All IPE articles in July 2008 (Online) – Page 6
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NewsPolish pension funds down 2.6% in H1
POLAND – Polish pension funds reported a fall in the value of their assets of -2.6% for the first half of 2008.
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NewsBuckinghamshire seeks three new managers
[15:41 CEST 16-07] UK – Buckinghamshire County Council is searching for three new investment managers for its pension scheme, with the mandates valued up to £325m (€408m).
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NewsPersonal accounts charging structure splits industry
[11:51 CEST 17-07] UK – The charging structure for personal accounts has split the pensions industry, with life insurers preferring a combined charge, and other stakeholders favouring a single annual management charge (AMC)
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NewsKingston seeks transition manager for portfolio restructure
[14:14 CEST 17-07] UK – The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking a global transition management provider for its pension fund.
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PKA campaigns for lower guarantees
[14:28 CEST 17-07] DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA), Denmark’s largest occupational pension fund administrator, will try to persuade members to abandon guaranteed positive returns.
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NewsDutch big four lose €16bn in first half
[15:02 CEST 17-07] NETHERLANDS – ABP, PFZW, PMT and PME are down almost €16bn in the first half of this year following losses on equity and real estate investments.
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NewsUnilever fund to double commodities
[15:27 CEST 17-07] NETHERLANDS – Progress, the €4bn Dutch pension fund of food and home care products manufacturer Unilever, is looking to double its commodity investments by the end of 2008.
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Swedish church fund shows faith in SAM
[15:31 CEST 17-07] SWEDEN – Svenska Kyrkans Pensionskassa, the Swedish Church Pension Fund, has allocated SEK250m (€26.3m) in global equities to Sustainable Asset Management (SAM).
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German SMEs confused by pension disclosure
[15:36 CEST 17-07] GERMANY – The pension provider Dgbav has warned that smaller companies are struggling with transparency rules for pensions. (amends Dgbav's label)
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DB schemes continue feeding buyout market
[16:06 CEST 17-07] UK – Almost half of UK private sector defined benefit (DB) pension schemes expect to offload their liabilities through a pension buyout or other type of transaction within the next 10 years, according to consultancy Watson Wyatt.
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New group targeted for German second pillar
[10:27 CEST 18-07] GERMANY – German insurance company R+V will offer low earners second pillar pension products.
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Landmark case points funds to insurance arena
[13:08 CEST 18-07] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch court has ruled that pension funds turned asset managers can continue working under the same name.
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Ireland to review ethical investments
[13:57 CEST 18-07] IRELAND – The Irish government will examine ethical investment following increased calls for independent scrutiny of the National Pension Reserve Fund's (NPRF) holdings in companies operating in Zimbabwe.
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1 in 3 Dutch funds have long term reserve shortage – Mercer
[14:37 CEST 18-07] NETHERLANDS – Currently one out of every three Dutch pension funds has a long term reserve shortage, according to investment consultancy, Mercer.
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TNT doubles allocation to inflation-linked debt
[15:05 CEST 18-07] NETHERLANDS - The TNT postal fund has doubled its allocation to inflation-linked bonds at the expense of EMU government paper.
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€24bn Finnish fund loses manager selector
[15:55 CEST 18-07] FINLAND – The head of external equity manager selection at the Local Government Pensions Institution (LGPI), Finland’s largest retirement fund, has left her post.
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Trustees concerned over transfer incentives - TPR
[16:21 CEST 18-07] UK – Trustees were concerned about potential conflicts of interest in a third of cases where schemes have offered members an inducement or incentive to transfer out of the scheme or accept reduced benefits, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed.
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Pension funds will change Romania - National Bank
ROMANIA – Private pension funds will change the financial landscape of Romania, accelerate the development of the equity and bond markets, according to the National Bank of Romania.
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Swiss returns slump to -8.38% without property
[12:40 CEST 21-07] SWITZERLAND - Swiss Pension funds returned -8.38% for the first half of this year, according to State Street's latest Swiss Pensionskassenindex.
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Cambridgeshire goes passive
[12:35 CEST 21-07] UK – The £1.4bn (€1.8bn) pension fund of UK local authority Cambridgeshire county council has awarded a £140m passive equity mandate to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).
