All IPE articles in May 2011 (Online)
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NewsPension schemes allocate more funds to top 10 private equity firms
Report shows pension funds are most confident investing in largest PE companies.
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NewsEurope may introduce new OTC directive before end of reprieve
Law firm Sackers welcomes exemption for pension funds, but says they must 'wait and see'.
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NewsUK roundup: JLT, Towers Watson, KPMG, LCP
Deficit for FTSE 100 pension schemes falls from £68bn to £32bn in year to end of March.
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NewsBpfBouw sees equity portfolio return 19% in 2010
VolkerWessels, which announced scheme transfer to Bouw last week, also confirms buy-in.
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NewsMandate roundup: BNY Mellon, AP7, IPE Quest, Kirstein
Sweden's default national pension fund awards BNY Mellon derivatives collateral mandate.
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NewsSwiss pension funds grossly underestimating AM costs
True cost of asset management almost four times higher than previously stated, according to c-alm.
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NewsUK's Pension Insurance Corporation in negotiations for £400m capital injection
Deal would see Luxembourg investment fund become principal shareholder in insurer.
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NewsDC schemes prevent 'inconsistent' investment decisions by members
Think tank argues 'strong welfare justification' for schemes, as it counteracts shortsighted decisions.
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NewsDutch construction company VolkerWessels transfers €1bn scheme to BpfBouw
Industry-wide pension fund says transfer will result in lower operating costs for all members.
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NewsInvestors still well-paid for illiquidity risk, says BlackRock
Three years after global crisis, premium on 18-month or longer illiquidity still at 13%.
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NewsIrish Executive pensions should see tax subsidies cut further, says academic
Lifetime allowance, currently €2.3m, should be lowered to €0.6m, says Professor Gerald Hughes.
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NewsSwiss Symova reports 4% return in first six months of operation
Credited above-benchmark return with lack of exposure to foreign bonds.
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NewsFrench pension funds take dim view of domestic property market
FRANCE – Pensions schemes reducing size of real estate portfolios, shifting investment into equities, bonds.
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NewsUK Treasury must define 'sustainable level' of public pension payments
Parliamentary committee criticises lack of consideration of how contribution hikes affect funds.
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NewsWomen in pension funds: A small but talented pool
Lockwood Gibb's Sarah Dudney struggles to match Ernst & Young's top 50 women in hedge funds.
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NewsAP2 joins TIAA-CREF to invest in grain production real estate
Deal will see AP2 invest €177m in newly formed company that will acquire agricultural assets.
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NewsWesterners 'fear financial hardship' as golden age of pensions ends
Westerners must learn from Asian peers to avoid financial hardship in retirement, report says.
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News'Ostrich generation' needs to wake up to pensions reality
Brits have heads in sand over retirement planning, face cash-strapped retirement, HSBC says.
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NewsInvestors in Asia don't care about ESG, consultancy says
Kuala Lumpur-based OWW Consulting cites scepticism of transparency, poor research funding.
