All articles by Julie Henderson – Page 4
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NewsBT downgrade over pension raises investor concerns
[17:00 CET 19-02] UK – A fund manager has warned investors may need to tread carefully in the future if they invest in companies with similar pension fund deficit problems, as ratings agency S&P has downgraded BT Group’s credit rating amind concerns about its pensions deficit.
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NewsLD to tender €6bn in bonds and equities
[16:45 CET 19-02] DENMARK - Danish pension provider Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond (LD Pensions) is preparing to tender approximately 90% of its assets to external providers later this year.
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NewsImprove pensions info or else, warns AFM
[16:00 CET 18-02] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension administrators have been warned they could face formal action from the communications regulator AFM if they continue to be in breach of legal requirements on pensions information.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[16:40 CET 17-02] GLOBAL – GSAM, Mercer, APF Management, Butterfield Fulcrum, SAM, Aon Consulting, Otkritie Financial Corporation, Deutsche Bank, EFA, Independent Trustee Services, Cordea Savills, AGF Management
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NewsSwedish provider begins $1bn quest to buy GEM equity
[16:30 CET 17-02] IPE-QUEST – A Swedish life and pension provider is looking for an external manager to take care of $1bn (€720m) in passive global emerging markets equities, using IPE-Quest.
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NewsSweet pension funds improve transaction transparency
[16:30 CET 16-02] EUROPE – Two Dutch pension funds for the confectionary industry have signed BNY Mellon to provide the fund with custody and associated services, on the back of what officials say is pressure to meet increased transparency.
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NewsCarbon trading needs European consistency - asset managers
[16:55 CET 12-02] EUROPE – A committee of UK MPs has proposed a carbon tax be placed on companies or the carbon trading pricing floor be raised, to make inaction on climate change matter more expensive.
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NewsFRR rebounds to hold €33bn in assets
[16:30 CET 12-02] FRANCE – Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR), the French national pension reserve, saw its assets recover to €33.3bn by the end of 2009, thanks to a 15% gain led by the equities rally.
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NewsRussell sells Pantheon to AMG
[16:55 CET 10-02] UK/US – Multi-manager investment house Russell Investments, has sold its private equity fund-of-funds operations Pantheon Ventures to US asset management firm Affiliated Managers Group for $775m (€564m) in cash.
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NewsTrustees called on to drive pensions innovation and guarantees
[16:20 CET 10-02] EUROPE – A consultancy on UK pensions liabilities has suggested the defined contribution pensions market could learn lessons from the retail investment sector and use its purchasing power to buy members a form of structured guarantee.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[14:00 CET 10-02] GLOBAL – Inflection Point Capital Management, Mercer, Hymans Roberston, Towers Watson, Aon Consulting, Standard Life Investments, Cushman & Wakefield
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NewsFinal salary values start year with a fall
[16:50 CET 09-02] UK – UK defined benefit pension schemes fell in value and saw their liabilities increase during the first month of this year, on the back of a drop in equity market and bond yields.
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NewsDC trustees want, but worry about, active investing
[15:30 CET 09-02] GLOBAL – Pension funds trustees are likely to want to opt for active management of defined contribution pension schemes in the coming years. Yet they fear applying such a strategy could be a battle, new research on the concept claims.
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NewsState Street compensation woes continue with US deal (amended)
[16:40 CET 08-02] UNITED STATES – The compensation paid to investors with State Street is under the spotlight again in the wake of the credit crunch and Lehman Brothers collapse, as the firm has agreed a deal with US regulatory authorities to set aside compensation regarding fixed income strategies.
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NewsDividend-seeking investors warned against reliance on energy
[16:15 CET 08-2] UK – Dividends paid by BP and Royal Dutch Shell amounted to a quarter of the dividends paid by UK listed companies last year. Yet experts have warned the true picture may not be as good this year as growth is expected to “stagnate” or even fall ...
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NewsPolish pension assets pull in high average growth (amended)
POLAND – Polish pension fund houses (OFE) continued to see strong gains in 2009 alongside contributions raised, as the latest figures from research firm Analizy Online suggest OFEs grew by 29% last year.
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NewsProperty bounce aides Belgian pension funds
BELGIUM – A study of 90 active pension funds by consultancy Mercer suggests Belgian pension funds returned a median of 18.5% on investments by the end of 2009, thanks to a rally in equities and real estate.
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NewsSAM boss departs Robeco over future strategy
[16:00 CET 03-02] SWITZERLAND – Sander van Eijkern stepped down as a board member of Robeco on 1 February, after disagreeing with executives about the future strategy of the parent group.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[14:00 CET 03-02] GLOBAL - Hermes, Russell Investments, APG, MFS IM, MSCI Barra, PwC, Aberdeen AM, Alcentra, Jupiter AM, Neuberger Berman
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NewsSlovakia faces EC action over non-euro pension stance
SLOVAKIA – The European Commission has warned Slovakia it must remove restrictions on statutory second pillar pension funds which prevent schemes from investing in non-euro area assets.
