All IPE articles in May 2011 (Online) – Page 7
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NewsHas Solvency II knocked the EU off-kilter?
Pension industry's growing hostility to Solvency II may have knocked Commission off balance.
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NewsMandate roundup: Leicestershire, Devon, Shropshire, Bpf GIL, Hymans Robertson
Leicestershire's LGPS plans €147m timber, infrastructure investment to fight inflation.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
APAPR, BlackRock, Permal, FTSE, Capita Hartshead, Arbuthnot Latham, JPMAM, EMPEA
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NewsHalf of investors expect Solvency II to derail interest in corporate bonds
Three-fifths of survey respondents also concerned about inflation's affect on corporates.
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NewsSwitzerland has too many pension funds, experts say
Consultant Alberto Romaneschi says country has about '2,000 Pensionskassen too many'.
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NewsSweden's AP1 appoints JP Morgan as global custodian
Award comes shortly after Dutch wholesale food industry fund named company as custodians.
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NewsPension funds win reprieve from European derivatives regulation
European Parliament to include 'special regime' for all pension fund trades.
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NewsUK government to tackle Royal Mail pension plan deficit by March 2012
Royal Mail Pension Plan's deficit will be financed using state aid next year.
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NewsUK roundup: HMRC, Deloitte, Mercer, M&S, Aviva, auto-enrolment
Government opens consultation period on asset-backed contributions' reform.
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NewsIrish government tenders framework agreement for up to 70 consultants
Consultants would be asked to advise on implementation of country's National Pensions Framework.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
