All IPE articles in July 2013 (Online) – Page 5
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NewsCardano named adviser to £2.7bn UK electricity scheme
UK – Scheme aims to improve funding ratio while 'continuing to be innovative'.
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NewsGerman investor tenders €100m Pacific equities mandate
IPE-QUEST – Selected manager to serve as 'backup for existing managers for time being'.
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ABP, PFZW warn of possible rights cuts after second-quarter losses
NETHERLANDS – Coverage ratios at largest Dutch schemes fall by 4 percentage points.
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Prospect of avoiding rights cuts at Dutch metal schemes 'gloomy'
NETHERLANDS – €31.6bn PME concedes it might have to cut rights by as much as 5%.
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NewsESG roundup: Mercer on pay, integrated reporting, UK Companies Act 2006
GLOBAL – New regulation could derail progress on remuneration, Mercer warns.
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NewsNAPF infrastructure fund will 'do its best' to accommodate DC
UK – Vehicle keen to be as 'DC-friendly as possible', says CIO at NEST.
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Austrian pension reform 'best possible' given circumstances, watchdog says
AUSTRIA – Official concedes more reform needed at European level.
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Irish airline scheme yet to submit formal funding proposal
IRELAND – Pensions Board letter rejecting preliminary proposal sent two weeks after deadline.
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NewsStandard Life's Euan Munro appointed chief executive at Aviva Investors
EUROPE – Manager of Global Absolute Return Strategy keen to unlock Aviva Investors' 'potential'.
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NewsUK talks up defined ambition in response to House of Lords ageing report
UK – Certainty of outcome more important than clarity on return estimates, government says.
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Redington warns UK pension funds on stagnation 'predicament'
UK – Consultancy says schemes could find themselves reliant on Gilt holdings for positive returns.
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NewsBulgaria to investigate controversial Doverie deal 'if necessary'
BULGARIA – Unions, politicians question transparency of UK-based buyer United Capital.
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PGB to bring management of BlackRock government bond portfolio inhouse
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund for Dutch printing industry cites efficiency, cost savings.
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Unilever pension fund attributes funding level to 'fine-tuning'
NETHERLANDS – €4.4bn Progress scheme returns more than 18% on investments in 2012.
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NewsESG roundup: UNEP FI, Threadneedle, Clwyd, The Environment Agency
GLOBAL – UNEP FI says institutionals should address impact of investments on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Swiss roundup: BSV research tender, Swisscanto on funding levels
SWITZERLAND – Government calls for research to serve as ‘benchmark’ for second-pillar reform.
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NewsAcademic paper questions merits of property as inflation hedge
GLOBAL – Only commercial real estate shows any evidence of 'real link' between inflation, returns.
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NewsAsian investor tenders private real estate, infrastructure mandate
IPE-QUEST – Asian investor makes amendments to previous tender made in June using IPE-Quest.
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NewsESMA approves cross-border arrangements for alternative funds
EUROPE – Regulator signs agreements with authorities in Japan, Mexico and US.




