All IPE articles in November 2005 (Online) – Page 5
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VW facing reports of pension fund abuse
GERMANY – The former Volkswagen managers at the centre of a sex and bribery scandal may have attempted to misappropriate funds from Volkswagen Pension Trust (VPT), the €1.5bn pension fund for the car giant, according to a German newspaper.
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Shareholder is king says EU’s McCreevy
EUROPE – EU internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy today reiterated his belief that the “shareholder is king” and encouraged greater internal competitiveness.
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BAE planning €742m pensions plug
UK – BAE Systems is planning to reduce its £2.8bn (€4.1bn) pensions deficit by almost 18% following consultations between the company and UK employee representatives.
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UK says 25 schemes interested in cross-border
UK – The UK’s Pensions Regulator says around 25 pension schemes have registered an interest in operating cross-border under the new EU directive on occupational pension funds.
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Aon’s McGlone takes on client role
EUROPE – Paul McGlone, principal and actuary at Aon Consulting, is to take on a client role as the firm seeks to coordinate how it advises companies and trustees on pensions issues.
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EU pensions committee eyes hedge fund role
EUROPE – The European pensions supervisory committee CEIOPS wants to serve as a focus for debating issues that impact occupational pension supervision from other sectors, such as hedge funds.
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Institutions pull €1.8bn from Schroders
UK – Schroders plc says it lost a net £1.2bn (€1.78bn) in institutional assets under management in the three months to the end of September – although asset management profit and revenue were both up.
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Laurus axes ABN Amro Mellon in revamp
NETHERLANDS – Dutch food retailer Laurus has awarded a €400m custody and transition management mandate to Northern Trust, resulting in a loss for incumbent ABN Amro Mellon.
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Achmea taps F&C for shareholder engagement
NETHERLANDS - Eureko's Achmea has signed up for F&C's Asset Management's shareholder engagement programme for €1.5bn in assets under management.
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German pension assets ‘set to surge to €4trn’
GERMANY – German occupational pension assets should rise to some €4trn by 2030, as the government continues to promote the second pillar, according to consulting firm A.T. Kearney (corrects figure).
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New EU states warned off World Bank model
EUROPE - New European Union member states have been warned about adopting the so-called World Bank pensions model.
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Top names to debate European pensions online
EUROPE – Some of the leading figures in European pensions are set to debate the challenges facing the industry in an online symposium on November 23.
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Ireland’s NPRF starts private equity programme
IRELAND – The €14.5bn National Pension Reserve Fund has initiated its new investment programme with a €75m private equity commitment with independent buy-out firm CVC Capital Partners.
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FRR shortlists SRI managers
FRANCE – The €24.8bn Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, the French Pensions Reserve Fund, today announced it has short listed asset managers to submit proposals for five SRI mandates worth €600m.
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Pension trustees are the new bankers – report
UK – A new study claims pension fund trustees have become like bankers – although they probably aren’t managing credit risk as bankers would.
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UK Pension Commission may be permanent
UK – The Pensions Commission report due later this month may propose that it becomes a more permanent feature, according to pensions reform minister Stephen Timms.
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IMA says pension pooling at stalemate
UK – The Investment Management Association says pension pooling is stuck in “something of a stalemate”.
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MN Services’ assets now exceed €30bn
NETHERLANDS - The assets under management of Dutch fiduciary manager MN Services have exceeded €30bn, the company has announced.
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Watson critical of Star governance proposals
NETHERLANDS - Internal supervision of pension schemes, as proposed by the Labour Foundation, or Star, could more efficiently be done by the pensions regulator DNB, because of its independence and expertise, says consultancy Watson Wyatt Netherlands.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish fund tenders EM debt
DENMARK – Kirstein Finans has tendered around €70m in global emerging market debt for a Danish pension fund via IPE-Quest.
