All IPE articles in July 2007 (Online) – Page 3

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Time for climate discussion is over – LAPFF

2007-07-09T10:00:00Z

[11:00 CEST 09-07] UK – The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) is urging the government to introduce more ambitious emission targets and mandatory corporate reporting on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Schemes ‘slow to introduce governance rules’

2007-07-09T11:00:00Z

[12:00 CEST 09-07] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds are struggling with the introduction of new governance rules, according to a KPMG Financial Services study.
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Regulator calls for trustee report feedback

2007-07-09T12:00:00Z

[13:00 CEST 09-07] IRELAND – The Pensions Board, Ireland’s pensions regulator, has called for written comments on its Report on Trusteeship.
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IPE-QUEST: €400m UK equities mandate

2007-07-09T13:00:00Z

[14:00 CEST 09-07] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund is looking for two or three UK equities managers via IPE-Quest.
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Two in three have German corporate pensions

2007-07-09T14:00:00Z

[15:00 CEST 09-07] GERMANY – Around two-thirds (65%) of German salaried employees owned some form of corporate pension last year compared with just half in 2001, according to excerpts of a study seen by IPE.
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Van den Brink follows fiduciary trail to Mn

2007-07-09T15:00:00Z

[16:00 CEST 09-07] NETHERLANDS – Roland van den Brink, investment director at the the €21bn industry-wide pension fund for the mechanical and electrical engineering PME, has joined Mn Services’ board of management.
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First PPF index reveals £100bn surplus

2007-07-09T16:00:00Z

[17:00 CEST 09-07] UK – Rising bond yields and equity markets have improved the funding levels of 7,800 defined benefit schemes, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) said today.
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Polish pension assets break €35bn mark

2007-07-09T16:00:00Z

[17:00 CEST 09-07] POLAND – Assets in the mandatory second pillar increased by over 23% in value over the last half year climbing to over PLN130bn (€34.7bn).
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Shell pension fund to pay full indexation

2007-07-10T09:00:00Z

[10:00 CEST 10-07] NETHERLANDS - The €18.5bn pension fund of oil giant Shell said it will pay its 37,500 participants a full indexation of 1.6% as of 1 July.
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Edinburgh local government fund seeks global equities

2007-07-10T12:00:00Z

[13:00 CEST 10-07] UK - Lothian Pension Fund (LPF) is looking for a manager to handle a £150m (€222m) global emerging markets equity mandate.
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Reforms to deliver pensions through Netherlands' banks

2007-07-10T16:02:00Z

[17:02 CEST 10-07] NETHERLANDS - Dutch banks will soon be allowed to offer tax-friendly pension products on a similar basis as insurers, thanks to government changes to the regulatory regime.
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Hamburg railway Pensionskasse is on par with peers

2007-07-10T16:05:00Z

[17:05 CEST 10-07] GERMANY – PHH, a €346m Pensionskasse for employees of Hamburg’s elevated railway, has reported a net return of 5% on its assets for 2006 – unchanged from the previous year.
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PwC agrees payment in Tyco case

2007-07-10T16:09:00Z

[17:09 CEST 10-07] US – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is to pay $225m (€165m) in a class action settlement on allegations of accounting fraud at Tyco International.
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CEIOPS to offer mediation in cross-border disputes

2007-07-10T16:12:00Z

[17:12 CEST 10-07] EUROPE – Supervisors in Europe will in future have the opportunity to take disputes over cross-border pension and insurance issues to the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS).
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IPE-QUEST: $125m US equity mandate

2007-07-10T16:17:00Z

[17:16 CEST 10-07] EUROPE – A European multi-manager is using IPE-Quest to appoint a manager for a $125m (€91.7m) all cap and large cap US and Canada equity mandate.
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Bank of England set to reduce pension costs

2007-07-10T16:19:00Z

[17:19 CEST 10-07] UK – The £2bn (€3bn) non-contributory defined benefit scheme for Bank of England employees faces changes as the bank sees pension expenses soar.
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Financial advice "crucial" to pensions growth - EFAMA

2007-07-11T10:00:00Z

[11:00 CEST 11-07] EUROPE – The European Fund and Asset Management Association is calling on European member states to provide greater access to tailored pension provision, financial advice and education to improve individuals’ retirement savings.
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Dutch media scheme succumbs to SRI pressure

2007-07-11T15:45:00Z

[16:45 CEST 11-07] NETHERLANDS – The €2.5bn Dutch industry wide pension fund PNO Media has announced it will sharpen its social responsible investment (SRI) policy and procedures following pressure from broadcaster Llink.
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Rethink global equities, says Pioneer

2007-07-11T15:45:00Z

[16:45 CEST 11-07] GLOBAL - Asset managers must rethink the way they present global equity products, according to Pioneer Investments’ global head of institutional business, Paul Price: “The age of the product push is over,” he said today.
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IPE-QUEST: CHF3bn currency overlay mandate

2007-07-11T15:46:00Z

[16:45 CEST 11-07] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss institutional investor is looking for one or more managers for a CHF3bn (€1.8bn) passive currency overlay mandate.