All IPE articles in October 2006 (Online) – Page 2
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Hedge funds past their peak, says UK’s Field
UK – Former UK pensions minister Frank Field reckons the best days of hedge funds are over.
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Irish NPRF seeking real estate, pvt equity admin
IRELAND – The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) is looking for administrative support for the National Pension Reserve Fund’s property and private equity portfolios.
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Dutch consultant HV&P joins Milliman
GLOBAL – Milliman Global has added Dutch employee benefits consultant HV&P to its global network of independent actuarial and consulting firms, it was announced today.
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France’s FRR seeks SRI service providers
FRANCE - The €27.6bn Fond de Resérve pour les Retraites, the French Pensions Reserve Fund, is looking for assistance in socially responsible investing.
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Big UK schemes in climate change plea
UK – Some of the UK’s largest pension institutions, including Hermes, USS and the LPFA have banded together to encourage companies and governments to cut global carbon emissions.
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Deloitte to expand pension investment group
UK – Professional services firm Deloitte is looking to expand the pension and investment services group within its Deloitte Total Reward & Benefits Investment Services practice.
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Custody hires at BNP Paribas, JP Morgan
EUROPE – BNP Paribas Securities Services and JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services have separately announced senior appointments.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish fund tenders Europe large caps
DENMARK – Danske Bank is conducting a search for long-only European large-cap equities on behalf of a Danish pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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Schemes 'unsatisfied with funds of hedge funds'
GLOBAL - Mercer Investment Consulting says only 23% of pension schemes are satisfied with funds of hedge funds investments.
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TKP Pensioen names new CEO
NETHERLANDS - Frans de Beaufort has been appointed chief executive at TKP Pensioen, the pensions provider owned by Aegon.
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New UK pension buyout firm eyes Europe - FT
EUROPE – The new pensions buyout firm Pension Insurance Corp. has gained £1bn (€1.47bn) in financing and may target deals outside the UK, the Financial Times reported.
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ECB hikes rates, cites pensions
EUROPE – The European Central Bank raised its key interest rates today, saying it did so in part to create stable conditions for pension reform amid population ageing.
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Watson Wyatt hires Hewitt’s Everness
UK – Watson Wyatt says it has hired Hewitt Associates’ Graham Everness as a senior consultant in its Pensions Technical Unit.
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IMF queries quality of pension supervisors
GLOBAL – The International Monetary Fund has queried whether international pension supervisors pay enough to attract the best people.
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Fortis sets up SRI centre in Frankfurt
GERMANY – Asset manager Fortis says it has created a new team in Frankfurt dedicated to socially responsible investing (SRI) amid significant investor demand for SRI in Germany.
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BGI’s iShares gets Germany head
GERMANY – Andreas Fehrenbach, the former chief executive of German asset manager Activest, has joined iShares, the exchange traded fund unit of Barclays Global Investors, as its new German head, effective immediately.
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DNB amends FTK parameters
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch pension regulator De Nederlandsche Bank has released new recommendations about the parameters for the new Financial Assessment Framework, or Financieel Toezichtskader (FTK), for pension funds.
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Ireland’s NPRF re-awards €6bn passive mandates
IRELAND – The €17.5bn National Pensions Reserve Fund has re-awarded €6bn in two passive equity mandates to the incumbent managers Bank of Ireland Asset Management/State Street Global Advisors and Barclays Global Investors.
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Norway to transfer €36bn to state pension fund
NORWAY – The Norwegian government plans a net transfer of NOK308bn (€36.5bn) to the Government Pension Fund – Global in 2007, according to the budget announced today.
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Pension funds back buyout firm Paternoster
UK – Traditional pension funds are among the shareholders of new pension fund buyout company Paternoster, says chief executive Mark Wood.
