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    PGGM secures fresh pension fund mandate

    2009-04-21T15:10:00Z

    [16:10 CEST 21-04] NETHERLANDS – The €300m pension fund for the Dutch private security industry has awarded PGGM an external mandate to manage the entire pension fund.

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    Asian equities eyed via external manager

    2009-04-17T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CEST 17-04] IPE-QUEST – A Swiss investor is conducting an initial manager screening for a potential $100m (€76m) large-caps Asia (ex Japan) equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.

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    Investors eyes growth in biotechnology

    2009-04-15T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CEST 15-04] IPE-QUEST – A continental European investor is looking to hire a manager to look after a $20m (€15.2m) biotechnology equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.

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    Hewitt to work with W.Yorks pension fund

    2009-04-14T16:15:00Z

    [17:15 CEST 14-04] UK – Bradford City Council has appointed Hewitt Associates as the new actuarial services provider to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund.

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    Horeca maintains strategy with small cap appointment

    2009-04-09T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CEST 09-04] NETHERLANDS – The €2.5bn Horeca & Catering pension fund is continuing with its asset allocation diversification plan despite a recent further fall in its cover ratio, and has awarded RCM a mandate to manage European small cap equities.

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    Dutch fund begins quest for higher bond yield

    2009-04-07T15:55:00Z

    [16:55 CEST 07-04] IPE-QUEST – An international consultancy firm operating in the Netherlands is seeking information about a possible high-yield fixed income mandate worth €10m for a Dutch pension fund, using IPE-Quest.

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    Swiss pension fund eyes real estate

    2009-04-03T15:25:00Z

    [16:25 CEST 03-04] IPE-QUEST – A Swiss corporate pension fund is looking for a manager with experience of investing in the real estate markets to take care of a $70m (€52m) pan-European real estate fund-of-funds mandate, using IPE-Quest.

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    Swiss pension pursues European equity (amended)

    2009-04-02T15:55:00Z

    [16:55 CEST 02-04] IPE-QUEST – A Swiss pension fund is looking to hire a manager for a $40m (€29.9m) global equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.

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    Market losses lower FRR mandate wins

    2009-04-02T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CEST 02-04] FRANCE – FRR, the €27.7bn French national pension fund, is dividing two equities mandates between a total of seven investment managers, albeit the sum invested is now smaller than originally advertised thanks to the impact of recent market falls.

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    Powys seeks global equity replacement

    2009-03-27T11:00:00Z

    [12:00 CET 27-03] UK – Powys Council is seeking a global equity manager to manage a £27m (€28.9m) mandate, while the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is tendering an actuarial contract.

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    Quest begins to find commodities and GEMs

    2009-03-20T16:05:00Z

    [17:05 CET 20-03] IPE QUEST – A Swiss pension fund is looking CHF400-600m (€261-392m) in commodities in a global mandate sought through IPE-Quest.

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    Islington splits global equity mandate

    2009-03-17T16:10:00Z

    [17:10 CET 17-03] UK – The London Borough of Islington has split a global equity contract valued at up to £250m (€275m) between two managers.

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    Pension scheme looks to China

    2009-03-13T15:55:00Z

    [16:55 CET 13-03] NETHERLAND – A Dutch pension scheme is looking for an asset manager to run a €10m Chinese equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.

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    Tower Hamlets retains Record and Auriel

    2009-03-13T15:50:00Z

    [16:50 CET 13-03] UK - The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has reappointed Record Currency Management (RCM) and Auriel Capital Management (ACM) to run its £10m (E11m) currency portfolio – which accounts for 3.5% of the scheme's overall portfolio.

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    Hackney moves into currency as BGI disappoints

    2009-03-13T14:50:00Z

    [15:50 CET 13-03] UK - The London Borough of Hackney has appointed FX Concepts to run a specialist £150m (€162m) active currency programme for its local government pension scheme.

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    LGIM picks up East Sussex mandate

    2009-03-12T15:50:00Z

    [16:50 CET 12-03] UK - East Sussex County Council has appointed Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) to run a specialist £275m (€295m) passive UK equity mandate.

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    FRR still in search of US equity manager

    2009-03-10T14:15:00Z

    [15:15 CET 10-03] FRANCE – FRR, the €27bn French national reserve pension fund, has signed seven firms to manage equities mandates worth €2.3bn, but is still searching for a suitable manager to take care of a €800m US equities active value account.

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    VBV severance pay fund returns -0.17%

    2009-03-09T16:10:00Z

    [17:10 CET 09-03] AUSTRIA – The VBV-Vorsorgekasse, the severance pay fund offered by Austria’s largest Pensionskasse, has performed better than the market average in 2008.

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    Gwynedd tenders active bonds portfolio

    2009-03-02T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 02-03] UK – Gwynedd Council is seeking an active bond manager for a £100m (€113m) active bond mandate for its local authority pension fund following a recent review of its investment structure.

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    Scheme seeks high yield US debt manager

    2009-02-20T15:55:00Z

    [16:55 CET 20-02] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund is looking for an external managers to manage a $100m (€79.3m) USA high yield debt mandate, using IPE Quest.