Markets – Page 206

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    PBU questions retailer investment on SRI grounds

    2007-11-27T13:30:00Z

    [14:30 CET 27-11] DENMARK - Pædagogernes Pensionskasse, the pension fund for education practitioners, has called for clarity from Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz on its child labour policy.

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    IPE-Quest: Funds sought for Danish portfolios

    2007-11-26T14:15:00Z

    [15:15 CET 26-11] DENMARK – Danske Capital is searching for an emerging markets Asia and an Indian equity manager to supply active management to its global emerging markets and fund of funds portfolios.

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    Finnish church takes the SRI path

    2007-11-23T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CET 23-11] FINLAND – The Central Church of Finland has awarded two SRI European equity mandates, worth €60m.

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    NTGI brings EM exposure to smaller investors

    2007-11-23T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 23-11] GLOBAL - Northern Trust Global Investors is extending its emerging markets quant index service to small pension funds, through a pooled quant index fund linked to the MSCI EM index.

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    SEC risks reputation over investor rights, warns USS

    2007-11-21T13:30:00Z

    [14:30 CET 21-11] US/UK - The US Securities and Exchange Commission will miss the chance to show it is serious about investor rights if it forges ahead with a ruling stopping shareholders putting forward candidates for corporate boards, according to UK pension fund the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

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    'Brave new world' cited for investment

    2007-11-20T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CET 20-11] UK – Four ‘winning strategies’ will provide the majority of growth for the investment management industry, according to a new white paper.

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    First 130/30 index unveiled

    2007-11-20T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 20-11] GLOBAL – Standard & Poor’s has launched the first 130/30 strategy index, and begun by linking to activity of S&P 500 stocks.

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    Smurfit goes to Invesco

    2007-11-19T16:00:00Z

    [17:00 CET 19-11] UK – Two pension funds of the manufacturing firm Smurfit Kappa have handed asset manager Invesco Perpetual a mandate to manage some of its UK equities.

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    PPM chooses new SRI fund

    2007-11-19T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 19-11] SWEDEN - The SEK1.3bn (€140m) Swedish Premium Pension Authority (PPM) has appointed four new managers for its equity portfolio, and among them is State Street for a socially-responsible investment (SRI) mandate.

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    IPE Awards: "Diversification may turn to contagion" warning (Updated)

    2007-11-16T12:00:00Z

    [13:00 CET 16-11] GLOBAL - Increasing globalisation means correlations between markets and returns of asset classes change frequently, Sudhir Rajkumar, head of the Pension Investment Partnership at the World Bank, has warned.

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    IPE-QUEST: $90m Swiss equity mandate

    2007-11-14T12:00:00Z

    [13:00 CET 14-11] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss institutional investor is looking for a global sustainable equity manager via IPE-Quest.

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    Irish bodies increase mandate needs

    2007-11-09T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CET 09-11] IRELAND – The Irish Pensions Board and National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) have issued several mandates to assist with pension fund management, including a tender for a €600m emerging markets investment.

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    NPRF seeks managers to double EM exposure

    2007-11-07T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CET 07-11] IRELAND – The €21.3bn National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) is tendering €600m in emerging markets equities.

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    IPE-QUEST: $50m in Swiss fund equity investments (amended)

    2007-11-07T10:00:00Z

    [11:00 CET 07-11] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss corporate pension fund is looking for managers for one $50m (€34.4m) global equity mandate via IPE-Quest. (amends mandate size)

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    130/30 approach benefits fixed-income mandates - Barings

    2007-11-06T14:00:00Z

    [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

    2007-11-05T14:00:00Z

    [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

    2007-11-02T15:30:00Z

    [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

    2007-10-31T15:30:00Z

    [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

    2007-10-26T15:45:00Z

    [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

    2007-10-26T15:30:00Z

    [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.