All IPE articles in November 2012 (Online) – Page 7
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NewsFiona Stewart leaves OECD to join World Bank in Washington
GLOBAL – Industry veteran spent eight years supporting OECD's working party on private pensions.
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NewsPension funds must not be 'faceless investors', says APG
EUROPE – Corporate governance specialist at Dutch manager stresses importance of long-term engagement.
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NewsSwedish roundup: AP6, Vertical Wind, Electric Generation, PPM
SWEDEN – AP6 to offload shares in tech start-ups Vertical Wind, Electric Generation.
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NewsLondon borough pension scheme commits £20m to housing fund
UK – Councillor hopes commitment will lead to 'mass movement' led by UK pension funds.
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UK roundup: PwC, Pitmans, NAPF, Mercer, Aon Hewitt
UK – FTSE 350 pension schemes still struggling to lift funding to pre-recession levels.
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NewsBlackstone to set up BlackRock infrastructure debt business
GLOBAL – BlackRock hires trio from Blackstone private debt business to launch own platform.
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NewsAuto-enrolment will result in majority staying with scheme, says DWP
UK – Department for Work & Pensions survey also reveals widespread confusion about pensions.
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NewsPPF amends investment principles to add farmland, EM debt
UK – Change comes week after lifeboat fund appoints seven timberland managers to investment panel.
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Commodities drive Q3 returns at pension fund for housing corporations
NETHERLANDS – SPW outperforms benchmark by 0.3 percentage points over period.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – APG, SNPF, BP, World Bank, BlackRock, Natixis, Russell, MetLife, ECU, UBS
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NewsNEST restrictions should remain until scheme is 'self-financing'
UK – Providers argue against early lifting of transfer ban, contribution cap.
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UK roundup: Marks & Spencer, Interserve, LPEQ
UK – Retailer Marks & Spencer agrees new funding proposal after DB deficit falls.
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Mandate roundup: Leicestershire, Aspect, Macquarie, Swiss Re, Royal London, Mercer
EUROPE – Leicestershire local authority awards hedge fund mandate to Aspect Capital.
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NewsUK industry code on charges a 'useful starting point', Webb says
UK – Pensions minister warns that government will take action if industry makes insufficient progress.
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NewsDutch banks, insurers launch securitisation association
NETHERLANDS – Organisation aims to improve transparency, decrease complexity of market.
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NewsFormer head of asset management at Swiss BVK given six years in jail
SWITZERLAND – Sentence exceeds recommendation of public prosecutor.
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NewsIPE Pensions Scholarship Fund awards first grant
IPE – Project concerns pricing of index-linked bonds relative to nominal government bonds.
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NewsIrish roundup: AIB, IBOA, Arnotts, Mandate
IRELAND – Negotiations over closure of AIB fund referred to Labour Relations Commission.
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NewsPKA to invest DKK450m in Aalborg University project
DENMARK – Labour market pensions administrator to build 20,000 square meter property.
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NewsEquities: An active decade ahead for investors
AllianceBernstein's Patrick Rudden says the tide is on the turn for active equity investors.
