All IPE articles in June 2007 (Online)
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Swiss public schemes told to get fully funded
[17:02 CEST 29-06] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Federal Council (Bundesrat) wants to see all local and federal authority pension schemes on a 100% funding level by 2038.
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Rabobank scheme plots its real estate future
[17:01 CEST 29-06] NETHERLANDS - The Stichting Pensioenfonds Rabobank has started to invest in plots of land, to create future building opportunities for its property investments.
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HSBC bank scheme names new managers
[17:01 CEST 29-06] UK – The £10.5bn (€15.6bn) HSBC Bank UK pension scheme has appointed Ashmore and AXA Investment Management in a portfolio revamp.
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TFR use for pensions "disappointing" - Candylaftis
[17:00 CEST 29-06] ITALY – Only a small number of Italians have chosen to put their severance pay TFR into pension funds but the pension industry will grow, asset manager Francis Candylaftis is convinced.
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Pfizer praised for governance engagement
[17:00 CEST 29-06] US – Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has been commended for its decision to regularly meet with institutional investors and discuss its corporate governance.
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Schemes exceeded benchmark by 1.75% - DNB
[17:00 CEST 29-06] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds returned 1.75% on average over their respective benchmarks between 1999 and 2006, pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank has said.
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PGGM to pursue SRI engagement
[13:23 CEST 29-06] NETHERLANDS - PGGM, the €85bn pension fund for healthcare and social workers, has announced it will actively engage with the all 4,000 listed companies in its investment portfolio on ethical issues.
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SWIP loses another key player
[10:39 CEST 29-06] UK - Chris Walker, managing director for international business at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has “left to pursue other interests”, the company has confirmed.
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EC takes Germany to court over pensions competition
[17:03 CEST 28-06] GERMANY – The European Commission is taking Germany to court over the failure of its local governments to award contracts for deferred compensation plans in a manner consistent with EU competition law.
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Pension fund investment needs “not being met” - Create
[17:02 CEST 28-06] EUROPE - Asset management houses are failing to deliver the type of investment offerings pension funds actually want, according to an investment think-tank.
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Parent group contract reveals anti-avoidance - TPR
[17:01 CEST 28-06] UK – A US-based transportation company is being hit with the UK’s first financial support direction (FSD) because it has an agreement in place to support its UK subsidiary’s pension, The Pensions Regulator has revealed.
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AP4 seeks Asian equities managers
[17:01 CEST 28-06] SWEDEN – The fourth buffer fund Fjärde AP-fonden is tendering for management of €1.5bn in Japanese and Pacific equities.
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Aranykor gets new managing director
[17:01 CEST 28-06] HUNGARY – The HUF92bn (€372m) Aranykor Pension Fund has named Krisztina Kulyassa as new managing director.
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Feri sells Fund Market Information
[17:00 CEST 28-06] UK/GERMANY – Fund research specialist Feri Fund Market Information (Feri FMI) is to become part of Lipper, Reuters' specialist fund subsidiary.
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Reshuffle gives Hain and Purnell a 2012 focus
[17:00 CEST 28-06] UK – UK prime minister Gordon Brown has appointed Peter Hain MP as the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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IPE-QUEST: Laborfonds adds investment lines
[16:58 CEST 28-06] ITALY – The €451m Laborfonds is seeking managers for a guaranteed and an ethical investment line as well as for a European equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Plan members get say on policy
[11:00 CEST 28-06] NETHERLANDS - The Social and Economic Council (SER) is to ask ordinary Dutch workers for their views on pensions this autumn.
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SBZ mandates ABN and Russell
NETHERLANDS - The €2.5bn industry-wide pension fund for care insurers, SBZ has placed its asset management with ABN Amro Asset Management (AAAM) and Russell Investment Group.
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Carnegie looks beyond Nordics
DENMARK - Carnegie Asset Management is looking beyond the Nordic region to double assets in its Worldwide Fund from €8bn to €16bn.
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German mid-caps could fully fund pensions by 2011
GERMANY – Stocks traded on Germany’s mid-cap equity index (MDax) could fully fund their pension schemes by 2011, or just a year later than blue chips traded on the Dax-30, according to Rauser Towers Perrin (RTP).
