All articles by Jim Robinson – Page 12
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NewsHymans Robertson, LCP predict surge in pension risk transfer deals
UK – Pension scheme risk transfer deals are likely to surge among FTSE100 companies this year and next, according to consultancies Hymans Robertson and LCP.
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NewsLuxembourg Fund Partners to launch high-tech fund for CEE region
EUROPE – Luxembourg Fund Partners is set to launch a fund focusing on high-tech real estate in central and eastern Europe (CEE).
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UCITS inflows swell to €49bn in first quarter: EFAMA
EUROPE – Investment poured back into UCITS funds in the first quarter, surging to more than €49bn against just €1bn in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).
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Third of FTSE 100 companies neglecting pension risk, says LCP
UK – Nearly a third of FTSE 100 companies are paying “insufficient attention” to their pension risks, according to LCP, the company formerly known as Lane Clark & Peacock.
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NewsUnion decries 'lynch mob' mentality on public sector pensions
UK – Unite, the largest union in the UK, has attacked the UK government, the media, the private sector and so-called pensions experts for "acting like a lynch mob" on the issue of public sector pension reform.
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NewsConsultancy roundup: Hymans Robertson, Barnett Waddingham
UK – The £200m (€241m) University of Edinburgh Staff Benefits Scheme has appointed Hymans Roberston as investment adviser.
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NewsNorgrove to step down as chair of UK Pensions Regulator
UK – David Norgrove, chairman of the UK Pensions Regulator (TPR), is stepping down at the end of this year.
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NewsFinancial crisis has forced rethink on portfolio risk, says State Street
GLOBAL – The financial crisis has forced investors to take a more nuanced approach to portfolio risk management, according to State Street.
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NewsRE-Invest Partners unveils forestry fund for UK pension schemes
UK – RE-Invest Partners has teamed up with Consortium IM to launch a series of exempt unit trusts (EUTs) providing access to the RE-Forest Fund SICAR, a global forestry fund.
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NewsRoyal Mail to make 'substantial contributions' to tackle £8.4bn scheme deficit
UK – The trustee of the Royal Mail Pension Plan has reached an agreement with Royal Mail on funding that will involve "substantial contributions in excess of the current level".
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NewsEuropean institutional investors growing in confidence
GLOBAL – Institutional investors in Europe grew slightly more confident in June, according to State Street's latest Investor Confidence index.
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NewsTax-friendly 'levensloop' draws record deposit in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – The discussions about the rise of the retirement age might have triggered a record amount deposited in tax-friendly 'levensloop', or 'life course' accounts, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has suggested.
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NewsPension fund trustees, sponsors 'struggling' to manage longevity risk
EUROPE – Longevity risk is the second-most important risk factor for pension fund sponsors and trustees, but it is also the least understood, according to a survey conducted by MetLife Assurance.
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NewsIAPF seeks help on training courses for pension scheme trustees
IRELAND – The Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) is seeking individuals or companies to help develop training courses for trustees of occupational pension schemes.
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NewsDymond joins USS as Private Capital Funds manager
UK – Michael Dymond has joined the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) as portfolio manager for Private Capital Funds.
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NewsUK roundup: Ofcom, BT, Havering
UK – BT has suffered a blow in its bid to offset its £7.6bn pensions deficit by increasing the wholesale rates it charges competitors.
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Former Amundi duo to launch asset management company with Natixis
EUROPE – Bruno Crastes and Vincent Chailley have teamed up with France-based Natixis Asset Management to launch H2O Asset Management.
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NewsCredit Suisse AM in Germany to outsource fund administration
GERMANY – Credit Suisse Asset Management in Germany has decided to outsource its fund administration business to Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS).
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NewsOECD calls for better counter-cyclical funding regulations for DB schemes
GLOBAL – Governments and policymakers must do more to make defined benefit (DB) pension schemes' funding regulations more counter-cyclical in the wake of the financial crisis, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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NewsEC's take on derivatives could hurt retirement benefits, says EFRP
EUROPE – The European Commission's proposals on derivatives could increase costs and risk for pension funds and lead to lower retirement benefits for plan members, the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) has warned.
