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NewsUK roundup: UK election, Croydon, John Lewis, Freshfields
UK – The pensions industry in the has called for stability around government pensions policy in the wake of indecisive UK election results. Meanwhile Croydon is seeking actuarial and investment consultants, John Lewis has appointed a legal adviser, and Freshfields is closing its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual.
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German funds look to emerging market debt – HSBC
GERMANY – German pension funds' appetite for fixed income exposure will push them towards investing in emerging market debt, according to HSBC.
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Fund managers hope to taste Goldilocks scenario
GLOBAL - Signs of a Goldilocks scenario were promised today for Europe by a monthly survey of fund managers, despite a third of respondents stating they remained underweight the eurozone for the second consecutive month.
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Markets rally on euro-zone’s €30bn package for Greece
EUROPE - Bond rates and currency markets responded strongly to news announcing euro-zone members agreed a rescue package for Greece over the weekend.
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Unipension drops hedge funds over lack of diversification
DENMARK - Unipension, the administration company managing some DKK80bn (€11bn) for Denmark's Architects’ Pension Fund (AP), the Pension Fund for Danish MAs, MScs and PhDs (MP) and the Pension Fund for Agricultural Academics and Veterinary Surgeons (PJD), is divesting from its fund of hedge fund investments.
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Institutional investors looking to Asia, says survey
GLOBAL - Global financial institutions are planning to expand their allocation to Asian asset classes to get better returns and improved diversification, according to new research.
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Three in 10 fund managers see European equities as undervalued
GLOBAL - European equity markets are currently seen as "cheap", according to a new survey polling over 200 investors globally.
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NewsPension funds withdrew private equity commitments in 2009
EUROPE - Pension fund commitments to private equity funds were last year almost wiped out in the wake of the financial crisis, according to analysis of investment and performance data.
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NewsDMO will be 'sensible' over gilt issuance
UK - The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) has acknowledged pension fund demand for more index-linked and long-dated gilts but warned it will continue to issue as many as is sensible and "operationally feasible".
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Solvency II to spark search for asset management alternatives
FRANCE - Asset managers will have to offer alternatives to equities if they are to guarantee the best possible return for their investors under the likely constraints of Solvency II, the author of a recent survey of French institutional investors claims.
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NewsIncrease in products predicted to drive future cross-border market
[16:30 CET 26-02] EUROPE – Hewitt Associates has claimed a third of multi-national companies could have pan-European pension arrangements by 2015, as increased offerings from financial services providers could open the market to mid-sized companies.
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Investors continue to finance climate-friendly projects
[14:00 CET 24-02] GLOBAL – Investment in World Bank green bonds have now surpassed the $1bn (€736m) mark, reflecting a growing interest by investors in climate change adaptation and mitigation projects.
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Union reports record year for institutional business
[17:10 CET 19-02] GERMANY – Union Investment saw its institutional business soar by over 20% to a record high in 2009, fuelled by investor demand for risk management and value protection, according to board member Alexander Schindler.
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BT downgrade over pension raises investor concerns
[17:00 CET 19-02] UK – A fund manager has warned investors may need to tread carefully in the future if they invest in companies with similar pension fund deficit problems, as ratings agency S&P has downgraded BT Group’s credit rating amind concerns about its pensions deficit.
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Fund managers waver over 2010 growth
[16:50 CET 16-02] GLOBAL - Fund managers are expecting only modest economic growth this year according to two new surveys published today, one of which suggests there has been a fresh loss of confidence in the European investment market.
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Dividend-seeking investors warned against reliance on energy
[16:15 CET 08-2] UK – Dividends paid by BP and Royal Dutch Shell amounted to a quarter of the dividends paid by UK listed companies last year. Yet experts have warned the true picture may not be as good this year as growth is expected to “stagnate” or even fall ...
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Dutch cover ratios hit by falling bond rates
[14:00 CET 04-02] NETHERLANDS - The cover ratio of the average Dutch pension fund decreased by two percentage points to 109% in January, according to data produced by Hewitt Associates.
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Market timing pays off for Finnish pensions
[16:55 CET 02-02] FINLAND – Kuntien Eläkevakuutus (Keva), the Local Government Pensions Institution, has reported a 2009 return of 18.9% after taking advantage of upswings in the markets, while Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), the State Pension Fund, has also produced a positive result.
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Global pension assets reach 70% of GDP
[17:00 CET 01-02] GLOBAL - Pension fund assets amounted to 70% of the average global GDP last year, up from 58% in 2008, research from Towers Watson suggests.
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Merseyside increases focus on ESG for emerging markets
[17:00 CET 29-01] UK – Merseyside pension fund is re-tendering £500m (€576m) of Far East and emerging market equity mandates, but has indicated its preference for managers with a clear socially-responsible investment (SRI) focus.
