All IPE articles in November 2012 (Online) – Page 5
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Financial crisis 'too big' for Central, Eastern Europe's second pillars
EUROPE – World Bank chief economist points to 'tension' between short, long-term fiscal objectives.
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Don't expect Italian pensions reform any time soon, minister warns
ITALY – Government must first appease financial markets or face ‘devastating’ consequences.
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PensionDanmark, Lægernes and Nordea launch real estate joint venture
DENMARK – Danish pension funds to build Nordea's new headquarters in Copenhagen.
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Pensions funds should consider utility company inflation swaps – Redington
EUROPE – Consultancy cites utility companies' predictable cash-flow profile.
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Veritas to split into two businesses in corporate reorganisation
EUROPE – Both businesses to keep current investment approaches, company says.
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Tees and Hartlepool, Buck Consultants
GLOBAL – European investor looking to appoint manager to oversee $50m Chinese equity fund.
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Grainger launches German joint venture with institutional investor
GERMANY – Heitman acquires 75% of €232m residential portfolio for €54m.
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European property funds 'unprepared' for FATCA tax
GLOBAL – Definition of real estate funds, REITs as 'financial institutions' remains unclear.
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Brussels: Cooperation on Tobin Tax preferable to 'patchwork'
EUROPE – Taxation commissioner insists current proposals are 'legally compliant'.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Natixis AM, Mercer, Kirstein, Towers Watson, Broadstone, KNG, Palamon, Twelve Capital
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Natixis AM appoints new head of European equity
EUROPE – Appointment joins after 14 years at French office of Dutch manager Robeco.
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Ireland's NPRF sees 5.9% year-to-date returns
IRELAND – NPRF Commission rolls proceeds from previous put options into new positions.
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UK roundup: MetLife, Pension Protection Fund, TPR
UK – Trustees feel ‘hindered’ by regularly changing legislation, survey shows.
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Airline SAS to abandon DB ahead of accounting changes
EUROPE – Nordic airline shifts employees towards DC funds, cites impact of IAS19.
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Pension funds show growing interest in managed futures
EUROPE – Preqin study shows marked increase in number of institutionals with active CTA portfolios.
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Minister decries 'traditional' thinking in Swedish buffer fund inquiry
SWEDEN – Peter Norman says stakeholders should see inquiry into AP funds as a 'blank canvas'.
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Institutionals failing to use risk models to gauge correlation
GERMANY – Union Investment survey also points to low take-up of models for alternatives.
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EFRP launches new committees focusing on DB, DC issues
EUROPE – IAPF chief executive Jerry Moriarty appointed chair of DC group.
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EFRP rebrands itself, confirms NAPF's Joanne Segars as new chairwoman
EUROPE – Pierre Bollon, Benne Van Popta also elected vice-chairs at Dublin meeting.