Markets – Page 161
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NewsSweden's AP1 makes foray into emerging market small caps
SWEDEN – Buffer fund tenders framework agreement to grow number of active managers.
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NewsSectors lagging in 2012 tipped to outperform in January
GLOBAL – Morgan Stanley research suggests so-called 'January effect' also applies in reverse.
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Survey shows waning interest in fiduciary management in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – Pension funds less likely to outsource asset management, IPNederland survey shows.
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NewsSyntrus Achmea introduces ESG benchmark for EM bonds
NETHERLANDS – New standard set up on behalf of €10bn pension fund for Dutch agricultural sector.
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NewsAGI survey: euro-zone crisis is investors' top concern
EUROPE – Impact of central bank policy on returns comes distant second in survey.
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Russian pension fund emerges as frontrunner to buy Absolut Bank
EUROPE – Railway workers’ pension fund reportedly in talks with Belgium’s KBC.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund to devote third of real estate portfolio to US
GLOBAL – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global to target office, retail properties.
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NewsUK defined contribution pensions to grow by 11.6% per year – study
UK – DC asset pool to triple in value to £829bn by 2022, says Spence Johnson.
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NewsIPE Awards: 'New normal' means shift to short-termism
EUROPE – CREATE-Research head says market 'noise' calls for new approach.
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IPE Awards: US, China will not fall, but Greece might leave
GLOBAL – Expert panel, audience at Awards Seminar split over future of euro, Greece.
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NewsPensionDanmark wins IPE's Best European Pension Fund Award
IPE – Longstanding ATP chief executive Lars Rohde wins award for Outstanding Industry Contribution.
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NewsDanish pension funds welcome financing plans for SMEs
DENMARK – Government aiming to increase financing options for small, medium-sized Danish companies.
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NewsEC paper on long-term investing fails to address transparency concerns
EUROPE – Financial Services User Group chairman says Commission has 'wrong end of the stick'.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVG on rates, ASIP on engagement
SWITZERLAND – Unions blast government for following BVG recommendations on minimum rates.
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NewsInstitutional investor surveys reveal marked risk aversion
EUROPE – Respondents cite euro-zone collapse as biggest macroeconomic threat for coming year.
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NewsFrance lagging 'far behind' European counterparts on pensions reform
FRANCE – French pensions system on brink of collapse, industry experts warn.
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NewsGermany's VBL launches pension tracker platform for researchers
EUROPE – Platform could serve as litmus test for future pan-European pension portals.
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NewsUK Master Trusts join forces to launch own association
UK – Legal & General, Now: Pensions and B&CE among founding members of new association.
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NewsLitigation specialist weighing up lawsuit against ABN Amro
GLOBAL – IMF Australia speaking with European pension funds on potential class-action over CPDOs.
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Irish Pensions Board may allow corporate bonds as matching assets
IRELAND – List of assets to offset Irish risk reserve may be expanded beyond euro-zone debt.





