All IPE articles in July 2007 (Online) – Page 9
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TSC cautions over private equity in market downturn
[16:30 CEST 30-07] UK – The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) is calling on the Bank of England to look at the impact of economic downturns on the increasing number of leveraged buyouts.
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Dutch schemes recall Fortis’ securities for ABN vote
[17:00 CEST 30-07] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds are recalling their loaned securities in Fortis Bank to prevent activist hedge funds benefiting from the implicit voting rights on Fortis’ bid for ABN Amro.
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Joint venture strengthens Aegon’s foothold in Spain
[11:00 CEST 31-07] SPAIN - Aegon has strengthened its foothold in the Spanish pensions and life insurance market by agreeing to establish a joint venture with savings bank Caja Cantabria.
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Data important in risk-based supervision - IOPS
[13:00 CEST 31-07] GLOBAL – One of the biggest challenges in moving to a risk-based supervision of pension funds is data collection, the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) has found.
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Stanlib targets African growth
[16:45 CEST 31-07] EUROPE – South African asset manager Stanlib is moving into the European institutional market with the launch of two funds tapping the growth potential of African equities.
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Levensloop and spaarloon should merge - Bovenberg
[17:00 CEST 31-07] NETHERLANDS - The tax-friendly saving schemes ‘spaarloon’ and ‘levensloop’ should be merged into a wider and robust savings facility for periods with less income, according to experts.
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Estonia needs to change pension indexation - IMF
ESTONIA – Current legal practices regarding the indexation of pension benefits is the major factor behind the destabilization of Estonian finances, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found.
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Norfolk seeks currency managers
[17:00 CEST 31-07] UK – The £1.72bn (€2.54bn) Norfolk County Council Pension Fund is looking to appoint one or more managers for its £100m specialist active currency portfolio.
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Romania introduces pension fund risk profile
ROMANIA – Pension funds in the recently-created Romanian second pillar will be labelled "high risk level" if they have less than 65% invested in low-risk bonds.
