Markets – Page 199
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130/30 approach benefits fixed-income mandates - Barings
[15:00 CET 06-11] GLOBAL - A 130/30 approach can benefit not only equity but also fixed-income investors, according to international investment firm Barings.
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CAAM mixes strategies to deliver alpha gem
[15:00 CET 05-11] GLOBAL – Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) has unveiled two global equity funds which incorporate a mixture of top-down, tactical and bottom-up strategies designed to generate uncorrelated performance.
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IPE-QUEST: Fund seeks debt manager
[16:30 CET 02-11] EUROPE – A continental European pension fund today has tendered for a €300m corporate Eurozone debt mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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BAA flies 130/30
[16:30 CET 31-10] UK – The £2bn (€3bn) defined benefit scheme of the UK airport group BAA will invest £330m in 130/30 strategy funds.
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PKA and Sampension act on Burma
[16:45 CEST 26-10] DENMARK – More Danish pension funds are moving to offload holdings in French oil company Total and US firm Chevron, in support of the Danish government’s stance on trade with politically-troubled Burma.
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Lærernes to review PFA and Bankinvest
[16:30 CEST 26-10] DENMARK - The DKK24.5bn (€3.3bn) Danish Teachers' Pension and Life (Lærernes Pension) will be reviewing its Danish equity managers.
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IPE-QUEST: German pension fund posts equity brief
[15:45 CEST 25-10] GERMANY – A German corporate pension scheme is looking for an equity manager for a €150m mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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AP3 signs enhanced managers
[15:00 CEST 25-10] SWEDEN – The SEK227.7bn (€25bn) third Swedish buffer fund AP3 has selected 13 managers for enhanced indexing briefs.
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ATP makes first move on Burma investments
[16:30 CEST 23-10] DENMARK - Danish labour market pension fund ATP said it has decided to sell its shares in Total and other oil companies that work directly with Myanmar Oil.
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AP1 reviews Pacific mandates
[14:00 CEST 23-10] SWEDEN – The SEK221bn (€24bn) buffer fund AP1 is tendering a $680m (€478m) Pacific ex-Japan equities mandate.
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PGGM targets ESG in emerging markets
[12:33 CEST 22-10] NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the €88bn Dutch healthcare pension fund, has asked Mercer to search for high-performing emerging markets equities managers with ESG at the core of their strategy.
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Italian €3bn Previndai fund tenders bonds and equities
[16:40 CEST 19-10] ITALY – Previndai, the €3bn Italian industry wide pension fund for managers of industrial companies, has launched a major investment manager search for several bond and equity mandates, IPE has learned.
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Growth will become scarce - Merrill Lynch
[17:00 CEST 19-10] GLOBAL – Investors expect growth will become increasingly scarce, according to the latest Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.
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IPE-QUEST: Several $5m US equity mandates
[17:10 CEST 18-10] GLOBAL – An investment company in the Middle East is looking for US equity value managers via IPE Quest.
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LVAM in drive to grow institutional business
[16:20 CEST 16-10] UK – LV=Asset Management (LVAM), the asset management arm of UK’s largest friendly society, has announced ambitious plans to expand its fund management arm with 12 new funds and the development of a multi-manager capability, as it targets institutional and retail investors.
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Ideas aired for pre-retirement DC guarantees
[16:30 CEST 12-10] GLOBAL – Pensions experts at life assurer Standard Life are investigating ideas which could give defined contribution pension members improved flexibility and security in their retirement benefits.
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Dutch funds review Burma investments
[16:55 CEST 11-10] NETHERLANDS - PGGM, the €86bn healthcare scheme, is considering its position as a shareholder in companies which are active in Burma.
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UK pest controller taps Standard Life
[15:53 CEST 10-10] UK – The £587m (€847m) pension fund of pest control firm Rentokil Initial has awarded Standard Life Investments (SLI) with a £340m UK corporate bond mandate, in a massive shift into bond investments.
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'Riot point' may take time to disperse - State Street
[16:00 CEST 08-10] GLOBAL – State Street Global Markets is predicting investment markets will continue to be turbulent in the coming months as recent stabilising action of the US Federal Reserve appears at odds with other central banks.
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IPE-QUEST: €25m global equity mandate
[16:15 CEST 04-10] GLOBAL – An Australian multi-manager is looking for an active global developed markets manager using IPE-Quest.
