All IPE articles in November 2011 (Online) – Page 5
-
NewsPension funds can 'fine-tune' future liabilities using postcodes – Aon Hewitt
Consultancy reaches agreement with Dutch pensions regulator to deploy its postcode technique.
-
NewsESG may need different model, says Sustainalytics' Jantzi
While carbon emissions can be measured, indigenous rights are harder to 'define and quantify'.
-
NewsEuropean Parliament seals ban on 'sovereign debt speculation'
Parliament votes into law regulation to ban naked credit default swap trading.
-
NewsInstitutionals increasingly concerned about company remuneration – TUC
Survey finds investors also increasingly likely to oppose management structure.
-
NewsUniversal continues expansion into Switzerland with new partnership
Universal Investment strikes deal with Reuss Private to create number of private label funds.
-
NewsDenmark's Danica Pension wins protracted legal battle over fees
Supreme Court says Danica may charge €6.40 per month to cover costs related to pension payments.
-
NewsCanton of Zurich to inject €1.7bn into Swiss BVK pension fund
Local government recommends lower minimum interest rate instead of higher recovery contributions.
-
NewsFrance's ERAFP, Generation Investment Management win ESG awards
ERAFP named best investor for second year running for engagement process with local authorities.
-
NewsNorges Bank official says link between economic growth, markets 'limited'
Says number of financial instruments country's SWF invests in has fallen since crisis.
-
NewsPension schemes should 'right risk', not de-risk, says JPMAM
Approach should combine interest rate hedging with 'return-producing' asset diversification.
-
NewsSwedish roundup: Länsförsäkringar, Nordea, SKI, Swedish Pensions Agency
Länsförsäkringar comes first in customer-satisfaction poll by Svenskt Kvalitetsindex.
-
NewsDutch pensions watchdog gives thumbs up on cost transparency guidelines
Schemes to provide full transparency of transaction costs as percentage of assets.
-
NewsGerman institutionals flee to fixed income safety despite sovereign crisis
GERMANY – Regulation could trigger another crisis, rather than prevent one, warns Union Investment.
-
NewsSwiss pension funds 'financially stable' despite drop in returns
Returns in 2010 down 65% over previous year, but little impact on deficit.
-
NewsECB must become lender of last resort, says Nobel laureate Krugman
Speaking at same debate, former ECB board member Otmar Issing dismisses notion of Eurobonds.
-
NewsSwiss newspaper sued for information leak on pensions corruption probe
Tages-Anzeiger sued for revealing details on alleged corruption scandal at Swiss BVK.
-
NewsDanica Pension says Italian default 'highly unlikely', holds on to bonds
Danish pension scheme is '95% sure' Italy will be able to avoid default.
-
NewsPension Federation warns schemes against putting off underfunding measures
Younger generation should not have to foot bill for older generations 'ageing happily'.
-
News
Sampension culls active managers as part of equity revamp
Labour-market scheme slashes number of active fund managers from 12 to just two.
-
NewsNational Pensions Reserve Fund invests €250m in Irish infrastructure
NPRF to target €1bn fund set up to invest in privatised domestic assets.
