All IPE articles in March 2011 (Online) – Page 4
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NewsSwedish roundup: AP7, Skandia Nordic, Swedbank, Momentum
Responses to government consultation on investment savings have been largely negative.
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NewsDutch retail scheme selects KAS Bank as custodian
Bank will also monitor risk and provide scheme's board with management information.
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NewsCzech government stumbles over pension reforms
CZECH REPUBLIC – Local newspaper Pravo describes effort as 'masterpiece of large-scale theft'.
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NewsCanada's Rotman Centre launches pension fund governance programme
Programme will also target trustees, board members of SWFs, endowments and national reserve funds.
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Cometa to revamp board after departure of chairman
Italy’s largest private pension scheme to overhaul board this summer as Fabio Ortolani leaves.
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NewsAsset management roundup: APK, Morningstar, Norwegian Pension Fund Global
Austria's APK outperformed last year, not least because of its actively managed equity portfolio.
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NewsThe Hutton Report: An opportunity lost
Report is flawed and even detrimental, argues David Davison of Spence and Partners.
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NewsLaSalle IM launches property derivatives business
Investment manager to set up company as joint venture with brokerage BGC Partners.
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NewsOccupational pensions could come under financial services laws – EFRP
Don't underestimate support for Solvency II, chair of lobbying organisation warns.
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NewsUK schemes urged to act 'on the spirit' of law regarding voting disclosure
Member of British upper house, Lord German, makes call as amendment to Pensions Bill discussed.
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NewsDanish roundup: F&P, Lægernes Pensionskasse, PenSam
Pension contributions plummeted last year, falling more than twice as far as predicted.
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NewsProtecting against extreme market events
BlackRock's Stephan Meschenmoser outlines ways pension funds can protect their portfolios.
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NewsDutch pension fund ordered to submit final recovery plan
Pensions regulator has already rejected several versions due to loan from sponsoring company.
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NewsATP strikes out at watered-down draft law on investment scope
Danish pensions giant dismisses argument that allowing it to run banking, credit and insurance operations should raise competition concerns.
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NewsUK roundup: European Court of Justice, Mercer, Essex, Hymans Robertson
ECJ ruling on annuities adds complexity to buyouts for underfunded schemes, Mercer says.
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NewsEuropean Commission imposes sanctions on Czech Republic over IORP Directive
Six years after deadline, Commission begins imposing fines on country for non-cooperation.
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NewsCompanies failing on ESG despite heightened scrutiny
Just one in six meets oekom's environmental and social requirements for Prime Status.
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NewsDutch funding ratios surge in fourth quarter – DNB
Average coverage ratio increases by 8 percentage points to 107% at end of last year.
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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.




