Markets – Page 168
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NewsFrench 'advice' on UMR cross-border plan could breach EU Treaty – lawyers
EUROPE – Any 'open opposition' to transfer to Belgium would breach treaty and IORP I Directive, experts say.
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NewsNordic roundup: Folksam, Swedbank, DNB Liv, ITP tender
EUROPE – Anders Sundström to step down as chief executive at Folksam.
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NewsInternational accounting standards encourage 'race to bottom'
UK – Parliamentary committee on banking hears strong criticism on accounting from UK academic.
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NewsContinuing euro-zone crisis boosts real estate investor sentiment
EUROPE – More than 80% of Ernst & Young survey respondents expect deal volume to increase.
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Danish roundup: JØP/DIP merger, Industriens Pension
DENMARK – Pension fund for lawyers, economists to merge with scheme for engineers.
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News'Junk' Treasuries no haven even in depression, Faber warns
GLOBAL – Economist would prefer to hold equities even in deflationary environment.
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NewsFrench scheme waters down plans to launch cross-border fund in Belgium
EUROPE – OFP fund 'no longer in line with long-term strategy' at Mutuelle Médicis.
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NewsUK roundup: ABI, charges, TPR, Mercer, Barnett Waddingham
UK – Pension providers agree to 'consistent, straightforward' fee disclosure.
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NewsFrench authorities 'advise' UMR to drop plans for cross-border fund
EUROPE – French pension fund receives letter 'advising' it to keep activities within country.
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NewsLyxor AM expands into credit management with new UK subsidiary
EUROPE – Newly appointed chief executive says UK division to target pension funds directly.
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NewsDutch roundup: Jetta Klijnsma on boards, AFM vs Goudse
NETHERLANDS – Social Affairs secretary adds options to bill to improve pension fund governance.
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Ireland's pensions reserve fund earmarks €500m for SMEs
IRELAND – Fund’s discretionary portfolio sees returns of 7.3% in 2012, boosting AUM by €1.3bn.
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NewsIrish Life completes pension buyout using sovereign annuities
IRELAND – Deal will see unnamed DB fund transfer remaining members to DC arrangement.
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NewsNordic roundup: Fennia, Tapiola, AP6, AP4, Collectum
EUROPE – Finland's Pension Fennia, Tapiola Pension sign letter of intent to merge.
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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.
