All IPE articles in March 2009 (Online) – Page 3
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[15:15 CET 25-03] GLOBAL - People roundup: BNY Mellon, PMI, LionTrust, Hermes, Newton, LaSalle
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NewsAndy Mack replaces Dilworth at MSIM Europe
[12:10 CET 25-03] EUROPE - Jim Dilworth has left his position as Europe head at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) after just two years in the role, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
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NewsAon and Russell link for fudiciary management
[17:10 CET 24-03] EUROPE – Aon Consulting and multi-manager investment house Russell Investments are teaming up from July this year to deliver pension funds a full fiduciary management service.
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NewsPension crisis to hit older workers hard - economists
[17:00 CET 24-03] NETHERLANDS - Dutch workers with large additional pension holdings will be hardest hit by the pensions crisis, according to scientists at the Netherlands’ Bureau for Economic Policy Planning (CPB).
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NewsPension funds challenge powers of M&S chairman
[17:00 CET 24-03] UK - UK pension funds have raised concerns once again over the level of power and influence of Sir Stuart Rose, the executive chairman and chief executive of Marks & Spencer’s (M&S).
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NewsSouth Yorks seeks bonds as Pioneer delivers GEMs in Somerset
[16:20 CET 24-03] UK – The South Yorkshire Pension Fund is searching for at least one UK corporate bond investment manager with a mandate of up to £300m (€326m).
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NewsNorthern Trust scales down MoM operations
[16:10 CET 24-03] GLOBAL – Northern Trust is closing its London-based manager-of-managers (MoM) research team and transferring the duties to its Stamford research team in the US.
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NewsRecord losses for Polish pension managers
POLAND – Managers of Polish pension funds lost a record figure of PLN5.6bn (€1.2bn) in February.
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NewsVermaire to head investment at TNO scheme
[15:15 CET 24-03] NETHERLANDS - The €1.8bn pension fund of applied technical research institute TNO has appointed Arjan Vermaire as its new chief investment officer.
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NewsHedge funds bounce back from troubled year
[15:00 CET 24-03] GLOBAL - Institutional investors considering hedge funds as diversification to declining equity, property or fixed income markets may need to think carefully about doing so as two new reports present conflicting results about the alternative asset class.
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NewsDNB sticks firm to yield curve for liabilities
[17:20 CET 23-03] NETHERLANDS - Pensions regulator DNB is sticking to its earlier position stating it will not consider an instrument change for calculating liabilities, despite continued calls from the industry.
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NewsGovernance and funding to be scrutinised - Omtzigt
[17:15 CET 23-03] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch MP has warned local pension fund executives and trustees must expect tougher scrutiny in the coming months as questions will be asked as to “what went wrong” with and who is responsible for current funding levels.
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NewsNew group to reveal int'l pension opportunities
[16:50 CET 23-03] EUROPE - Europe’s first international pension education group will hold its first course on 25 May and is looking for the backing of more national pension associations.
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NewsPension trustees ‘need skills to cope with recession’
[16:40 CET 23-03] UK - Trustees need to improve their understanding of discount rates, assumptions and their sponsor’s finances to keep their schemes funded during the recession, according to consultants and actuaries group Punter Southall.
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NewsANWB proposes 'creative' plug to pensions gap
[16:15 CET 23-03] NETHERLANDS – ANWB, the executive body of a motorists’ lobbying organisation, has proposed to plug the financial hole in its pension fund with an agreed 3.3% salary increase.
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NewsDNB’s own pension fund must submit recovery plan
[16:00 CET 23-03] NETHERLANDS - The financial buffers of the Dutch financial regulator’s own pension fund have dropped below the minimum level set by the regulator.
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NewsBrinkman relinquishes position at ABP
[15:45 CET 23-03] NETHERLANDS - Harry Borghouts has been appointed as the interim chairman of ABP pension fund, as Elco Brinkman is stepping down after eight years in the role.
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NewsVFPK renews pensions tax demands
[16:30 CET 23-03] GERMANY – The Association of company pension schemes in Germany, VFPK, wants to see more tax incentives encouraging employees to contribute to retirement plans.
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NewsLothian to revise investment strategy
[17:20 CET 20-03] UK – An investment review of the Lothian pension fund is recommending changes to its investment strategy including an 11-percentage point increase in alternatives.
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NewsIcelandic pension funds under investigation
[17:20 CET 20-03] ICELAND – Iceland's special prosecutor is investigating five pension funds over claims they exceeded the investment limits laid down by law.
