All IPE articles in July 2009 (Online) – Page 9
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NewsPension funds 'still some way from climate change integration'
[15:30 CEST 31-07] GLOBAL - Pension funds still have a long way to go when it comes to integrating climate change into their investment management strategy, according to Danyelle Guyatt, principal at Mercer's responsible investment team.
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Financial crisis boosted fiduciary management - Kraneveld
[16:45 CEST 31-07] GLOBAL - The financial crisis has benefited fiduciary management, according to international pensions expert Peter Kraneveld.
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NewsBorland to leave Hymans Robertson
[16:00 CEST 31-07] UK – Russell Borland, managing partner at Hymans Robertson, is stepping down from his role and retiring from the firm for health reasons, the consultancy has announced.
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NewsPressure grows for abolition of default retirement age
[16:15 CEST 31-07] UK – A cross-party group of MPs has reiterated its call for the default retirement age of 65 to be abolished, as it believes the practice is "discriminative and unnecessary".
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NewsIASB trips up in corridor
[16:15 CEST 31-07] GLOBAL - A bid by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to relax the requirements of IAS19 in respect of discount rate determination has run into the sand as staff and board have failed on three occasions to finalise transitional arrangements.
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Third pillar growth unbroken by crisis
[16:15 CEST 31-07] GERMANY/AUSTRIA – Interest in third pillar savings funds has remained high even through the financial crisis, according to both the German investment association BVI and the Austrian regulator FMA.
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Devon outsources assets to four new managers
[16:30 CEST 31-07] UK – Devon County Council has appointed four new investment managers to its £1.87bn (€2.19bn) pension fund following a decision last year to outsource a large proportion of its in-house managed assets.
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NewsPPF to set up steering group for revising levy plans
[16:35 CEST 31-07] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is to establish a steering group to aid in the "refinement" of proposals for the development of the risk-based levy, following concerns over key areas such as long-term insolvency probabilities and the treatment of sophisticated investment strategies.
