All IPE articles in July 2013 (Online)
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Pension Protection Fund to design bespoke insolvency risk score
UK – Lifeboat fund to replace current provider Dun & Bradstreet with Experian.
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Most of UK pensions industry backs DC models for defined ambition
UK – Aon Hewitt poll finds little appetite for bare-bones defined benefit.
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PwC warns of higher longevity-swap costs as competition cools
UK – Increasing interest in de-risking worldwide to spread reinsurance capacity more thinly.
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Debtors fail to reach consensus on refinancing Germany's IVG
GERMANY – Board now "carefully examining" whether to dissolve company.
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Germany's answer to AIFMD makes waves in real estate
GERMANY – Local real estate investors adapt to newly adopted Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch.
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Aviva Investors launches infrastructure debt fund
EUROPE – Raises €425m in first closing, securing funds from three insurance companies.
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Dutch scheme cuts rights 'straight away' after funding drops
NETHERLANDS – Growing number of pension funds falling short of 105% minimum coverage ratio.
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UBS 'freezes' defined benefit pension fund in UK [updated]
EUROPE – Closure appears to be linked with drive to comply with Basel III capital requirements.
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European institutional investor tenders $120m US small-cap mandate
IPE-QUEST – Investor also tenders global core infrastructure mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Falling prices breathe new life into bulk annuity market
UK – Towers Watson expects deals to total £5bn by year-end after prices fall to 2012 levels.
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Trustees to consider Dutch scheme's fate after affiliate companies flee
NETHERLANDS – All five affiliate companies set to terminate contracts by end of year.
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Mandate News
Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, SEI, Cooper-Avon Tyres
EUROPE – Continental pension fund tenders £50m, passive, UK Gilt mandate using IPE-Quest.
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Report hails benefits of direct lending, other alternatives
UK – UBS says commercial mortgage lending shortfall is ‘worth exploring’ for pension funds.
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EC should avoid 'unnecessary changes' to IORP – Aon Hewitt
EUROPE – Consultancy says Brussels should instead tackle issues surrounding accrued pension rights.
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Trustees must be 'more aware' of impact of asset-liability model
UK – IC Select launches programme allowing trustees to compare consultants' ALM approaches.
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Deficit contributions outstrip dividends at some FTSE 350 companies
UK – Consultancy Barnett Waddingham identifies nearly two dozen companies.
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Dutch giant APG to invest €170m in Japanese warehouses
NETHERLANDS – 'Club-style' fund to focus on modern facilities near Tokyo, Osaka.
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United Capital moves to quell growing disquiet over Doverie deal
EUROPE – Asset manager aims to 'strengthen ties' in Bulgaria, keep on current CEO.
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Scheme for Austrian lawyers considers foray into real estate
AUSTRIA – Pension fund says government’s long-term investment projects ‘also interesting’.
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BNP Paribas buys into GOEF market with Depotbank deal
GERMANY – BNP Paribas Securities Services buys Commerzbank's Depotbank business for undisclosed sum.