All IPE articles in November 2007 (Online) – Page 10

  • News

    Pension companies double hedge fund investment

    2007-11-01T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CET 01-11] FINLAND – Pension insurance companies are moving to hedge funds for better returns as bond markets fail to impress, statistics reveal.

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    State Street sued over sub-prime saga

    2007-11-01T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CET 01-11] GLOBAL – State Street says it is "disappointed" by the three lawsuits its faces from a number of its fixed-income clients, concerning losses linked to the recent sub-prime credit crunch.

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    Small funds may be unaffordable in future – DNB

    2007-11-01T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CET 01-11] NETHERLANDS – The average pension fund may well be too small to be affordable, says Klaas Knot, director of supervisory policy at the Dutch central bank DNB.

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    IPE-QUEST: €50m commodities mandate

    2007-11-01T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 01-11] DENMARK – Danske Capital is searching for an active long only commodity fund via IPE-Quest.

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    National Grid seeks plug for pensions vacancy

    2007-11-01T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 01-11] UK – Trustees of the £12.7bn (€20.9bn) National Grid pension schemes are close to signing a replacement UK pension manager.

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    Pension costs cripple Royal Mail profit

    2007-11-01T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 01-11] UK – Soaring pension fund costs reduced the profit for Royal Mail by one third over the last year.

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    High inflation benefits funds not pensioners - Aon

    2007-11-01T14:00:00Z

    [15:00 CET 01-11] UK – FTSE100 companies saw their pension surpluses rise to record heights on the back of rising inflation, while benefit payout increased only enough to maintain purchasing power of pensions, consultancy Aon has found.

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    CASAM hedges fund data

    2007-11-01T13:30:00Z

    [14:30 CET 01-11] FRANCE – Credit Agricole has launched a new hedge fund analysis service targeted at institutional investors, pension funds and consultants.