All IPE articles in June 2011 (Online) – Page 7
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Nordic roundup: NBIM, child labour, Disney, Ericsson, AP7, AP2
Report by Norges Bank on child labour rates Walt Disney, Ericsson as companies with best safeguards.
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Friday people roundup
Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Northern Trust, State Street Global Advisors, SYZ & Co
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Dutch government, social partners agree new pension deal
Changes abolish company contribution holidays, may see expansion of FTK says government.
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Solvency II will not stunt German real estate investment, says Ernst & Young
GERMANY – Company predicts 31% upturn in property deals this year. New regulations are not a concern.
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Commodities' inflation hedge potential waning, says Amundi
Manager warned against negative upward trend in agricultural goods due to influx of investments.
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UK regulator issues further contribution notice to Bonas Group
Pensions Regulator orders £60,000 injection by Bonas' Belgian parent company.
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Real estate returns 29% for Dutch chemical scheme DSM
Annual report reveals returns of close to 40% on US property, with EM equity yielding 27%.
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IMF criticises Latvia's continued contribution freeze
LATVIA – Global body says long-term sustainability of pension system not helped by decision.
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Water management must be core of ESG strategy, says EIRIS
Investors must force companies to be aware of water risk and its impact on balance sheets.
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MNOPF appoint Hymans Robertson to 'monitor and challenge' Towers Watson
Consultancy will play checks and balances role, overseeing decisions made by delegated CIO.
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German institutions give thumbs-up to alternatives but proceed with caution
German institutionals discuss the challenges of alternative strategies.
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Sovereign funds stepped up direct investment in 2010, finds report
Emerging markets increasingly of interest for SWFs but Asia retains 41% of direct investments.
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Swaps liquidity risk demands attention, says DNB
Survey of 27 Dutch schemes shows not all have sufficient assets to comply with collateral requirements.
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Buy-outs to increase as corporates shelve pension risks, says LCP
Consultancy argued insurers were already pricing in cost of Solvency II regulation.
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F&C claims shareholder victory over German stealth takeovers
GERMANY – Asset manager campaigned for ban on tactic that allowed undisclosed acquisition of majority stakes.
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Hungarian funds dispute supervisor's claim on indirect investments
Hungarian regulator says indirect investments raised investment costs, lowering net returns.
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Wednesday people roundup
BlackRock, BNP Paribas Securities Services, KPMG, State Street, Threadneedle.
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Fast EM recovery risks asset bubbles, warns DB Advisors
Global chief economist warns biggest problem facing region was recovering from crisis too quickly.
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HSBC Global Asset Management launches two EM funds
UK asset manager sets up new emerging market funds due to high levels of interest from investors.
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Investors fear Greek and US defaults, predict low Bund yields
Straw poll at German conference reveals growing uncertainty about US ability to repay debt.