All IPE articles in March 2011 (Online) – Page 4
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Scotland seeks international pension funds for affordable housing
Scheme confirms preliminary discussion after Scottish minister says he is approaching schemes.
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OECD criticises insufficient pension reforms
Report pins hope on old-age employment, as working age population is set to decline 10%.
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Japan disaster drags down Dutch coverage ratios, say consultants
Aon Hewitt estimates average scheme's coverage fell 3%, meaning it is at the legal minimum of 105%.
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Polish lower house stalls on pension reform
POLAND – Changes would see mandatory contribution threshold drop by five percentage points.
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Nordic roundup: Skanska, QIS 5, Sweden, Findland
Pension Foundation for Skanska sees 7% returns with two-fifths of assets invested in alternatives.
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Six Danish life insurers and pension funds fail Solvency II test
Industry overall prepared for new EU-wide regulations, results of QIS 5 for Denmark find.
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KPMG criticises speed of Dutch pension fund reporting
Consultancy argued reducing lag time allows for more efficient risk control.
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Norwegian Pension Fund Global returns close to 10%, outperforms benchmark
Strong equity performance dampened by underperforming holdings in European banks.
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F&C support for companies drops sharply in 2010
Opposition to management rose to 18% from 10% in 2009, while votes in favour of management dropped from 78% to 72%.
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UK TPR selects 20 consultancies as 'expert witnesses'
Consultancies to provide watchdog with advice on case-to-case basis.
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Public pension funds increase hedge fund exposure by 50%
Preqin survey shows close to half of investments in Netherlands come from pension funds.
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MN Services appoints supervisory board
€60bn pensions provider appoints board of independent members after restructuring governance.
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European pension fund tenders €360m global equity investment
Two pension funds look to invest a total of $625m in large cap and global equity.
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Public sector pensions: The politics of envy
People have misunderstood the Hutton Report, says Brighton Rock's Con Keating.
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GDF Suez issues euro-denominated 100-yr bond
Pension funds – particularly those from the UK – account for 60% of issue.
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Nikko AM's green bonds fund returns 11.6% in first 12 months
World Bank Green fund raises nearly €460m from institutional investors in Europe, Middle East.
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UK roundup: House of Lords, JLT, National Institute for Economic and Social Relations
House of Lords rebukes pension funds for 'misunderstanding' responsible investment.
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EDHEC unveils Risk Indices & Benchmarks spin-off
Chairman Noël Amenc hopes to appeal to passive investors with unique indices based on research.
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UK should increase state retirement even further – OECD
Authorities must oversee pension funds more consistently to minimise 'regulatory arbitrage'
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Stakeholders looking to pass buck on pension shortfalls
Employers and employees want the other party to foot the bill when things go awry, survey shows.