Markets – Page 190
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EC mulls short-selling ban
[16:20 CET 09-12] EUROPE – Niall Bohan, the head of the asset management unit at the European Commission (EC), today revealed the EC is reviewing short-selling and looking at possible bans on the practice, while seeking to organise stock-lending.
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NewsCornwall targets passive global equities
[17:15 CET 04-12] UK – Cornwall County Council is seeking a passive global equity manager to run a new portfolio for its £823m (€951m) pension fund.
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Pension funds could be key to Iceland rescue – IMF
[16:40 CET 26-11] ICELAND – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a report suggesting Icelandic pension funds could be a key component in rescuing its domestic economy if they were to purchase local government bonds.
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Customers want equities in their pension - Danica
[16:25 CET 24-11] DENMARK – Danish pension policyholders are choosing to use retirement savings plans with a high holding in equities, despite the current economic climate, suggest figures from Danica Pension.
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NewsComplex products need transparency to survive
[11:35 CET 21-11] EUROPE - The credit crisis will not signal the end of complex products but there will be a reversion by some investors to "dull and boring products", delegates at the IPE awards have been told.
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NewsReturns drive Turkish demand for fixed income
TURKEY - The global finance crisis is encouraging Turkish pension savers to transfer their assets to fixed income pension funds, according to Meral Egemen, general manager of AvivaSA, the €631m joint venture between Aviva Plc and Turkey’s Sabanci group.
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Scandinavian scheme to invest in small cap Japan
[12:00 CET 19-11] SCANDINAVIA – An industry-wide pension fund is looking for a manager for a $30m (€24m) Japanese small-cap equities mandate, using IPE Quest.
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French PERCO fund seeks equity managers
[16:30 CET 18-11] FRANCE – A French corporate pension fund is looking for equity managers for a €35m global equity and a €13m European small cap equity mandate, using IPE quest.
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Putnam to fix 'leaky' equities bucket
[16:10 CET 18-11] GLOBAL – Boston-based fund manager Putnam Investments wants to fix its weak spot of continued outflows with a broad fund shake-up under new chief executive Robert Reynolds.
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NewsActive management 'will survive crisis'
[15:30 CET 12-11] GLOBAL – The trend towards active asset management will survive the current economic crisis, says a prominent Austrian pension fund manager.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Swiss schemes exposed to higher risks
SWITZERLAND - Concentration risk in Switzerland’s SPI index, the dominant domestic equity benchmark for Pensionskassen, has increased significantly over the last year as financial turmoil has wreaked havoc on two of the country’s largest listed companies.
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Denmark delivers 30-yr bonds for pensions
[16:10 CET 04-11] DENMARK - The Danish government and central bank have agreed to issue a long-term government bond for the amount of around DKR60bn, following demands from the Danish pension sector.
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Essex tenders 10% to global equity
[16:45 CET 28-10] UK – Essex County Council is searching for an asset manager to look after up to £300m (€375m) of its £3.1bn in pension fund assets via a global equity mandate.
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Swiss funds bet on Swiss francs
[16:15 CET 27-10] SSWITZERLAND – Home bias is back in fashion as Swiss funds are turning towards investments in Swiss francs, especially domestic bonds – details of the Credit Suisse Pensionskassenindex reveal.
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Pension schemes plea for global markets 'pause' (amended)
[16:45 CET 27-10] DENMARK - Danish insurance companies are now calling for a coordinated global stock market ‘pause’ from the continuous fall in equity markets as well as a rescue package to support pension schemes worldwide.
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NewsNorway to extend emerging markets benchmark
[16:50 CEST 24-10] NORWAY – The NOK1.99trn (€222bn) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global has confirmed it is considering further investments in India as part of its strategy to invest in emerging markets.
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Czech Republic adds personal pensions into fray
CZECH REPUBLIC – The Czech government is planning to restructure its pension fund system by introducing third pillar personal pension arrangements which are described as being more transparent vehicles but which do not carry a full guarantee.
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AP1 awards Australian firm €52m Asian mandate
[16:15 CEST 21-10] SWEDEN - Första AP-fonden (AP1), the First Swedish National Pension Fund, has awarded an AU$100m (€51.9m) Asian equities mandate to the Australian boutique investment firm Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM).
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NewsBonds better than real estate - study
[16:25 CEST 20-10] SWITZERLAND – Direct real estate investments failed to help Swiss pension funds’ performances in last quarter but quite the contrary dragged returns down compared with earlier periods, according to a study which does not track the impact of property investments.
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Funds plan more exposure to emerging markets
[17:05 CEST 16-10] EUROPE – The majority of Northern European Institutional investors have said they are planning to raise their exposure to emerging market equities over the next three years.
