All articles by Jim Robinson – Page 10
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NewsVan der Ende resigns as CIO at Dutch manager PGGM
NETHERLANDS – Johan van der Ende is stepping down as chief investment officer at Dutch asset manager PGGM.
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NewsUK roundup: Baker Tilly, Legal & General, Scottish Widows, Horwath Clark Whitehill
UK – The biggest challenge facing UK trustees, according to Baker Tilly's 2010 confidence survey, is their pension schemes' deficit recovery plans – ahead of both investment strategy and longevity risk.
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Country Report
Spain: Eggs in one basket
Jim Robinson comments on the asset allocation of Spain’s €58bn social security reserve fund
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NewsUK roundup: Arnold Laver Pension Scheme, Pension Insurance Corporation, PPF, NAPF, KPMG
UK – Trustees of the Arnold Laver Pension Scheme have entered into a pension insurance buyout deal with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
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NewsIrish DB pension schemes at 'tipping point', says Mercer
IRELAND – Defined benefit pension schemes in Ireland have reached the "tipping point", and the government will need to take urgent action to save them, according to Mercer.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Hewitt Associates, Mercer, Northern Trust, BT Investment Management, Sturgeon Ventures, Patrizia Immobilien, Fidelity Investment Managers
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NewsLuxembourg's Alfi supports creation of UCITS-backed European Retirement Plans
EUROPE – The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has thrown its weight behind the creation of Officially Certified European Retirement Plans backed by UCITS investment funds.
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NewsBelgian presidency to focus on European Systemic Risk Board, OTC derivatives
EUROPE – Belgium will focus its energies on implementing the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) and streamlining over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulation in the final months of its EU Council presidency.
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NewsEDHEC: European pensions funds have 'blinkered' view of risk
GLOBAL – Most European pension funds have a "blinkered view" of their risks, according to a survey by the EDHEC Risk Institute.
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NewsUK institutions investing nearly third of portfolios in alternatives
UK – Institutional investors in the UK are now allocating nearly a third of their portfolios (28%) to alternative assets, up from 21% three years earlier, according to a survey by JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).
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NewsIBEC calls on Irish government to revise 'draconian' funding rules
IRELAND – Business group IBEC has called on the Irish government to review "draconian" rules on minimum funding for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
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NewsS&P launches website to help pension funds better understand ratings process
GLOBAL – Standard & Poor's has launched a website to help pension funds and plan sponsors better understand how the company arrives at its ratings.
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NewsFiduciary management outperformed during financial crisis, says P-Solve
UK – Fiduciary management has significantly outperformed both equities and diversified static indices during the financial crisis, with a lower level of volatility, according to P-Solve.
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NewsUK roundup: Aviva, Deloitte, JLT Benefit Solutions, DWP
UK – The UK is now straddled with a bigger pensions gap per individual than any other country in Europe.
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NewsPolicymakers turning blind eye to problem of deflation, says ING
GLOBAL – Policymakers for the world's larger economies have turned a blind eye to the very real risk of deflation, according to ING Investment Management.
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NewsFalling bond yields hitting DB schemes worldwide, says Mercer
EUROPE – Falling corporate bond yields are wreaking havoc on the balance sheets of companies with defined benefit (DB) schemes, Mercer has said.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – State Street Bank, Hermes BPK Partners, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Nordea, Altira Advisory, Dow Jones Indexes, Mercer, Xafinity Claybrook
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NewsAsset managers must bolster business models to stay afloat, says Fitch
EUROPE – European asset managers must restore investor interest in actively managed investment and strengthen the resilience of their business models, Fitch Ratings has said.
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NewsLGT reports €3.1bn in inflows during 'difficult' fundraising
SWITZERLAND – LGT Capital Partners has closed a number of private equity funds of funds and single-investor accounts, with total commitments of $4.1bn (€3.1bn), during what it described as a period of "slow fundraising".
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NewsEU short-selling proposals draw mixed reactions from industry
EUROPE – New proposals put forward by the European Commission (EC) would see the incoming European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) given permission to make public short selling positions that exceed 0.5% of a company’s market value.
