All articles by Julie Henderson – Page 8
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NewsVan Nunen brands Dutch regulation 'idiotic'
[13:00 CET 18-11] NETHERLANDS - Anton van Nunen, the creator of fiduciary management, has attacked Dutch pensions regulation for being a key element contributing to the losses suffered by pension fund over the last two years, and described the current system as “idiotic”.
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NewsPensionsFirst adapts to launch 24-hour valuations
[16:30 CET 16-11] UK – PensionsFirst, which was launched in 2007 to assist pension funds manage long-term liabilities through pensions buyouts, has shifted its business direction and unveiled the first known technology system to deliver actuarial valuations within 24 hours.
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NewsOPF warns indexation label launch is 'bad timing'
[16:30 CET 13-11] NETHERLANDS - The Foundation of Company Funds (OPF) has voiced serious concerns about social affairs’ minister Piet Hein Donner’s plan to introduce the pension indexation label next spring.
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NewsEnvironment Agency makes it three times for ESG prize
[16:30 CET 13-11] EUROPE – The Environment Agency pension fund was last night crowned the Best Investor in ESG at the IPE-TBLI ESG Leaders Awards hosted in Amsterdam.
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NewsRomanian pensions deliver 18.7% in 12 months
ROMANIA – Mandatory second pillar pension funds in Romania have generated a 14.6% average positive return since the start of the year, according to the latest figures from the Romanian Pension Funds’ Association (APAPR).
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NewsAnd then there were two: Logica pulls its PADA bid
[16:00 CET 11-11] UK – Logica UK, the technology and IT giant, has pulled out of the bidding process for a contract to run the UK’s personal accounts pensions administration system from 2012, leaving just two bidders left in the race.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[14:00 CET 11-11] GLOBAL - Hymans Robertson, Credit Suisse, UBS, Hewitt Associates, Gatemore Capital Management, BNY Mellon, SWIP, Hermes
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NewsMove to DC led by costs calculability – AllianzGI
[12:00 CET 11-11] EUROPE - Pensions analysts in key western European regions believe the move to defined contribution (DC) pension plans is largely being driven by the ability to better calculate costs, according to research.
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NewsConsultancy LCP encourages return to UK property
[16:55 CET 09-11] UK – Consulting firm Lane, Clark & Peacock is advising its pension fund clients to move back into investing in UK property, following recently improved sentiment towards the UK commercial sector.
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NewsSlow IORP growth highlights cross-border complexity
[16:30 CET 09-11] EUROPE – The development of cross-border pension plans is making slow progress and the number of IORP vehicles set up has increased, according the latest report by the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS).
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NewsState Street ups fund to fight investor claims
[14:00 CET 09-11] GLOBAL – State Street has increased the battle fund it set aside in November 2007 to cover potential legal claims regarding its fixed income investment strategies, which were alleged to have exposed institutional investors to sub-prime mortgages.
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NewsUBS pension fund to review its structure
[14:00 CET 06-11] SWITZERLAND – The UBS pension fund has announced it will have a new chief executive from next year. But further changes to the fund’s structure could be on the cards as officials are reviewing whether to split the CEO/chairman role at the investment board.
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NewsUK pension funds step up inflation hedge
[16:20 CET 03-11] UK – Pension funds hedged approximately £11.4bn (€12.68bn) in inflation liabilities in the third quarter of this year – a move which suggests attention is now turning inflation rather than interest rate risk, according to data presented by F&C’s latest liability-driven investments survey.
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NewsEC regs could increase derivative trading costs - APG
EUROPE - Dutch asset management firm APG Asset Management has raised concerns about European Commission proposals to regulate derivatives, and warned additional costs could be added to trading if activity is required to go through exchanges or central clearing houses.
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NewsEC pursues Germany on pension dividends
[16:00 CEST 30-10] EUROPE – The European Commission has stepped up its action against German authorities to remove discriminatory legislation concerning dividend tax paid by overseas pensions institutions.
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NewsING IM announces new CEO
[16:55 CEST 29-10] GLOBAL - Gilbert Van Hassel has been named as global chief executive of ING Investment Management, just days after it was announced the division is to be spun off as a separate company.
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NewsMajor fiduciary search takes to the global stage
[16:00 CEST 29-10] IPE-QUEST – Avida International, a Netherlands-based management and organisational adviser to pension funds, has issued a major search to find fiduciary investment and risk management for three Dutch pension funds which manage almost €6bn in assets.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – TPR, SWIP, Government Actuary’s Department, State Street Corporation, State Street Global Markets, Jupiter Asset Management, Duet Group, Metlife Europe, Carmignac Gestion, ICSA
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NewsFRR assets rise under revised allocation strategy
[16:20 CEST 27-10] FRANCE – Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR), the French national pension reserve fund, is making comfortable investment gains under its new asset allocation strategy and now risen by almost 13% since the start of this year.
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NewsLongevity growing faster than UK pensions age target
[16:40 CEST 22-10] UK - Life expectancy may be growing at a faster rate in the UK than the government had anticipated, suggest figures from the Office of National Statistics, and may prompt the need for yet another review of the retirement age, consulting firm Watson Wyatt has suggested.
