All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 121
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NewsTender roundup: West Midlands, Lancashire
UK – The £6bn (€7.1bn) West Midlands Authorities Pension Fund is seeking advice on the formulation of its latest investment benchmark, which it reviews annually.
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NewsNorges Bank files $735m suit against Citigroup over inflated stock prices
GLOBAL – Norges Bank has filed a $735m (€562m) lawsuit against Citigroup, claiming it bought shares in the group at inflated prices between 2007 and the beginning of 2009.
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NewsMost UK occupational schemes unsure if they will comply with auto-enrolment
UK – More than four of five UK companies have yet to check if their pension schemes qualify for auto-enrolment, according to figures released by Mercer.
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NewsUK roundup: TPR, Barnett Waddingham, Aviva, Stewardship Code, PPF
UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said scheme members must have access to "comprehensive information and independent advice" if the pension fund is planning any kind of risk transfer.
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NewsNAPF urges suspension of laws that could see trustees jailed
UK – Joanne Segars, chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), has expressed concern at regulations that could see pension fund trustees jailed for up to two years, urging the government to suspend the new rules until all issues are addressed.
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NewsIPE Quest: Danske Capital looks to commodities, while pension fund prefers emerging markets
IPE QUEST – Danske Capital and a European pension fund and are looking to hire managers for global commodities and global emerging market equity mandates, using IPE Quest.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, Charlemagne Capita, KPMG, Liqiudnet, Schroders
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NewsHewitt: Ireland has highest reserve rates in Europe
IRELAND – Irish defined benefit (DB) schemes require the largest reserves out of 10 European countries, data from Hewitt has revealed.
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NewsUK roundup: British Airways, USS, Stewardship Code, Mercer, Scottish Widows
UK – British Airways (BA) and Iberia have moved one step closer to a merger, after the Spanish airline's board of directors said it was satisfied with the recovery plan worked out between BA and its pension fund trustees.
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NewsEFAMA urges separate panel devoted to asset management for new EU supervisor
EUROPE – The director general of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has called for the creation of a consultative panel for asset management matters, as part of a pan-European supervisory body recently agreed by the European Parliament.
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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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NewsTributes pour in for Koen De Ryck
EUROPE – Koen De Ryck, who died age 66 last week, has been hailed by former colleagues for his hard work in establishing the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) as a powerful lobbying group on the continent.
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NewsTowers Watson questions liquidity of 100-year bonds
EUROPE – Towers Watson has argued that pension funds have little to gain from investing in centenary bonds, as the often small issuance results in an inherently illiquid market.
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NewsEuropean asset management hubs losing ground to Asian rivals, says PwC
GLOBAL – PricewaterhouseCoopers has predicted that Singapore will overtake London and Boston as the second-largest asset management hub in the world in the next 15 years.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE Quest, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan, Aberdeen Asset Management, Hymans Robertson
EUROPE – A Scandinavian institutional investor is looking for a manager for a $90m (€68m) global bond mandate, using IPE Quest.
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NewsUK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Lehman Brothers, CBI, Mercer, KPMG
UK – The Pensions Regulator has issued a financial support direction against six insolvent Lehman Brothers subsidiaries, ordering them to supply funds to the companies' UK pension scheme.
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NewsIPE Quest: Investors looking for Swiss, European government bond managers
SWITZERLAND – Swiss investment consultants are looking to hire a manager for a €35m European government and a CHF30m (€23m) Swiss government bond portfolio, using IPE Quest.
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NewsIPE Awards: Secure your entry to the tenth IPE Awards in Monaco
EUROPE – European pension funds only have one week left to submit their nominations for the tenth Annual IPE European Pension Fund Awards, taking place in Monaco on 7 December.
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NewsMandate roundup: London Borough of Sutton, VBV
EUROPE – The London Borough of Sutton pension fund is tendering a mandate for a multi-asset passive investment manager worth as much as £120m.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – AP3, GE Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Forum of European Asset Managers, Neue Leben, Newton Investment Managers, Sacker & Partners
