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Swiss fund seeks managers for two $20m mandates
SWITZERLAND: Two $20 million mandates for Index-Enhanced Global Debt and Active Swiss Equities have been announced by Zurich-based investment consultant Felix Kottmann of Kottmann Advisory for a Swiss pension fund client.
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Oslo picks PIMCO for new $220m fixed income fund
NORWAY- Oslo Pensjons Forsikring has appointed PIMCO Europe to set up and manage a $220m global fixed-income portfolio for the city's 20,000 employee pension fund.
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Warburg Pincus fund closes at e5.9bn
US/EUROPE Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has announced that its WP VIII fund has closed with assets of $5.3bn (€5.9bn), a figure it claims is a “considerable accomplishment” in light of the volatile economic climate and consolidating private equity market.
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Essex fund seeks managers for e1.5bn
UK – The Essex County Council pension fund is looking for managers for £945m (€1,530m) of its £1.8bn assets, including a passive multi-asset equity and bond mandate worth some £620m and a predominantly UK fixed income mandate worth £140m.
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Yorkshire hands e900m to Schroders and Western
UK – The £865m (€1,407m) Yorkshire Electricity Group pension scheme has carried out a strategic asset allocation review that has led to the appointment of Schroders and Western Asset Management to run two new £280m (€455m) sterling fixed income mandates.
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Investec adds to London-based institutional team
UK - Investec Asset Management has won three new mandates worth £218m (€355m) and announced two new senior appointments to its London-based institutional marketing team.
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Italy's Laborfonds completes manager selection
ITALY - Laborfonds, the €100m complimentary pension fund for workers in Northern Italy, has appointed New York-based Alliance Capital to run its €10m US equity and fixed income portfolio.
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NTMA announces seven managers for final e2bn
IRELAND- Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has announced the final seven managers to run the unallocated e2bn of the National Pensions Reserve Fund’s e8bn in assets.
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AP4 tenders $600m in Asia and Japanese equities
SWEDEN- Sweden’s Skr130bn (e14.3bn) AP4 fund has announced the tendering of Asia Pacific-ex Japan and Japanese equity mandates worth up to a total of $600m (e682m). The fund is to appoint several firms to oversee the mandates, deadline for applications is May 11th and appointments should be announced some time ...
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CalPERS shortlists seven for $4.1bn equity fund
US – The $172.5bn (€196.3bn) Californian state public workers’ pension fund, CalPERS, has short-listed seven asset management firms to take care of the fund’s $4.1bn domestic growth equity fund.
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Dorset picks Cazenove for £38m cash mandate
UK – West Dorset District Council has awarded a £38m (€62m) fixed income and cash mandate to Cazenove Fund Management. The appointment will take effect from May and the mandate represents a fund that is part of the council’s liquid assets.
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Powys seeks investment managers for £80m
UK – The £160m (€260.7m) Powys County Council pension fund in Wales is looking for asset managers for a £48m active fixed income mandate and two £16m active equity mandates. John McNeil, head of finance at the fund, says the RFP has come about because the fund grew unhappy with ...
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VGZ picks GSAM for e1bn fiduciary role
NETHERLANDS- Zorgverzekeraar VGZ, one of the largest specialised health insurers in the Netherlands, has appointed Goldman Sachs Asset Management as fiduciary manager for its entire investment portfolio worth almost e1bn. VGZ remains responsible for dictating the strategic investment policy but as fiduciary manager, Goldman Sachs will look after asset ...
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NTMA names five managers for e8bn reserve fund
IRELAND- Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has announced a further five managers to help run part of the e8bn National Pensions Reserve Fund. It has appointed Capital International and Dresdner RCM Global Investors to run two e420m global equity mandates. In addition, Bank of Ireland Asset Management, Blackrock International ...
