Markets – Page 253
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Danish asset manager tenders E40m via IPE-Quest
DENMARK - Consultant Kirstein Finans tendered a 40 million-euro emerging markets mandate on behalf of a Danish asset manager through IPE-Quest.
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Deutsche Boerse, Euronext report strong turnover
EUROPE – Both Deutsche Boerse and Euronext have reported strong turnover figures for February.
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PKA taps PIMCO, Schroders and Danske for EM debt
DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration, the third largest pension fund in Denmark, says it has awarded emerging market debt mandates to PIMCO, Schroders and Danske.
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FTSE and ISS to create governance indices
EUROPE – Index provider FTSE has teamed up with US governance ratings group ISS to provide corporate governance indices.
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M&G sees increased allocation to fixed income
UK – M&G won 1.4 billion pounds (2.1 billion euros) in fixed income mandates from institutional business, driven by increased asset allocation by pension funds.
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Laborfonds tenders E20m via IPE-Quest
ITALY – The 190 million-euro Italian pension fund Laborfonds has tendered a total of 20 million euros in equities and bonds through IPE-Quest.
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Italy’s Laborfonds tenders bond, equity mandates
ITALY – Laborfonds, the 190 million-euro pension fund for employees of the Trentino Alto Adige region, has tendered a global bond and a global equity mandate - both worth 10 million euros each.
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DeAM names UK business section heads
UK – Deutsche Asset Management, the second largest manager of European pension assets, has named the heads of its seven new “business streams”.
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Enhanced equities tendered via IPE-Quest
UK - A UK investment consultant has tendered a global enhanced equities mandate worth 170 million pounds (253.3 million euros) via IPE-Quest.
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Scandinavian fund tenders high-yield on IPE-Quest
SCANDINAVIA - A Scandinavian pension fund has tendered a high–yield securities mandate worth up to 100 million dollars (78.6 million euros) via IPE-Quest.
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Denmark’s PKA taps SSGA for enhanced US equities
DENMARK – The 9.7 billion-euro pension administration company Pensionskassernes Administration has appointed State Street Global Advisors to run 100 million-dollars (78.6 million-euros) in enhanced US equities.
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DeAM set to unveil heads of UK product teams
UK – Deutsche Asset Management, the second largest manager of European pension assets, is set to unveil the heads of its planned seven new UK investment teams soon.
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Sweden’s AP3 makes total return of 16.2%
SWEDEN – AP3 says its total return in 2003 was 16.2%, taking its value to 142.5 billion crowns (15.5 billion euros).
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SGAM is top French asset manager – survey
FRANCE - Societe Generale Asset Management has ousted CDC Ixis as the top asset manager in France, according to a new survey.
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Dutch funds face curbs to non-core activities
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds are facing restrictions to their non-core activities following comments by social security minister Mark Rutte.
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Devon fund awards E678m to UBS, State Street
UK – The 1.2 billion-pound (1.8 billion-euro) Devon County Council Pension Fund has awarded 230 million-pound index-tracking mandates to both UBS and State Street.
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Citigroup enters global transition management
GLOBAL – Citigroup has launched a global transition management business to be headed by Sharon Egilinsky and Tim Wilkinson.
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Philips pension fund moves away from equities
NETHERLANDS - The 12.5 billion-euro Dutch pension fund of electronics company Philips is targeting an allocation of 38% equities in 2004 - down from 46% in 2002.
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Threadneedle names Gresser as alternatives head
UK – Threadneedle Investments has named Lorin Gresser as head of its alternative investments business.
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InterSec says Swiss pension funds return 9%
SWITZERLAND – Performance measurement firm InterSec says Swiss pension fund portfolios rose nine percent in 2003 and three percent in the fourth quarter.
