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NewsRatings agencies allow 'back door' access to pension funds
Speaking to UK Treasury Select Committee, NAPF outlines 'concern' on ratings process.
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NewsPPF outlines further details of Treasury-backed infrastructure vehicle
Scheme will aim to hire staff soon, with initial £1bn (€1.2bn) in capital targeted.
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NewsAP3 head says Swedish buffer fund closure a 'very open question'
Kerstin Hessius says review of buffer fund system may not lead to closure of two funds.
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NewsLeverage longevity by 'turning savers into investors', says BlackRock's Fink
CEO calls on society to look through current uncertainties and 'put cash to work' in economy.
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NewsAsset managers 'unable' to challenge insurers' dominance over pensions
GERMANY – Survey of German market shows insurance companies still dominate bAV market.
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NewsPension funds are warming to 'smart-beta' investment strategies
Investors want portfolios to work harder as they reduce risk, bfinance says.
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NewsUK roundup: F&C LDI survey, SEI Quick Poll
Inflation hedging among UK pension funds rises to highest level in two years, says F&C.
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NewsEngineering company transfers PFI assets to pension scheme to plug deficit
Costain agrees transfer of £20m in private finance initiative holdings to scheme.
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NewsDenmark to issue inflation-linked sovereign bonds for first time
Government reacts to increasing demand from pension funds for real returns in Danish kroner.
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NewsConvertible arbitrage hedge fund strategy off to good start – EDHEC
Strong loadings of credit and convertibles help strategy to gain more than 2.2% year to date.
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NewsNorges Bank to shift oil fund's strategy towards emerging markets
Shift will result in lower exposure to European debt at time of escalating sovereign debt crisis.
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NewsCurrency hedging 'barely matters' for long-term investors – LBS study
London Business School professor dismisses currency hedging as a 'zero-sum game'.
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NewsDeficit at BT pension scheme increases by one-third in Q3
Scheme hit by combination of low corporate bond yields, above-expectation inflation.
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NewsInvestor beware: The trouble with due diligence
ABP's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs highlights a number of unresolved questions over due diligence.
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Heineken rejects complaints over index-linked pensions at Scottish & Newcastle
Scottish MPs claim Dutch company ‘reneged’ on promises to provide RPI increases.
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Switching to low-risk assets in crisis 'risks making all pensioners worse off'
Oxera warns pension funds against shifting asset allocation in response to financial crisis.
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Waltham Forest pension fund drops BankInvest as global equities manager
Scheme to replace Danish fund manager with two new equity managers later this year.
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Germany reviewing investment rules for pension schemes after downgrade
Interior ministry said to be reviewing guidelines governing civil servant reserve funds.
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Dutch pension schemes resigned to downgrading of French, Austrian credit
Changing investments ‘continuously’ to follow rating adjustments makes no sense, says PME.
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ERAFP stands by French debt, pursues asset allocation diversification strategy
French public pension fund to look at private equity, real estate and infrastructure.
