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    Merseyside seeks UK 130/30 managers

    2008-05-21T15:55:00Z

    [16:55 CEST 21-05] UK – Wirral Borough Council is seeking managers to run up to five unconstrained UK equity portfolios, including 130/30 funds, for the £4.3bn (€5.36bn) Merseyside Pension Fund.

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    IPE-Quest: German fund seeks convertible bonds

    2008-05-21T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CEST 21-05] GERMANY – A German pension fund is looking for managers for a €50m European convertible bonds mandate, using IPE-Quest.

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    North Yorks pension moves into property (amended)

    2008-05-20T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CEST 20-05] UK – The £1.2bn (€1.5bn) North Yorkshire County Council pension fund is adjusting its asset allocation and moving into real estate investment, as well as searching for an overseas equity manager.

  • Leicestershire to move out of gilts
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    Leicestershire to move out of gilts

    2008-05-19T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CEST 19-05] UK – Leicestershire County Council’s pension fund management board is following the recommendation of its investment consultant and increasing its total returns strategy by moving out of government bonds.

  • Bank of Finland scheme appoints SSGA
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    Bank of Finland scheme appoints SSGA

    2008-05-16T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CEST 16-05] FINLAND – The €460m pension fund for Suomen Pankki, the Bank of Finland, has awarded a number of asset management mandates relating to real estate and equities.

  • Bank of Finland scheme awards real estate mandate
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    Bank of Finland scheme awards real estate mandate

    2008-05-15T11:00:00Z

    [12:00 CEST 15-05] FINLAND – Suomen Pankki, the Bank of Finland pension fund, has awarded Aberdeen Property Investors a real estate mandate valued at approximately €10m.

  • Cardiff seeks specialist currency manager
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    Cardiff seeks specialist currency manager

    2008-05-15T10:30:00Z

    [11:30 CEST 15-05] UK – Cardiff County Council is seeking a manager for a specialist currency portfolio for the Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund.

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    Berkshire Fire Authority seeks pensions admin

    2008-05-13T11:30:00Z

    [12:30 CEST 13-05] UK – The Royal Berkshire Fire Authority is seeking a provider of pension and payroll services including administration of its pension schemes.

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    Insurers see Austrians take pensions risks

    2008-05-07T14:30:00Z

    [15:30 CEST 07-05] AUSTRIA – Traditional life insurance sales are on the decline while insurance-based pensions investment fund solutions are growing fast, the Austrian federation of insurers (VVÖ) said.

  • Bertelsmann goes fiduciary (amended)
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    Bertelsmann goes fiduciary (amended)

    2008-04-30T13:55:00Z

    [14:55 CEST 30-04] GERMANY – Publishing group Bertelsmann has awarded a fiduciary mandate for the management of its pension liabilities, the company confirmed to IPE.

  • PPF seeks bonds manager
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    PPF seeks bonds manager

    2008-04-29T15:35:00Z

    [16:35 CEST 29-04] UK – The board of the £1.4bn (€1.75bn) Pension Protection Fund is looking to hire an asset manager to look after one-third of its global bonds asset allocation.

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    LV 1871 Pensionsfonds signs €29m

    2008-04-29T11:30:00Z

    [12:30 CEST 29-04] LIECHTENSTEIN/ GERMANY – The Liechtenstein-registered Pensionsfonds by German insurer LV 1871 attracted €29m in its first year of existence.

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    UK mineworkers sack UBS

    2008-04-28T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CEST 28-04] UK – The £14.8bn (€18.9bn) UK Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme has terminated its £1.3bn global equity mandate with UBS Global Asset Management, and replaced it with two new managers.

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    FSP outsources residential admin

    2008-04-22T14:30:00Z

    [15:30 CEST 22-04] DENMARK - Finanssektorens Pensionskasse, the Danish pension scheme for financial sector workers, has outsourced the administration of its Danish residential properties and leases to Dan-Ejendomme.

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    French FRR to renew European equities mandates

    2008-04-21T14:44:00Z

    [15:55 CEST 21-04] FRANCE – The €34.5bn French national pension reserve fund FRR says it has launched a request for proposals to renew a portion of its mandates invested in European equities.

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    Surrey to seek advice as WW leaves LA market

    2008-04-18T10:00:00Z

    [11:00 CEST 18-04] UK – Surrey County Council is expected to issue a tender for a new investment adviser in the next few months after Watson Wyatt confirmed it is withdrawing from the local authority pension fund investment consultancy market.

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    Cometa picks Allianz for absolute returns

    2008-04-17T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CEST 17-04] ITALY – Cometa, the pension fund for mechanical and engineering employees, has appointed Allianz Global Investors to manage a €406m absolute return mandate.

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    Hymans Robertson gives MPs pensions advice

    2008-04-15T12:15:00Z

    [13:15 CEST 15-04] UK – The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund (PCPF) has appointed Hymans Robertson as its new investment adviser.

  • Shoe and leather fund goes fiduciary
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    Shoe and leather fund goes fiduciary

    2008-04-11T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CEST 11-04] NETHERLANDS – The €250m Dutch industry wide pension fund for the shoe and leather industry, Bpf PSL, has appointed Blue Sky Group as its fiduciary manager.

  • IPE-QUEST: High yield debt
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    IPE-QUEST: High yield debt

    2008-04-11T14:45:00Z

    [15:45 CEST 11-04] GLOBAL – A continental European pension fund has said it is looking for managers for a $80m (€50.5m) global developed markets high yield debt mandate, using IPE Quest.