All IPE articles in October 2004 (Online) – Page 7
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Dutch government may split up ABP and PGGM
NETHERLANDS – The two largest Dutch pension funds, ABP and PGGM, could be split up under new government proposals.
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Russell/Mellon to open Amsterdam office
NETHERLANDS – Institutional information provider Russell/Mellon says it is to open an office in Amsterdam on October 11.
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DeAM absorbs DB Advisors hedge fund arm
GLOBAL – Deutsche Asset Management is understood to have absorbed DB Advisors, Deutsche Bank’s in-house structured trading business following the resignation of the unit’s head Roger Ehrenberg.
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EU says no single market for asset management
EUROPE – The European Commission has said the single market is “not a reality” for asset management and clearing and settlement.
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Fonditel among winners at Spanish awards bash
SPAIN - Fonditel, the investment house that began life as the Telefonica pension fund, was among the main winners last night at the Spanish pensions industry awards on a good night for the domestic managers.
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ICI sets aside E360m for pension contingencies
UK – Chemicals firm ICI has set aside 250 million pounds (360 million euros) in a contingency fund to help it meet its pension liabilities, the firm’s benefits director says.
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IPE-QUEST: Insurer tenders E40.5m
LUXEMBOURG - A mutual insurance company has launched a request for tenders for an actively managed large cap global equity mandate via IPE-Quest.
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Firms could use loans for pension funding - PWC
UK - Companies could use corporate debt or bank loans to tackle their pension schemes' funding problems, a conference has been told by a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner.
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Polish pension funds return 2.3% - report
POLAND - Poland's 16 pension funds saw an average rate of return at 2.3% in September, which was the best result in seven months, according to Analizy Online, a company which monitors the Polish pension fund market.
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AP2 awards eight fixed income mandates
SWEDEN – Andra-AP fonden, the Second Swedish National Pension Fund or AP2, has awarded fixed income mandates to eight external managers.
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UK protection fund: weaker schemes to pay most
UK - Lawrence Churchill, chairman of the new Pension Protection Fund has said that schemes more likely to turn to the PPF for help will contribute the most.
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UK's PPF looking for five non-exec directors
UK - The Pension Protection Fund is looking for three to five non-executive directors to assist executives with “key decisions” says chairman Lawrence Churchill.
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Industriens looking to add value with currency
DENMARK - The four billion-euro Danish industry pension fund, Industriens Pensionsforsikring, could decide to adopt currency management strategies next year to “add value”, its chief investment officer has told IPE.
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Governance firm ISS names global research head
GLOBAL – Corporate governance firm Institutional Shareholder Services has named Randall Hancock as general manager of its global research business unit.
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Germany’s BVI dismisses real-estate fund fears
GERMANY - German fund industry association BVI has dismissed fears of a liquidity crisis facing German-based mutual funds investing in real estate.
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RMB in Austrian institutional tie-up
AUSTRIA - Alternative investments specialist Absolute Return Consulting GmbH has started a partnership with London-based RMB International to represent the asset manager on the Austrian institutional market.
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Ontario scheme eyes European private equity
EUROPE – The Ontario-based public pension scheme OMERS says it is in talks about a European private equity investment worth around 160 million euros.
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Pension consultants slam UK’s property policy
UK – The Society of Pension Consultants has said the government is in danger of “shooting itself in the foot” over its plans to ban upward-only reviews of property rents.
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Skandia, Commerzbank in German pension pact
GERMANY- Skandia Portfolio Management GmbH, the Berlin-based arm of the Swedish insurer, has started a partnership with the Commerzbank’s European Bank for Fund Services GmbH, or ebase, to reinforce its position in the German institutional market.
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Italy: regions on ‘front line’ of pension reform
ITALY- Regions must prepare to be on ‘the front line’ to face the consequences of pensioner poverty brought about by welfare reforms, says one of the architects of the pension fund for the semi-autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige.
