All IPE articles in July 2008 (Online) – Page 9
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NewsSwiss absolute return manager opens Dutch office
[15:47 CEST 04-07] NETHERLANDS – The Swiss hedge fund and asset manager EIM Group, specialists in absolute return portfolios, has opened a separate office in Amsterdam.
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NewsPrivate sector membership falls by 400,000
[15:50 CEST 04-07] UK – The overall number of active members in occupational pension schemes has fallen by 400,000 over the last year to 8.8 million, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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NewsManchester seeks property agent
[16:30 CEST 03-07] UK – The £9.6bn (€12bn) Greater Manchester pension fund is seeking a new property management firm to manage part of its real estate portfolio.
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NewsIrish Labour Court rules on RTÉ dispute
[16:15 CEST 03-07] IRELAND – The Irish Labour Court has backed the proposal of an optional hybrid pension scheme as a solution to the dispute between RTÉ and the RTÉ Trade Union Group (TUG) on pension provision.
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NewsKLM schemes check into emerging markets debt (amended)
[16:00 CEST 03-07] NETHERLANDS - The three KLM pension funds, with combined assets of €12.7bn, have started to invest in local currency emerging markets debt, in order to diversify their fixed income portfolios.
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NewsIrish managed funds drop 21% in a year
[15:45 CESt 03-07] IRELAND – Irish pension funds have been caught in a "perfect storm" of stock market declines, as managed pension funds fell 21% in the 12 months to June 2008, Hewitt Associates has revealed.
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NewsDüsseldorf to launch pension fund
[15:30 CEST 03-07] GERMANY – Düsseldorf, the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, plans to launch a new pension arrangement for its civil servants.
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NewsNorth Yorks re-signs Mercer and reviews fixed income
[15:00 CEST 03-07] UK – North Yorkshire County Council has reappointed Mercer to provide actuarial services for its local government pension scheme for a further six years.
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NewsAPG promotes Sleijpen into Cordares' institutional role
[14:30 CEST 03-07] NETHERLANDS – Olaf Sleijpen, director of strategy and policy at APG, today was promoted to take over as director for institutional clients after the merger between APG and Cordares has been completed.
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NewsNordea Liv & Pensions buys Alka Liv
[12:30 CEST 03-07] DENMARK - Nordea Liv & Pension, the life and pensions arm of the Nordic finance group, has bought Alka Liv - a life insurer with DKK1bn (€134m) under management.
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NewsSerbia mulls second pillar (amended)
SERBIA – Within the next few years Serbia will be next in line in the CEE region to introduce a mandatory second pillar, Marija Medenica, director of Erste Invest Beograd, has told IPE.
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NewsShell pools pension assets and taps JPMorgan for custody
[16:30 CEST 02-07] GLOBAL – Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell has decided to create a single pension pool for its $70bn (€44bn) pension and insurance assets globally, appointing JP Morgan to provide custody services around this new pool.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[16:00 CEST 02-07] GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt, Hymans Robertson, AllianzGI, Aberdeen, Schroders, Henderson Global Investors, Millennium Global Investments, New Star, SSGA, State Street, Alliance Trust Asset Management, Black Rock, RBS Asset Management, SLI, Cardano, Pimco.
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NewsProgress to focus on fixed income
[16:00 CEST 02-07] NETHERLANDS - Progress, the €4bn Dutch arm of and home care Unilever will focus its fixed income investments on emerging markets, euro credits and very long-term bonds.
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NewsTPR finalises wind-up guidance
[13:00 CEST 02-07] UK – The Pension Regulator (TPR) has issued final guidance to help trustees of occupational pension schemes complete key wind-up activities within two years, supported by three new e-learning modules.
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NewsDelta Lloyd Investment Management GmbH sold
[12:30 CEST 02-07] GERMANY – Kas Bank, the Dutch securities bank, has formally acquired Delta Lloyd’s German investment manager business, following its exclusive talks with Delta Lloyd Deutschland last month.
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NewsGov't wants 'formal' research into 50% MNTs
[12:00 CEST 02-07] UK – The UK government says more "formal" research is needed to assess potential issues before the government will increase the legal requirement for member-nominated trustees (MNTs) on pension boards from one-third to 50%.
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NewsWatson Wyatt unites global quant offerings
[11:30 CEST 02-07] UK – Consultancy firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide is creating a quantitative research and investment systems group in an attempt to combine its various quant offerings into one team.
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NewsHammersmith & Fulham award 'dynamic' mandates
[11:00 CEST 02-07] UK – The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has appointed two managers to run specialist dynamic asset allocation portfolios for its pension fund.
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Danes at front of mining firm scrutiny over Zimbabwe
[16:15 CEST 01-07] GLOBAL – PFA Pension, the second-largest Danish pension scheme, has joined a group of influential European pension funds and opened dialogue with mining company Anglo American over its mining activities in Zimbabwe.
