All M&A articles
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FeaturesThe recalibration of the asset management industry value chain
The ability to maintain or increase revenues in the global asset management industry has been challenged by the rise of passive funds and the derisking of DB pension plans.
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NewsItalian pension fund defends position in ‘banking M&A risk’ game
Enpam and Fondazione Enasarco offices were raided by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza seeking documentation relating to securities transactions
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NewsPensions Insurance Corporation Group acquired for £5.7bn
PIC will be held by a single strategic owner for the first time in its 20-year history
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NewsPension funds become embroiled in Italy’s banking M&A battles
Cassa Forense, Enasarco, Enpam and Inarcassa face questions over their stakes in Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Mediobanca, and Banco Popolare Milano (BPM)
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Special ReportWill the asset management industry automatically benefit from consolidation?
Views from the top: Thirteen leading asset managers talked to IPE for the Top 500 Asset Managers Report
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Special ReportEuropean asset management M&A activity surges ahead
Driven by economies of scale and tightening industry cost pressures, more and more European fund managers are on the acquisition trail
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NewsEuropean asset managers favour organic growth over M&A, Morningstar finds
While some market headlines suggest a wave of consolidation, the underlying data tells a more nuanced story
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: why retail super funds are in demand
A three-way battle is currently raging for control of Insignia Financial, the third-largest retail super fund in Australia’s A$4.1trn (€2.5trn) superannuation sector
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NewsPE exits ‘bode well’ for DC pensions market and private market investment
UK government aims to increase pension fund investment in UK private markets
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NewsNorway’s SWF criticises Japan’s new M&A guidelines
NBIM says “unclear” rules around corporate valuations could let boards reject takeover bids without challenge
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Danica Pension sells Norway operation to Storebrand for NOK2bn
Storebrand says strengthening presence in the occupational pensions market for SMEs
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Cardano buys Dutch asset manager Actiam
The acquisition is to provide Cardano with much needed sustainability expertise
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AnalysisAnalysis: Trustee tactics for takeovers
UK merger and acquisition activity is buoyant, with £6.1bn-worth of domestic companies acquired by foreign entities in the first quarter of 2021
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Morrisons trustees warn takeover bids would ‘materially weaken’ schemes
CD&R ‘understands and accepts’ that trustees expect talks about additional security
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Consultants warn pension funds of NN IP on shortlists
Uncertainty about future ownership can still be a reason not to select a firm, consultants say
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KLP posts 0.5% H1 loss, reveals lost €14.3m on sale of DC unit
CEO says fund is “well equipped to face further unrest for a long time”
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Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason, forming $1.5trn manager
EnTrust Global, a Legg Mason affiliate, will repurchase its business
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NewsInvesco to acquire OppenheimerFunds in $5.7bn deal
OppenheimerFunds’ parent company MassMutual to take 15.5% take in Invesco
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Norway's Storebrand buys asset manager Skagen in €170m deal
Transaction will make Storebrand Norway’s largest pension provider and asset manager
