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    Robeco Corestone combo wins first mandate

    2008-08-21T12:00:00Z

    [13:00 CEST 21-08] NETHERLANDS – The €90m Dutch corporate pension fund of GITP International has tapped Dutch financial group Robeco and its Swiss arm Corestone as its new fiduciary manager, IPE has learnt.

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    NILGOSC adopts unconstrained equity mandates

    2008-08-19T15:50:00Z

    [16:50 CEST 19-08] UK – The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) has awarded four new unconstrained equity mandates, which includes the appointment of two new managers.

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    Scandinavian investor seeks Asian equity manager

    2008-08-19T14:45:00Z

    [15:45 CEST 19-08] SCANDINAVIA – A Scandinavian institutional investor is conducting a manager search for a $70m (€48m) Asian equity mandate, using IPE Quest.

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    Storfjord seeks provider for state scheme

    2008-08-19T11:00:00Z

    [12:00 CEST 19-08] NORWAY – Storfjord kommune is seeking a pension provider to run the state occupational pension fund for the municipality.

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    Industry-wide fund seeks currency manager

    2008-08-15T15:25:00Z

    [16:25 CEST 15-08] EUROPE – A European industry-wide pension fund is looking to award a $30m (€20.4m) global alpha currency mandate and is seeking a manager via IPE Quest.

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    £550m Enfield fund reappoints custodian

    2008-08-11T13:45:00Z

    [14:45 CEST 11-08] UK – The London Borough of Enfield has reappointed State Street to deliver custody arrangements for its £550m (€700m) pension fund.

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    Co-op's £5.3bn fund confirms custody consolidation

    2008-08-08T15:55:00Z

    [16:55 CEST 08-08] UK – The £5.3bn (€6.7bn) Co-operative Group Pension Scheme (PACE) has tapped BNY Mellon Asset Servicing as its sole custodian.

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    Belgian institution to award cash mandate

    2008-08-08T14:50:00Z

    [15:50 CEST 08-08] BELGIUM – A Belgian institutional investor is looking for a manager to handle a $125m (€82.6bn) Eurozone cash mandate, using IPE Quest.

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    Ealing re-tenders pensions investment consulting

    2008-08-08T14:45:00Z

    [15:45 CEST 08-08] UK – The London Borough of Ealing is reviewing Mercer’s position as investment consultant to the pension fund, in line with its regulatory duty to do so.

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    £1.1bn Dyfed fund renews custody mandate

    2008-08-07T16:00:00Z

    [16:00 CEST 07-08] UK – The £1.1bn Carmarthenshire County Council’s Dyfed pension fund has renewed its custody contract with HSBC Security Services.

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    Welsh fund taps Newton for global equities

    2008-08-05T15:40:00Z

    [16:40 CEST 05-08] UK – Rhondda Cynon Taff County Council has awarded Newton Investment Management a £221m (€278m) active global equity mandate.

  • PPF tenders £100m global equity portfolio
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    PPF tenders £100m global equity portfolio

    2008-08-04T15:35:00Z

    [16:35 CEST 04-08] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is seeking a new global equities manager to run a portfolio expected to reach £100m (€126m) in the first year of the contract.

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    Cambridgeshire awards global equity mandate

    2008-08-01T15:10:00Z

    [16:10 CEST 01-08] UK – The £1.4bn (€1.8bn) pension fund of UK local authority Cambridgeshire county council has tapped RCM to manage a £140m global equity mandate.

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    LPFA commits to ING’s global real estate FoF

    2008-07-30T15:09:00Z

    [16:10 CEST 30-07] UK - The London Pension Fund Authority has committed £150m (€190m) of capital to a new global property fund of funds (FoF) launched this week by ING Real Estate Select.

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    £1.2bn Trafalgar House fund replaces Hewitt (amended)

    2008-07-30T14:00:00Z

    [15:00 CEST 30-07] UK - The £1.2bn (€1.5bn) pension fund of the former UK property conglomerate Trafalgar House has appointed Dutch consultant Cardano as its new investment adviser, replacing Hewitt.

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    Cheshire places £130m in high alpha fixed income

    2008-07-29T12:45:00Z

    [13:45 CEST 29-07] UK – The £2.3bn (€2.8bn) Cheshire County Council Pension Fund has awarded three fixed income mandates, including £130m into two high alpha funds managed by Henderson Global Investors.

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    BoNYM to service APG’s GTAA assets

    2008-07-25T14:45:00Z

    [15:45 CEST 25-07] NETHERLANDS – APG Investments, the asset management arm of the giant ABP pension fund, has appointed Bank of New York Mellon to manage the asset administration for its global tactical asset allocation strategy.

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    Industry-wide fund searches for high-yield gains

    2008-07-25T12:00:00Z

    [13:00 CEST 25-07] EUROPE – An industry-wide continental European pension fund is seeking to hire a global high-yield fixed income provider to manage a $80m (€51m) mandate, using IPE Quest.

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    German CTA to award €350m TAA mandate

    2008-07-22T15:10:00Z

    [16:10 CEST 22-07] GERMANY – A fiduciary manager in Germany acting on behalf of a German pension fund is looking for managers for a €350m tactical asset allocation (TAA) mandate, using IPE-Quest.

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    Cambridgeshire goes passive

    2008-07-21T10:32:00Z

    [12:35 CEST 21-07] UK – The £1.4bn (€1.8bn) pension fund of UK local authority Cambridgeshire county council has awarded a £140m passive equity mandate to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).