Mandates – Page 37
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Hounslow awards admin contract to Capita
[16:50 CEST 28-07] UK – The London Borough of Hounslow has appointed Capita Hartshead to administer its £393m (€454.9m) pension fund and provide advice on scheme regulations.
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Suffolk suspends transition manager search
[17:05 CEST 24-07] UK – Suffolk County Council has confirmed it has suspended the procurement process for a transition manager after it had problems with offering the contract on a contingency basis.
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Kingston finalises restructuring with eight manager hires
[16:40 CEST 22-07] UK – Eight new investment managers have been appointed by the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames as part of the restructuring process of its £278.7m (€322.2m) pension fund investment portfolio.
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Barnett Waddingham appointed LPFA actuary
[16:30 CEST 13-07] UK – Barnett Waddingham has replaced Hymans Robertson as the actuarial services provider to the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA).
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NewsGwynedd limits Fidelity mandate over emerging markets
[17:20 CEST 08-07] UK – Gwynedd Council appointed Fidelity International to manage an active global equity mandate earlier this year, but it is now holding back some of the investment until the firm establishes an emerging market select fund.
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NewsShetland Islands tenders investment and actuarial services
[14:30 CEST 08-07] UK – Shetland Islands Council is tendering both the investment consultancy and actuarial consultancy roles for its local authority pension fund.
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NewsMerseyside appoints managers to transition panel
[16:55 CEST 07-07] UK – Wirral Borough Council has appointed four transition managers to aid the movement of assets in the Merseyside Pension Fund following strategy changes.
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Torfaen to move into global equities
[16:50 CEST 07-07] UK - Torfaen County Borough Council is searching for one or more managers to run a new global equity portfolio valued at around £100m.
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Staffordshire awards currency mandate
[16:15 CEST 29-06] UK – Staffordshire County Council has appointed Record Currency Management to run a specialist active currency overlay for its £1.69bn (€1.99bn) pension fund.
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Edinburgh Uni tenders admin, actuarial and investment
[15:00 CEST 26-06] UK – The University of Edinburgh is re-tendering the administration, actuarial and investment services for its £155m (€181m) Staff Benefits Scheme (SBS).
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East Sussex bank plan is 'madness'
[17:15 CEST 15-05] UK – Proposals by East Sussex County Council to use money from its local government pension scheme (LGPS) to establish a bank to help local businesses have been criticised as "utter madness" by the GMB.
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Berkshire halves equity assets under new strategy
[17:10 CEST 29-04] UK – The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has finalised the remaining manager appointments for its diversified strategy for the Royal Berkshire Pension Fund, which includes more than halving the fund's equity allocation to 32.5%.
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NewsPPF considers shift in levy payment strategy
[16:20 CEST 06-04] UK – Pension Protection Fund executives are discussing a series of potential changes to the funding of the pensions lifeboat which could eventually see employers contribute higher levy sums during positive economic cycles but make lower payments during times of recession and market downturn.
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Lancashire cancels manager search
[14:30 CET 24-02] UK – Lancashire County Council has agreed to defer the appointment of an enhanced index-tracking manager for its £3.3bn (€3.8bn) pension fund, as officials say performance is "not compelling".
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Merseyside awards European mandate to Unigestion
[15:50 CET 23-02] UK – Wirral Borough Council has formally confirmed the appointment of Unigestion as a European equity manager for the £3.7bn (€4.2bn) Merseyside Pension Fund.
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Home Group seeks admin provider for DB fund
[16:55 CET 20-02] UK – Trustees of the Home Group Pension and Life Assurance Scheme are seeking a pension administration provider for the £57m (€64.5m) defined benefit (DB) scheme.
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Kingston awards JP Morgan custody contract
[16:05 CET 18-02] UK – The Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames has reappointed JP Morgan as the global custodian to its £323m (€365m) local authority pension fund.
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NewsBarnet appoints actuary
[12:00 CET 16-02] UK – The London Borough of Barnet has appointed Barnett Waddingham as actuarial services provider to its £511.4m (€578.4m) local authority scheme.
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NewsTower Hamlets offers bond portfolio after restructure
[16:10 CET 13-02] UK – The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is tendering for an active bond manager for its £530m (€589.7m) pension fund, following a restructuring of its bond allocation, while Middlesbrough Borough Council is seeking actuarial advice.
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Oxford appoints IFA and passive equity manager
[14:15 CET 12-02] UK – Oxfordshire County Council has appointed Peter Davies as the independent financial adviser to its £913m (€1.04bn) local authority pension fund and awarded Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) a 10-year specialist passive equity mandate.
