All IPE articles in June 2009 (Online) – Page 2
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Bigger pension players push ESG - study
[16:50 CEST 03-06] UK - A group of responsible investment (RI) champions is clearly starting to emerge among UK corporate pension funds, according to the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance body (UKSIF).
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BP closes final salary scheme to new members
[17:15 CEST 03-06] UK - BP is closing its $18.24bn (€12.83bn) final salary pension scheme to new members from 1 April next year.
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West Yorkshire’s Imeson to retire
[15:30 CEST 04-06] UK – Stuart Imeson, head of pensions and investment at the £6bn (€6.9bn) West Yorkshire Pension Fund, is planning to retire later this year so officials have begun a search for his replacement.
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Online pensions are coming to Norfolk
[15:45 CEST 04-06] UK – Norfolk County Council has appointed Hymans Robertson to implement an online pensions system to help manage the scheme on behalf of its 50,000 members.
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Irish funds recover some of 2008 losses
[16:10 CEST 04-06] IRELAND – Irish managed pension funds saw positive returns for the third month in a row to the end of May, and have now made gains since the beginning of the year, according to data from Rubicon Consulting.
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Future gov't bond returns to be 'considerably lower' - PIMCO
[16:50 CEST 04-06] GLOBAL – Fixed income specialist Pimco has warned that investors must expect government bonds to deliver poorer returns over the coming years than recently seen, as the state of US government borrowing is likely to frighten investors away when the market is being flooded by paper.
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Danish investor pursues European equities
[16:55 CEST 04-06] DENMARK – Danish firm Nykredit Asset Management is looking to invest up to $150m (€100m) in all/large-cap equities, using IPE-Quest.
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Longevity swaps – buy now while stocks last?
[17:00 CEST 04-06] UK - DB pension schemes planning to offload longevity risk by purchasing swaps should strongly consider buying them now, according to Mercer.
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Union strengthens position on Corus DB closure
[17:25 CEST 04-06] UK – Community, the UK trade union, has claimed that Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steel manufacturer, has withdrawn a deadline for closing its DB scheme to new members.
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Capital rules may have forced Barclays' DB decision - consultant
[14:00 CEST 05-06] UK - Barclays' decision to close its UK defined benefit pension scheme may have been influenced by regulatory capital requirements, according to pensions consultancy Punter Southall.
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Clarity sought over ‘acting in concert’
[15:30 CEST 05-06] UK – Four bodies representing the UK investment and pensions industry have called for clarity on rules concerning shareholders seen to be ‘acting in concert’, so investors may act collectively to get key messages across to companies they invest in.
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Firm claims ability to certify hedge fund 'low fraud' risk
[16:30 CEST 05-06] GLOBAL – A company has launched what it claims is the first certification system, in the wake of the Madoff scandal, to demonstrate there is a low fraud risk attached to hedge funds and other investment managers.
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Cooper to replace Purnell as pensions secretary
[15:45 CEST 05-06] UK – Yvette Cooper, chief secretary to the UK Treasury, is expected to be named later today as work and pensions secretary in a Cabinet reshuffle, following the shock resignation of James Purnell late last night.
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Altering IFRIC 14 is right - consultants
[16:50 CEST 05-06] EUROPE - Two major pensions consultancy firms have broadly welcomed the recent move by the IASB to amend its asset-ceiling interpretation of IFRIC 14.
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Pension assets may be used to back local gov’t fund
[16:55 CEST 05-06] UK - A mutual fund backed by UK local authority pension funds could exist in embryonic form by early next year which will invest in public works such as the latter stages of private finance initiatives (PFI) and public-private partnership (PPP) projects.
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Fear of DB closures pre-empted tough week for pensions
[17:05 CEST 05-06] UK - Seven out of 10 Britons fear company pension schemes could be closed to all workers because of the tax changes in this year's Budget.
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APG Group appoints acting-CIO
[14:25 CEST 08-06] NETHERLANDS - Paul Spijkers, current chief investment officer at APG Asset Management, has been appointed in the interim to step into the CIO role left at the asset management group by Roderick Munsters.
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BGI may be the exception in sale potential – M&A expert
[16:45 CEST 08-06] GLOBAL – The potential takeover of Barclays Global Investors (BGI) by rival passive management firm BlackRock has been hailed as one of the few asset management deals with the potential and value to be completed in the current economic climate, a merger and acquisitions specialist has suggested.
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DC pension contributions need to rise - Capita
[16:00 CEST 08-06] UK – The average contribution to company defined contribution schemes comfortably exceeds the minimum proposed for personal accounts due in 2012 yet bigger contributions are further needed, according to Capita Hartshead's 16th annual pensions administration survey.
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Eagle lands in pensions hot seat
[17:05 CEST 08-06] UK – Angela Eagle MP has become the 11th minister in charge of UK pensions, following a reshuffle of junior ministers performed in the wake of last week's cabinet reshuffle.
