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French SRI market doubles in two years - survey
FRANCE - Assets of ethical funds in the French market have more than doubled in the past two years, according to socially responsible investing consultant Novethic.
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Mercer president Coster exits amid revamp
GLOBAL – Mercer’s president Peter Coster is retiring from the firm months after being removed from the board of parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies.
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UK: NAPF’s wants trustees to “pull their weight”
UK – The National Association of Pension Funds has published a guide on voting to help pension fund trustees “pull their weight” with UK firms.
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UK Social Investment Forum seeks chief
UK- The UK Social Investment Forum, a network promoting the development of socially responsible investments among UK investors, is looking for a new executive director.
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Italy’s Banca Etica opens SRI funds to schemes
ITALY- Italian “ethical and ecological” bank Banca Etica has opened its three socially responsible investment funds to institutional investors - entering a market so far dominated by big names.
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Julius Baer AUM rises 16% amid revamp
SWITZERLAND – The Julius Baer group, reporting a 16% rise in asset under management, is to undergo a revamp that will see its founding family give up control.
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Economic forum calls for pension governance
GLOBAL - The World Economic Forum, the group that organises the annual Davos meeting of political and business leaders, has called for an international set of pension governance principles.
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ABP in ‘fat cat’ pay debate with Aegon
NETHERLANDS – Corporate remuneration packages at Dutch life insurer Aegon are “too complex,” Europe’s biggest pension fund, ABP, has said.
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PGGM to name Munsters’ replacement next month
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the E57bn Dutch health care pension fund, is to name a new chief investment officer by the end of February.
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‘Weakness’ found in Swiss fund
SWITZERLAND – An investigation into the management of the Basle City council employees’ pension fund, the PKBS, has highlighted “weaknesses in organisation” and “ lack of professionalism”.
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Vodafone pensions chief joins Towers Perrin
UK - Paul Kelly, who heads up the £2.5bn (E3.6bn) pension fund at Vodafone, is leaving the telecommunications giant to join global human resources consultancy Towers Perrin.
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Lancashire CC Pension Fund allocates mandates
UK – The £2.5bn (€3.56bn) Lancashire County Council Pension Fund has appointed two new asset managers and retained two of his previous managers in a revamping of its portfolio. The changes followed an investment strategy review earlier this year.
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Corporate governance index launched
NEW YORK/LONDON – FTSE Group and corporate governance group Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) today launched the first phase of the joint FTSE ISS Corporate Governance Index (CGI) Series.
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SEC probes TIAA-CREF as trustees quit
US – US pension provider TIAA-CREF is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission amid the resignation of two trustees over a conflict of interest involving Ernst & Young.
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Dutch SBA shifts investment strategy (Update)
(Updates with more details) NETHERLANDS – The 11 billion-euro SBA Artsenpensioenfonds (Pension Fund for General Practitioners and Medical Specialists) says it will overhaul its investment strategy.
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IPE Awards – the full list of winners
EUROPE – The full list of country and themed-award winners at this week’s IPE Awards is now available below.
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Germany: F&C to offer SRI option next year
GERMANY – F&C aims to offer institutional clients a socially responsible investing option next year, according to Claus Heidrich, co-head of F&C’s German branch.
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Harrigan voted out as CalPERS president
US – Sean Harrigan has been ousted as president of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or CalPERS.
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CalPERS president in open war
US - A public spat has broken out at CalPERS, the world’s largest pension fund, as the president, Sean Harrigan, claimed he was to be ousted by political and corporate interests.
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AP7 fires CDC Ixis for poor performance
SWEDEN – The 40 billion-crown (4.5 billion-euro) Seventh Swedish National Pension Fund, Sjunde AP-fonden, has sacked CDC Ixis Asset Management – the first time it has fired an asset manager for poor performance.
