Markets – Page 203
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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.
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ASIP finds median performance at 1.8%
[12:15 CET 26-02] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss pension fund association ASIP calculated a median performance of 1.8% with emerging markets equity and real estate contributing most positively.
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Credit Suisse suspends traders after debt 'mismarking'
[16:15 CET 19-02] SWITZERLAND – Credit Cuisse Group has suspended traders responsible for some of its structured credit facility after the firm discovered positions were overpriced to the tune of $2.85bn (€1.93bn).
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Credit crunch cost $3-4trn – JP Morgan
[14:30 CET 18-02] GLOBAL – JP Morgan officials say investment market turbulence sparked by the US subprime housing crisis may already have cost in excess of $3trn (€2.04trn) in lost credit and warn there could be more to come under tightened credit pricing.
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Germans depart from equities and bonds in 2007
[13:30 CET 18-02] GERMANY – The German association of investment and asset management said Germany’s investment management businesses grew by €60bn to €1.7trn in 2007, despite outflows from equity and bond funds.
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NewsSomerset drops F&C as fixed interest manager
[14:00 CET 15-02] UK – Somerset County Council Pension Fund is looking for a new active fixed interest manager to replace F&C Asset Management.
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Estonia mulls raising equity cap to 70%
ESTONIA – The Estonian ministry of finance is looking at drafting new legislation to allow pension funds to increase their equity investments from 50% to 70%, IPE has learnt.
