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NewsABP, Greater Manchester commit to European infrastructure fund
ABP's asset manager APG and UK scheme decline to give details of commitment to EISER Fund II.
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NewsKPMG criticises speed of Dutch pension fund reporting
Consultancy argued reducing lag time allows for more efficient risk control.
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NewsGDF Suez issues euro-denominated 100-yr bond
Pension funds – particularly those from the UK – account for 60% of issue.
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NewsSwiss Pension Conference: Risk is fine if you can afford it
Speakers agree risk must be rewarded, but disagree on which risks are rewarded sufficiently.
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NewsBig changes as FRR unveils LDI strategy
Fonds de reserve pour les retraites to pay €2.1bn a year to CADES until 2024, when it will close for good.
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NewsAcademics to strike over reforms to USS pension fund
Trade union UCU describes consultation as an 'absolute sham'.
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NewsUK pension funds call for more long-dated gilts
NAPF urges government to increase issuance of long-dated, inflation-protected gilts in 2011-12.
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NewsEuropean pension funds should boost alternatives, says JPMAM
US endowments, however, should bring allocations to asset class down, company says.
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NewsUK pension scheme rallies shareholder opposition to Barclays bonuses
Croydon LGPS urges schemes to oppose bonuses after lower-than-expected dividend.
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NewsCalPERS' Apple victory 'good for governance' worldwide, say pension funds
Californian scheme succeeded in forcing issue of majority voting for board elections.
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Four-fifths of occupational schemes seek sponsor payments
Schemes express growing interest in LDI assets, liability reductions, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds shift from active to passive in wake of crisis, says State Street
Sovereign wealth funds modify investment strategy, opting for passive by default, says the asset manager.
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NewsIrish pension funds shift focus to offset deficit disaster
Funds to increase allocations to alternatives, adopt global benchmarks and invest in growth.
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NewsInvestors bringing private equity in-house, says Coller survey
GLOBAL – Well over a third of US and European private equity investors will reduce or end their exposure to funds of funds over the next three years, and among pension funds, half believe they could improve returns if they were allowed to hire more investment staff.
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AGI warns on German Bunds
EUROPE – Allianz Global Investors (AGI) has cautioned against exposure to German Bunds, arguing that the European Union’s bailout package means the country will further lose its status as a investment safe haven.
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NewsFinland's Etera targets SRI and green property
FINLAND - Etera, the Finnish mutual pension insurance company, has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and has joined Finland's Green Building Council (FIGBC).
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NewsPKA joins biggest European biotech cash injection
DENMARK – PKA has announced it is investing around DKK140m (€19m) in a Danish biotech firm developing cancer drugs, part of what it says is the biggest capital injection ever into a European biotech business.
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NewsATP, PensionDanmark consider joint property, infrastructure deals
DENMARK – Two of Denmark's largest pension funds, the DKK104.5bn (€14bn) PensionDanmark and ATP, are considering joint property and infrastructure deals.
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NewsEuropean industry fund seeks emerging market equity manager for $150m brief
IPE QUEST – A European pension fund is looking to invest $150m (€112m) in global emerging market equities, using IPE Quest.
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NewsNew York, Ohio pension funds named lead plaintiffs in BP lawsuit
GLOBAL – New York State Common Retirement Fund has succeeded in being named co-lead plaintiff in its class action suit against BP.
