All Mandates - Investors articles – Page 20
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NewsAsset management roundup: P-Solve, Generali Investments, Russell Investments
EUROPE – The Network Rail CARE Pension Scheme has appointed P-Solve as a fiduciary manager.
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NewsIPE Quest: UK manager seeks to invest in Asian, Japanese equities
IPE QUEST – A UK multi-manager is looking to place three multi-cap mandates of around $50m (€35m), targeting global and Asian equity generally, as well as Japanese equity.
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NewsIPE Quest: Austrian pension fund tenders €40m absolute return mandate
IPE QUEST – A Swiss investment consultancy is looking to award a number of mandates, including two on behalf of an Austrian pension fund, using IPE Quest.
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NewsMandate roundup: State Street Global Advisors, Ruffer, BlackRock, Nomura
EUROPE – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has been awarded a £45m (€50m) passive UK and global equities mandate by the £241m London Borough of Havering local government pension scheme (LGPS).
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NewsLocal government schemes tender actuarial, investment management services
UK – The Environment Agency’s £1.6bn (€1.8bn) pension fund and five other local government pension schemes (LGPS) with assets totalling £7.3bn are seeking to appoint joint actuarial advisors and investment managers in a cost-cutting measure.
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NewsSweden's Kammarkollegiet appoints global equity managers
SWEDEN – Kammarkollegiet, the fund manager and financial procurement agency to Swedish state-linked organisations, has appointed three global equity managers following a restructuring of its external investment management arrangements.
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NewsCumbrian scheme ends 10-year relationship with Capita
UK – The £1.3bn (€1.46bn) Cumbrian County Council pension scheme has ended a decade-long administration relationship with Capita in favour of linking up with a fellow local authority scheme.
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Achmea investment funds unit awards €230m mandate to Standish Mellon
NETHERLANDS – Achmea Beleggingsfondsen Beheer has awarded a €230m fixed income mandate to Standish Mellon Asset Management, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management.
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NewsMandate roundup: Lancashire County Pension Fund, Kent County Council Superannuation Scheme
UK – Lancashire County Pension Fund has begun a review of its investment strategy with a view to managing its portfolio more actively.
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NewsMandate roundup: Investec, Nykredit, BAA Pension Trust, Xafinity Paymaster, Japan Tobacco
GLOBAL – Investec Asset Management has been appointed to sub-advise a newly launched emerging markets debt fund by Denmark's Nykredit Asset Management.
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NewsStrathclyde Pension Fund terminates mandate, puts other managers on alert
UK – One of the UK's largest local authority pension schemes has terminated a mandate with Aberdeen Property Investors and put several other fund managers on alert.
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NewsKölner Pensionskasse to manage Germany's first 'Jewish' scheme
GERMANY – The Kölner Pensionskasse is set to manage the first pension fund for employees of Jewish communities in Germany.
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MNOPF reappoints Towers Watson as delegated CIO, seeks new adviser
UK – The £3bn (€3.5bn) Merchant Navy Officers’ Pension Fund (MNOPF) has re-appointed Towers Watson as its delegated CIO and is finalising an RFP for the appointment of an ongoing adviser.
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NewsDutch catering scheme picks F&C for hedging
NETHERLANDS – The €3.6bn Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering, the industry-wide pension fund for the Dutch catering and hospitality industry, has appointed F&C for interest-rate hedging.
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NewsUK roundup: Baker Tilly, Legal & General, Scottish Widows, Horwath Clark Whitehill
UK – The biggest challenge facing UK trustees, according to Baker Tilly's 2010 confidence survey, is their pension schemes' deficit recovery plans – ahead of both investment strategy and longevity risk.
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NewsBerkshire pension fund considers exposure to emerging market currencies
UK – The £1bn (€1.1bn) Royal County of Berkshire is looking to explore its investment options by inviting managers to pitch the advantages of an emerging markets currency portfolio, as well as methods of addressing investment and liability tail risk.
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NewsTender roundup: West Midlands, Lancashire
UK – The £6bn (€7.1bn) West Midlands Authorities Pension Fund is seeking advice on the formulation of its latest investment benchmark, which it reviews annually.
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NewsIPE Quest: Danske Capital looks to commodities, while pension fund prefers emerging markets
IPE QUEST – Danske Capital and a European pension fund and are looking to hire managers for global commodities and global emerging market equity mandates, using IPE Quest.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE Quest, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan, Aberdeen Asset Management, Hymans Robertson
EUROPE – A Scandinavian institutional investor is looking for a manager for a $90m (€68m) global bond mandate, using IPE Quest.
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NewsIPE Quest: Investors looking for Swiss, European government bond managers
SWITZERLAND – Swiss investment consultants are looking to hire a manager for a €35m European government and a CHF30m (€23m) Swiss government bond portfolio, using IPE Quest.
