All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 122
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NewsMercer urges investors to step up developing market exposure
GLOBAL – Mercer has urged institutional investors to consider developing markets as an alternative to developed countries that suffer from high debt burdens and a dearth of bank lending.
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NewsUK roundup: IMA, Legal & General, UNPRI, FTSE 350
UK – The Investment Management Association (IMA) has warned that new proposals to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market could end up transferring all the risk to the end investor.
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NewsIPE Quest: Danish pension fund seeks emerging market equity exposure
DENMARK – A Danish pension fund is looking to hire a suitable manager for a $100m (€77m) emerging markets mandate, using IPE Quest.
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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.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE Quest, Environment Agency, Capita Hartshead
EUROPE – A Dutch pension fund is looking to hire a suitable manager for a US$125m (€97m) global commodities mandate, using IPE Quest.
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NewsLow interest rates cause Dutch coverage ratios to plummet
NETHERLANDS – Europe's second-largest pension fund, ABP, has said its coverage ratio fell to 88% in August and attributed the drop on historically low interest rates.
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NewsMansfeld to leave Union Asset Management after 20 years
GERMANY – Wolfgang Mansfeld, who sits on the board of managing directors for Union Asset Management Holding (UAMH), is set to retire next year.
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NewsMandate roundup: Wandsworth, UBS, Rogge, RCM, Kensington & Chelsea, ING IM
EUROPE – The £750m (€590m) Wandsworth Borough Council pension fund, which last month awarded a mandate for global custodian to Northern Trust, has granted UBS, Rogge Global Partners and RCM three further mandates worth £400m to £600m.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – Aon Benfield, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LBB-Invest, Pantheon, Syz Asset Management
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NewsAccountants blast FTSE companies' 'secrecy' on pension risk
UK – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has called for the "shroud of secrecy" surrounding pension fund risk to be lifted by FTSE100 companies.
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NewsNordic investors rejecting 'expensive' UCITS wrapper
GLOBAL – Nordic investors do not understand why they should invest in expensive UCITS, a member of SEB's investment team has said.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Acadian Asset Management, AllianceBernstein, AXA Investment Management, Hymans Robertson, Insparo Asset Management, Lombard Odier, Robeco Deutschland, Schroders.
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NewsDeadline for DB funding proposals looms in Ireland
IRELAND – Pension scheme funding proposals are being rejected by Ireland's Pension Board ahead of the November deadline, a consultant at Hewitt Associates has said.
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UK roundup: Philips, 5% investment caps [updated]
UK – Philips today announced the sale of its stake in chipmaker NXP to its UK pension fund as part of a funding proposal agreed with the the UK scheme trustees.
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NewsCPI switch could decrease deferred liabilities by 7.9% for a typical UK scheme
UK – Calculating pension increases according to the consumer price index (CPI) would reduce liabilities for deferred members by around 7.9% for a typical UK scheme, according to PensionsFirst.
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NewsUK roundup: PwC, Pension Protection Fund, Club Vita
UK – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced the closure of its two defined benefit schemes, which have a combined deficit of £164m.
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Cardano's fiduciary management portfolios outperform by 15%
UK – Cardano’s £4bn solvency management portfolios outperformed traditional investment approaches by around 15% over the two years to 30 June, while reducing portfolio risk at the same time, the company said.
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NewsMajedie Investments unveils global equity boutique
UK – Majedie Investments has launched an asset management subsidiary, Javelin Capital, backed by launch capital of £4.5m.
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NewsUK roundup: Alliance Boots, Royal Statistics Society, NAPF, Hewitt
UK – Alliance Boots will transfer all accrued pension benefits for one of its defined benefit (DB) schemes to the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
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NewsWestLB sells asset manager Banque d'Orsay to France's Oddo & Cie
GLOBAL – German bank WestLB has sold asset manager and private bank Banque d’Orsay to French asset manager Oddo & Cie.
