All IPE articles in October 2008 (Online) – Page 10
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NewsSwiss funds still favour real estate
[16:55 CEST 01-10] SWITZERLAND – Nine out of 10 Swiss pensions funds are indirectly invested in real estate while the majority also directly invest in the market, according to research from real estate investment specialist Sal Oppenheim.
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NewsPensions see surplus gains, but then again...
[16:25 CEST 01-10] UK – Figures issued by pension consultants have highlighted the volatility of existing pensions accounting as some calculations indicate the UK’s major listed company pension schemes shifted from a pensions deficit to a substantial pensions surplus on market turbulence and bond pricing, while another firm has calculated ...
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[15:30 CEST 01-10] GLOBAL: People roundup - Watson Wyatt, Corestate Capital, TKPI, Swisscanto, Kas Bank, Union Investment, HACL, Invesco Perpetual, MSIM, Aberdeen, Mercer, AXA IM, BNY Mellon Asset Management, LaSalle IM, Stoxx.
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NewsPing An and Fortis: the deal is off
[15:15 CEST 01-10] NETHERLANDS/ BELGIUM – Partially-nationalised bancassurer Fortis has announced the €2.15bn deal to sell half of its asset management business to Chinese insurer Ping An is unlikely to be completed.
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NewsNAPF queries IASB's 'radical tidying' of pensions accounting
UK – The National Association of Pensions Funds (NAPF) has attacked proposals from the International Accounting Standards Board to change the way employee pensions are accounted as being pre-emptive and of being far more radical than what was supposed to be an interim assessment of a larger review.
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NewsNAPF commentary on amendments to IAS 19 Employee Benefits
The launch of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s Discussion Paper was overshadowed by the earlier Discussion Paper on pensions accounting from the UK’s Accounting Standards Board (ASB).
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NewsFortis' Artemis sees management buyout as 'option'
[13:00 CEST 01-10] UK – London-based investment manager Artemis Asset Management today said a buyout by its management could be an option for the future of the company, after Fortis announced it has increased its equity interest to become the sole shareholder.
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NewsZiegelbecker goes federal
[11:00 CEST 01-10] AUSTRIA – Johannes Ziegelbecker, head of the Austrian multi-employer pension fund ÖPAG, will manage the federal Pensionskasse for civil servants (BPK) from today.
