Markets – Page 195
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UK mineworkers sack UBS
[16:00 CEST 28-04] UK – The £14.8bn (€18.9bn) UK Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme has terminated its £1.3bn global equity mandate with UBS Global Asset Management, and replaced it with two new managers.
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UK schemes’ pooled equity sees biggest quarterly drop
[15:30 CEST 28-04] UK – Weightings to UK equity in domestic balanced pooled funds fell to an all-time low of 41.5% during the first quarter of this year, according to BNY Mellon Asset Servicing.
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French FRR to renew European equities mandates
[15:55 CEST 21-04] FRANCE – The €34.5bn French national pension reserve fund FRR says it has launched a request for proposals to renew a portion of its mandates invested in European equities.
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HSBC announces team for new Austrian operation
[16:10 CEST 21-04] AUSTRIA – HSBC Investments is setting up shop in Austria's capital Vienna under former DWS sales head Franz Bartmann.
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Demand for SRI continues in financial crisis
[16:50 CEST 17-04] AUSTRIA – Despite some stocks in the alternative energy sector having suffered severely in the market turbulences Austrian investors stick to sustainability, explains Martin Cech, manager at Austrian SRI asset manager Vinis.
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Oxford reviews TAA after poor performance
[16:00 CEST 09-04] UK – Oxfordshire County Council pension fund is to review its Tactical Asset Allocation(TAA) strategy, managed by UBS, and has asked the fund manager about the possibility of returning £575,000 (€720,820) in performance fees after performance "deteriorated".
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Europe champions governance, risk and LDI – Mercer
[16:30 CEST 07-04] EUROPE – Better governance and risk management, along with increased allocations to alternatives and liability-driven investment strategies are the main agenda points in 2008 for European pension funds, consultancy firm Mercer has found.
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East Sussex reviews equity mandates
[17:00 CEST 04-04] UK – East Sussex County Council is seeking managers for two mandates related to its equity allocations.
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“CEE safe place to be as an investor” - East Capital
[15:45 CEST 03-04] AUSTRIA/CEE – Swedish asset manager East Capital presented its new office in Vienna today from which it aims to grow its sales and investments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
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Shareholder rights still lacking in China - report
[16:30 CEST 02-04] CHINA - China’s emergence as an investment destination for foreign investors has coincided with a boom in the country’s domestic equity markets, but with the ‘A’ shares market now 40% off its peak level, questions are being raised about transparency of reporting and lack of protection for ...
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FRR awards two US small cap mandates
[16:15 CET 27-03] FRANCE – The €34.5bn French national pension reserve fund, FRR says it has awarded two active management mandates for US small cap equity portfolios.
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BLPK at top end of Swiss performers
[16:30 CET 26-03] SWITZERLAND – The CHF5.2bn (€3.3bn) Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse generated a 4%return on investments in 2007.
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Fopadiva seeks new managers
[14:00 CET 20-03] ITALY – Fopadiva, the pension fund for employees of the semi-autonomous Valle d’Aosta region is looking for at least two fund managers for a ‘dynamic’ and a ‘prudent’ portfolio.
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ETFs can be cheaper than niche indices – dbx
[16:50 CET 11-03] EUROPE – Pension funds should not consider exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be expensive compared with index-tracking because access to exposure to emerging markets investments, in particular, can be cheaper than dealing direct, according to DB X-Trackers.
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NewsIPE-QUEST: global commodities mandate
[13:10 CET 07-03] EUROPE – A continental European pension fund is looking for managers for a $50m (€32.6m) global commodities mandate, using IPE Quest.
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AMF Pension condemns Scania deal
[12:00 CET 06-03] SWEDEN – Sweden’s largest fund company AMF Pension has contacted fellow small shareholders to demand a review of Swedish takeover rules.
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Lambeth considers ETFs
[13:00 CET 29-02] UK – The £750m (€979m) London Borough of Lambeth pension fund is looking at the option of investing in so called exchange-traded funds (ETFs), IPE has learnt.
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University of Leeds reviews equity managers
[15:00 CET 28-02] UK – The University of Leeds is seeking active UK and overseas equity managers to run a five-year mandate for its Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS).
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Danish fund offers bond mandate
[15:15 CET 27-02] DENMARK – Nykredit Portfolio Administration is looking for a manager for an inflation- linked government bonds global developed markets mandate, on behalf of a Danish pension fund, and using IPE Quest.
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GKN swaps Watson Wyatt for Dutch Cardano
[15:00 CET 27-02] UK – The £2bn (€2.64bn) GKN Group Pension Scheme has tapped Dutch consultant Cardano to manage a £300m discrete portfolio of active equity investments, previously held by Watson Wyatt.
