All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 124
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NewsAIMA: AIFM directive could damage German Spezialfonds
EUROPE – Andrew Baker, chief executive of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has warned that the European Union's Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) directive risks damaging hedge funds and German Spezialfonds if not carefully drafted.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – LCP Ireland, BVI, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, JP Morgan Asset Management, Legal & General Property, PensionsFirst, SRL Global, Sacker & Partners
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NewsUSS in bid for UK high-speed rail link
UK – The £28bn (€33bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has bid for ownership of the UK's only high-speed rail link, which links London to the Channel Tunnel.
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NewsEuropean Commission 'analysing' EU members' proposal on pension debt
EUROPE – Nine countries have sent a letter to the European Commission asking for changes to how private pension debt is included in the calculations of a country's debt levels.
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NewsUK roundup: HSBC pension scheme, Edinburgh tender notice
UK – HSBC has made a £1.7bn (€2.2bn) contribution to its underfunded defined benefit pension scheme in an effort to reduce an almost £3bn deficit.
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NewsInvestment management firm completes buyout from Deutsche Asset Management
GLOBAL – QS Investors, formerly part of Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM), was recently launched as an independent investment management and advisory firm following a management buyout.
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NewsApplying CPI switch retroactively will create 'mismatch', says State Street
UK – Applying the switch from the retail price index (RPI) to the consumer price index (CPI) retroactively will create a pension system where "virtually everything" done to date will be "mismatched", State Street Global Advisors has warned.
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NewsUK roundup: ABI on auto-enrolment, Northern Trust, Transport for London
UK – The Association of British Insurers (ABI) responding to the ongoing Workplace Pension Reforms Review, has said auto-enrolment should only start for people earning more than £10,000.
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NewsNorway Global loses €19bn in value as European equities plummet by 12% in Q2
NORWAY – The Norway Government Pension Fund Global today announced losses of NOK155bn (€19.5bn) for its second quarter as a result of weak global stock markets.
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NewsFinland's Keva sees stable returns weakened by poor equity market
FINLAND – The local authority pension fund Keva has announced stable returns of 3.9% for the first half of the year, aided by solid performances from both its fixed-income and listed equity portfolios.
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NewsLaSalle announces plans for German KAG
GERMANY – LaSalle Investment Management has announced plans to launch a capital investment fund (KAG) in Germany to better cater to institutional investors in the Germanic region.
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NewsFinnish insurer's first half assets make slow progress over Q1
FINLAND – Varma's growth slowed in the first half of the year, despite strong returns from private and unlisted equity, as well as hedge funds.
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NewsUK Roundup: TUC on NEST, Royal British Legion appoints Hewitt
UK – The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned government against backtracking on plans for auto-enrolment, claiming it would consign another generation to pensioner poverty.
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UK roundup: BBC, Interserve, Axa Investment Managers
UK – The BBC’s director general Mark Thompson yesterday admitted that there was ‘anxiety and anger’ over proposed changes to the broadcaster’s pension scheme.
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NewsGPS: Pension funds worry about PIGS states, pessimistic on risk
GLOBAL – Pension funds are most concerned about the financial instability potentially caused by PIGS states – Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain – the latest Global Pensions Survey (GPS), by Tilburg University, IPE and the European Pension Academy, has found.
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NewsGermany sees launch of biggest fund of fund since Lehman collapse
GERMANY – LGT Capital Partners and Solutio have launched Germany's biggest private equity fund of fund since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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NewsWednesday People roundup
GLOBAL – Unilever, Robeco, Mercer, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton Investments, RBC Dexia Investor Services, Standard Life Investments, State Street Investment Analytics, Goddard Perry Consulting
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NewsApplying switch to CPI retroactively could violate Human Rights Act, experts warn [updated]
UK – A group of pension experts today warned the Department of Work & Pensions that proposed changes linking pension increases to the consumer price index (CPI) rather than the retail price index (RPI) could be in violation of the country’s Human Rights Act.
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NewsIncrease in state pension age must account for shorter lifespans of poor, says PPI
UK – The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) today warned that any increase to the state pension age (SPA) should take the inequalities of life expectancy between high-end earners and those on lower incomes into account.
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NewsGerman investors rally in strongest six months since 2007
GERMANY – Investment inflows in Germany reached levels not seen since the beginning of 2007, according to figures released today by the German investment and asset management association BVI.
