Markets – Page 159
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NewsPGGM named lead plaintiff in class action against HP
GLOBAL – Lawsuit concerns $8.8bn writedown related to UK software company Autonomy.
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NewsNetherlands to replace 'multi-scheme' pensions vehicle with new API
NETHERLANDS – Complicated vehicle has been more than six years in the making.
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NewsAlternatives managers to benefit from investor-sentiment shift – Moody's
EUROPE – Ratings agency expects smaller mandates for more traditional strategies.
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NewsMSCI index head warns investors to prepare for China's market opening
CHINA – 'Landmark' event could see MSCI Emerging Market index almost double China weighting.
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NewsGrowth of international pension plans continues apace
GLOBAL – Multinational companies set up 33 new IPPs in 2012, increasing total to 403.
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NewsPension Protection Fund to stay course despite UK downgrade
EUROPE – Lifeboat scheme says downgrading of credit rating by Moody's had been expected.
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NewsUK downgrade could impact LDI strategies, consultancy warns
UK – Redington highlights impact of downgrade on collateral posted for derivatives trades.
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NewsDutch adviser calls for tax on future pensions to cut government debt
EUROPE – Move would put government in better position to overhaul tax system, Yellowtail says.
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NewsKazakh central bank to manage country's single pension fund
KAZAKHSTAN – Country's 11 previous funds meet president's one-month deadline to consolidate.
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NewsUK workplace pension scheme membership at 15-year low
UK – Membership drops to 46%, its lowest level since ONS first began collecting data.
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NewsBrussels takes Netherlands to court over 'old-age discrimination'
NETHERLANDS – EC criticises Dutch government over treatment of taxpayers living abroad.
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NewsInvestors increasingly wary of corporate bond bubble – survey
EUROPE – Proportion of investors who consider corporate bonds overvalued doubles over last year.
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NewsDutch government withdraws support for financial transaction tax
EUROPE – Latest version of Brussels' controversial proposals no longer exempt pension funds.
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Japan's Orix to acquire Dutch asset manager Robeco – reports
GLOBAL – €1.9bn deal to be announced next week, according to Reuters report.
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NewsYoung participants in Netherlands want more pensions choices
NETHERLANDS – PensionsLab think tank outlines possible improvements to Dutch pensions system.
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NewsGermany to allow pension-asset pooling for first time
GERMANY – Consultants talk up potential for new investment vehicle after change in tax laws.
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NewsParliamentary report calls for 'urgent' removal of NEST restrictions
UK – Lifting restrictions would create certainty ahead of SME staging dates, committee says.
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NewsBrussels releases early draft of Green Paper on long-term investing
EUROPE – European Commission mulling revisions to pension tax rules, corporate governance.
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NewsSurvey: European real estate investors regain confidence
EUROPE – German, French, UK institutions set to increase investments in 2013.
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NewsGreek pensions vehicle sees 'huge bet' on domestic bonds pay off
GREECE – Hellenic Pension Mutual Fund Management Company nearly doubles assets in six months.
