All IPE articles in July 2011 (Online) – Page 2
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NewsCross-border pension funds increase by 14%, says EIOPA
11 new cross-border IORPs reported between June 2010 and June 2011.
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NewsPassive, active and other odious comparisons
Partisans of 'passive' or 'active' strategies could learn a thing or two from tennis.
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NewsDamian Handzy on 'stress testing' the US
A curious thing happened last week. Money managers started asking for 'stress tests' on the US.
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NewsAPG teams up with ABN AMRO to launch PPI pension vehicle
Parties form joint venture to operate new pension vehicle Premium Pension Institution.
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NewsMandate roundup: Sutton, Northamptonshire, Wellington, UBS, Hoover
Sutton local government pension scheme tenders two mandates worth £145m – more than a third of total assets.
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NewsIMA sees industry moving toward multi-asset for DC default funds
Organisation says 'intellectual capacity' must be redeployed to help with new fund approaches.
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NewsEthos excludes commodities company Glencore from portfolio
Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development cites breaches of environmental, social standards.
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NewsPoor pension fund assumptions led to London agency's insolvency – report
Assumption that new tourist agency would take on Visit London's liabilities was 'madness'.
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NewsRailways pension fund shifts portfolio toward 'simplicity'
€11.5bn SPF cuts number of companies in strategic equity portfolio to 70 high performers.
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Pension fund assets climbing back to pre-crisis levels, says OECD
Outlook for economic growth in developed economies remains ‘uncertain and sluggish’, however.
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NewsBIS study finds evidence for 'anchoring' of inflation expectations
Current events influence short, medium-term expectations, but rarely the long-term outlook.
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NewsUK roundup: Barnett Waddingham, Pension Corporation
Twenty-nine companies in FTSE 350 have pension deficit contributions exceeding free cash flow.
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NewsPensions buy-in market reaches £3bn, but trend might not last
Deals reach record level, but opportunities might decrease as new regulations come into effect.
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NewsDutch pension giant PME to deploy fixed income as security
Move aims to reduce risk of forced divestment of assets during sharply falling markets.
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NewsING divests LatAm pensions business, seeks other deals
Dutch group now seeks to offload pensions businesses in Asia, Europe and the US.
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NewsGerman pension scheme VBL wins court case over top-up premiums
GERMANY – Federal court rules payments demanded by supplementary pension scheme were legitimate.
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FairPensions: Trustees must accept new fiduciary duties
The complaint that trustees must act as ‘moral policemen’ misses the point, says Christine Berry.
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NewsStrategy of Spain's Social Security Reserve Fund 'should not be political'
Towers Watson responds to politicians' proposal to use €67bn fund to buy regional bonds.
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NewsWrite-downs on bank shares force NPRF to revise return to 3% loss for 2010
Fund's directed portfolio – invested exclusively in AIB and Bank of Ireland – falls by 25.7%.
