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Too open and too loose?
An argument between Age, the older people’s platform, and the European Commission is simmering over how effective the EU’s peer review system is, just as the EU’s executive body gets ready to publish a series of non-binding suggestions for how member states can step up pension reforms. Following the submission ...
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Portability: benefit or burden?
In October 2005 the European Commission published a draft directive on the portability of occupational pension rights in the EU. (Like all other directives, the requirements would be considered minimum standards; member states could maintain or create more favourable conditions for employees.) The Commission has always promoted the freedom of ...
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Star calls for Dutch governance principles
NETHERLANDS - The implementation of the principles for pension fund governance by scheme boards must be made mandatory, the Dutch Labour Foundation has said.
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Dutch governance body Eumedion launches
NETHERLANDS - The corporate governance forum Eumedion – formerly known as SCGOP – has started under its new name with nine new members.
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Delta Lloyd’s Bostanci wins IPE/AIMSE scholarship
GLOBAL - The 2005 IPE/AIMSE Scholarship has gone to Sibel Bostanci, head of institutional sales at investment management firm Delta Lloyd in Germany.
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Providers prepare as Norway goes mandatory
NORWAY - Norwegian pension providers are gearing up for a market boost with the introduction of mandatory employer contributions to privately managed employee pension funds.
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EU Commission calls for flexible retirement ages
EUROPE – The European Commission says the right policy response to increasing life expectancy may be flexible retirement ages.
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Allianz Global Investors sets up Luxembourg arm
EUROPE – Allianz Global Investors has founded a subsidiary in Luxembourg from which it plans to bolster its European presence, especially where investment funds are concerned.
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Cordares-ASW merger set for January
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch construction industry pensions providers Cordares and ASW say they will complete their previously announced merger as of January 1.
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UK body to review pension liabilities disclosure
UK – The UK’s corporate financial reporting regulator is to review best practice for firms’ disclosure of pensions liabilities.
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Bank of Ireland buys into alternatives group
IRELAND – The Bank of Ireland has agreed to buy more than 70% of US hedge fund group Guggenheim for €154m.
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Supervisors to circulate pension principles
GLOBAL - The International Organisation of Pension Supervisors is to circulate a newly approved set of principles for pension supervision in the New Year.
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Unilever sets up €5bn asset pooling vehicle
EUROPE – Consumer products group Unilever has set up a pension asset pooling vehicle called Univest which could grow to around €3-5bn in size.
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Dutch Treasury won’t issue index-linked bonds
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch State Treasury Agency won’t issue index-linked bonds in the near future, it said in its outlook for 2006.
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Germany’s FERI to expand into Switzerland
GERMANY – FERI Institutional Advisors plans to break into the Swiss institutional market sometime in 2006, according to Arnd Thorn, who took over as FIA’s chief executive last August.
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OECD flags up scarcity of government bonds
GLOBAL – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has flagged up the potential scarcity of high-quality long-term government bonds for pension funds.
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IPE-QUEST: Nordic bank seeks sub advisor
NORDIC – A Nordic bank has tendered an initial $80m sub- advisory mandate via IPE-Quest.
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Hoogovens scheme’s Bronger joins Robeco
NETHERLANDS – Patrick Bronger, senior investment manager at the €5.3bn Hoogovens pension fund, has joined Robeco’s hedge fund department.
