirement age and linking pensions to life expectancy are part of Portugal’s agenda for making its retirement provision more sustainable.
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News
Fund management customers 'unaffected' after Portuguese bank bailout
Central bank seeks to reassure clients of Banco Espirito Santo’s asset management
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Emphasis on governance improves returns at leading Spanish pension funds
Survey by Towers Watson shows correlation between set pre-determined investment targets, risk management and outperformance
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APG among cornerstone investors in €500m Hispania Activos listing
Hispania to target multi-family residential, office and hotel real estate investments
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Fund managers expect anaemic euro-zone growth until 2019 – Towers Watson
One-third of managers have high expectations for US equity, real estate
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LCP warns of 'balance sheet surprises' on global mortality calculations
Varying mortality assumptions hiding 'true cost' of corporate pension impact on balance sheet
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Portuguese Parliament OKs government's pension reform plans
State to make cuts to occupational pensions system, raise retirement age
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FTT backers push forward as institutions respond with damning letter
German, French finance ministers meet to discuss implementation
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Spain meets European Commission deadline with new pensions law
Law breaks traditional link between pension increases, inflation
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Family office tenders €200m Spanish real estate mandate using IPE-Quest
Investor also on lookout for manager for $500m US real estate portfolio
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Telefónica reconsiders illiquid alternatives in light of ageing membership
Spanish pension fund opting for alternative beta investments over further hedge fund, private equity commitments
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Country Report
Spain: A flight to the known
Spanish pension funds have increased their domestic government bond holdings as economic confidence slowly returns. Gail Moss reports
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Country Report
Spain: Crisis prompts overhaul
Social partners are set to agree changes to state pensions, according to Gail Moss, while the industry awaits detailed proposals aimed to boost supplementary pensions
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Portugal: Cautious steps towards risk taking
Portugal’s supplementary pension funds have increased their equity weightings but are still cautious on fixed income, writes Gail Moss
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Country Report
Spain: Crisis philosophy
Gail Moss finds that Spanish pension funds are confident about their ability to weather the storms of financial and economic turmoil
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Country Report
Spain:Looking ahead
Cécile Sourbes interviews Angel Martínez-Aldama, director of the Spanish investment and pension fund association (INVERCO)
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Country Report
Portugal: Serious challenges
The 2011 nationalisation of pension assets reduced Portugal’s supplementary pension savings by a third, writes Gail Moss. Development of the second pillar remains a priority
