All IPE articles in May 2011 (Online) – Page 3
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German roundup: BVV, aba
€21.8bn Pensionskasse for German banking industry returns 4.2% for 2010.
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NewsInvestors should worry about deflation, says UK's Blanchflower
Former member of Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee concedes central banks have missed recession.
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NewsGeopolitical risk of investments 'must be taken more seriously'
Geopolitical risk has been neglected for last 25 years, says Canonbury's Pippa Malmgren.
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NewsAPG enables hedge fund seeding platform to create new fund
IMQubator to transform current Multi Manager Fund into limited-life vehicle.
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NewsDutch pension funds lukewarm on proposal to invest in schools
MP Metin Çelik says schools should be financed, run from an investment fund with pension fund assets.
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NewsDanish roundup: Danica Pension, contributions tax, Forsikring & Pension
Profits at Danica shrink to DKK100m (€13.4m) in first quarter from DKK600m.
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NewsDanske seeks to invest up to $100m in African equities
Danish asset manager Danske Capital is conducting a search to invest in African equities.
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NewsUK roundup: Thomas Cook, PPF, TPR, MetLife, DWP
Thomas Cook has closed its UK defined benefit plan, transferring members to its DC scheme.
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NewsPension investors call for peaceful separation of Southern Sudan
APG, PGGM and Mn Services urge holdings to take corporate responsibility seriously.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Cardano, Hymans Robertson, Russell, State Street, BNY Mellon, AMG, ING, Kempen
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NewsRecovering ABP calls for change in liability discount criterion
€242bn civil service scheme sees coverage ratio rise by 6 percentage points to 111% this year.
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NewsMandate roundup: TOBAM, Northern Trust, Skandia, Capita Life, Leicestershire
French asset manager TOBAM wins €25m mandate from Alcatel-Lucent's Dutch scheme.
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NewsIrish government confirms 'damaging' levy on pension funds
Minister for Finance says 'imposition' caused by 0.6% levy will be limited due to its four-year lifetime.
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Third of US pension schemes cut domestic equity exposure
Funds instead opt for liability-matching investments in effort to control volatility.
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NewsIrish TD calls for 50% tax on asset management fees
Tax proposed as alternative to pensions levy targeting those 'milking' industry.
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NewsPost-crisis credit opportunity hard for pension funds to exploit
Schemes hindered by slow decision-making, surprised by recovery of asset prices, survey shows.
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NewsFunding for Dutch pension schemes jumps to 112%
Supervision director says increase shows FTK works 'reasonably well' in crises.
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NewsBT Pension Scheme deficit falls by £4.3bn as TPR suspends review
Drop result of deficit reduction payments and asset returns, company says.
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NewsFrance's TOBAM sets out near-term strategy
Paris-based asset manager to expand into new markets and aims to launch Canadian fund.