All IPE articles in June 2007 (Online) – Page 2
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ABP taps directly into indexation bonds
[16:27 CEST 05/06] NETHERLANDS – The €212bn Dutch ABP pension fund will increase its asset allocation in indexation bonds to 7% by 2009 via its ‘own instruments’.
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Co-operative fund on diversification streak
[16:28 CEST 05/06] UK - The new £5.5bn career average Co-operative Group Pension Scheme is adjusting its equity/bond split in favour of diversification into currency, commodities and infrastructure.
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BVI fails to get tax breaks for retirement funds
[16:29 CEST 05/06] GERMANY – Fund industry association BVI has failed in its efforts to persuade the government to introduce future tax breaks on investment funds designed for retirement saving.
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UK pensions ombudsmen to be merged
[16:30 CEST 05/06] UK – Retail and institutional pensions regulatory bodies will remain separate but the UK pensions ombudsmen's offices will be merged, minister for pension reform James Purnell has announced.
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Credit Suisse to diversify LDI into euros
[10:55 CEST 06/06] EUROPE - Credit Suisse is expanding its liability driven investment offering into the European pensions sector with the launch of a Euro Diversified Growth LDI fund later this summer.
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Confusion over voluntary entry in Romania
ROMANIA – The Private Pensions Commission has changed its mind and will now allow Romanians aged 35 to 45 more time to choose whether or not to join a second-pillar pension fund.
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FRR chooses three more for private equity
[17:03 CEST 06/06] FRANCE – The €32bn Fonds de réserves pour les retraites (FRR) has awarded mandates to Pantheon Ventures, Access Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers International Europe.
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Kent appoints UK equity manager
[17:04 CEST 06/06] UK – The £2.4bn (€3.6bn) Kent County Council Superannuation Scheme has finalised the restructuring of its UK equities portfolio by naming Invesco Perpetual.
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Lonely voice against ombudsman merger
[17:07 CEST 06/06] UK – The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is opposed to plans to integrate the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) within the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS).
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Wednesday people roundup
[17:13 CEST 06/06] GLOBAL – Renaissance, Baring, Watson Wyatt, Allianz, SEB, NIBC, BoNY, SSgA, Aon, Henderson, Schroders, Insight, Wellington, Commerzbank.
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NBIM seeks head for new department
[17:16 CEST 06/06] NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NIBM) is looking for its first permanent head of corporate governance and will increase the team in the department by at least three people over the coming months.
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IPE-QUEST: $20m Swiss emerging markets mandate
[17:16 CEST 06/06] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss pension fund is looking for a manager for a $20m (€15m) active global emerging markets equity portfolio.
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Small schemes' trustees in conflict of interest
[13:17 CEST 07/06] UK – Small pension funds’ trustees boards will encounter conflicts of interest with their corporate sponsor, according to David Blackwood, group treasurer at paints producer ICI.
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SRI set to change, says SVM
[13:20 CEST 07/06] EUROPE – Socially responsible investment (SRI) will evolve more towards investors wanting to engage in companies rather than disinvest from them, SVM Asset Management is convinced.
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OECD raps all members over pension reforms
16:52 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Some countries are "phasing in pension reforms too slowly", the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) states in its latest "Pensions at a Glance" report.
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Flurry of alternatives services emerge
[16:53 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL - Asset management houses are rushing to cater to European pension fund demand for alternative investments, with the launch of several new funds and services.
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Blue Sky hires successor to Satumalaij
[16:53 CEST 07/06] NETHERLANDS – Blue Sky Group, the manager of Dutch airline KLM’s pension fund assets, has appointed Hidde Frequin as its new real estate fund manager.
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Pensions are "deal or no deal" issue in M&As - LCP
[16:55 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Getting pension accounting sorted and knowing a company's true pension costs now rank among the most important issues in any merger and acquisition transaction, Lane Clarke & Peacock (LCP) has told company representatives.
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Overlap of indexation label supervision "should be avoided" - ABP
[17:55 CEST 07/06] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension giant ABP says an overlap could arise in the supervision by DNB and AFM of the indexation label.
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Greek funds reject JP Morgan bond offer
[16:56 CEST 07/06] GREECE/UK – Greek pension funds have rejected the offer by JP Morgan and hedge fund North Asset Management to repurchase a Greek government structured bond, branded dubious by ministers.
