All IPE articles in July 2007 (Online) – Page 9
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Bolton hits out at market activists
[17:07 CEST 03-07] EUROPE - Fidelity Investments has accused some activist shareholders of buying small holdings in companies merely to make short-term gains on the stock market.
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IPE-QUEST: $100m REIT mandate
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch institutional investor is looking for a real estate manager via IPE-Quest.
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Aegon to merge Polish pension funds
POLAND – Dutch financial group Aegon is to create Poland's fifth largest pension fund in the wake of its acquisition of the pension fund subsidiary of BRE Bank.
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Irish pension accounts rise by 37%
IRELAND – There was a 37% increase in the number of people opening Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) in 2006, according to new data from Irish pensions regulator, the Pensions Board.
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BonyM merger completed
GLOBAL – The Bank of New York and Mellon have announced the finalisation of their merger that creates the largest custodian with over $18trn (€13.3trn) in assets under custody and administration.
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PPF deficits index attacked
UK – A new index to be launched by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has been decried as a waste of levy income that could drive pension funds to adopt a “herd mentality” to their investments, potentially damaging returns.
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Lawsuit overshadows arrival of Schroders head
GERMANY – Today’s arrival of Achim Küssner as the new head of Schroders Investment Management in Germany has been overshadowed by a suit filed against Küssner by his former employer, US asset manager BlackRock.
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New hedge fund added to ITP offering
SWEDEN – Lansforsakringar, one of the eight insurance companies selected to manage Sweden’s new white collar pension scheme ITP, has added a new hedge fund to its offering.
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Austrian civil servants to get Pensionskasse
AUSTRIA – The government has endorsed a proposal by the court of auditors to set up a Pensionskasse for up to 100,000 federal civil servants.
