All IPE articles in October 2010 (Online) – Page 3
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NewsReal estate roundup: ATP, PensionDanmark
DENMARK – Denmark's largest pension fund ATP has made its first direct real estate acquisition in two years, acquiring a high-profile office block in central Copenhagen.
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NewsGerman province to top up public fund with €114m
GERMANY – The German province of Northrhine-Westphalia (NRW) is seeking parliamentary support for an additional €114m one-off payment into the pension fund for civil servants.
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NewsHutton's interim report receives warm welcome from industry
UK – Lord Hutton's interim report on UK public sector pension reform has generally been welcomed by the pensions industry, with commentators recognising the difficult balancing act between protecting employees' pension rights and ensuring the system is sustainable and affordable.
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NewsMacquarie snaps up Siemens Austria's asset management business
AUSTRIA – Siemens Austria has sold its asset management arm Innovest to the Macquarie Group.
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NewsNorway's Government Pension Fund-Global calls for more alternatives
NORWAY – The governor of Norges Bank, the Norwegian central bank and the chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the assets of Norway's Government Pension Fund-Global (GPFG), have written a letter to the ministry of finance outlining ways of improving the overall strategy of the fund ...
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NewsUK Pension Protection Fund proposes new levy formula
UK – The UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has proposed a new formula for calculating the pension protection levy from 2012-13 onwards.
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NewsInternational experts sing Dutch pension system's praises
NETHERLANDS – International pension experts have heaped praise on the Dutch pension system and the way the industry has responded to the challenges of the credit crisis.
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NewsSwiss BVK members demand compensation for 'misguided' policy
SWITZERLAND – Members of the Swiss BVK have demanded compensation from the beleaguered pension fund, blaming its current underfunded position on a "misguided" contribution policy.
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NewsMandate roundup: Lancashire County Pension Fund, Kent County Council Superannuation Scheme
UK – Lancashire County Pension Fund has begun a review of its investment strategy with a view to managing its portfolio more actively.
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NewsMembers of Denmark's JOEP lose option to make investment choices
DENMARK – Danish pension fund JOEP has scrapped an option allowing clients to make their own investment choices.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Swedish Investment Fund Association, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Collectum
SWEDEN – The Swedish Consumer Agency has contacted some 40 fund management companies in the country and requested access to all their marketing and information material on the funds they offer.
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NewsESG roundup: ICGN risk oversight guidelines, Carbon Disclosure Project
GLOBAL – The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has unveiled global guidelines addressing boards' oversight of risk as shareholders' representatives.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – Aon Hewitt, James Caird Asset Management, The Carbon Disclosure Project
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Editor's Choice: Interview with Bridgewater's Ray Dalio
Martin Steward speaks with Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, pioneer of alpha/beta separation and ‘risk parity’
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NewsGreen Paper co-author warns several White Papers could be on way
EUROPE – The European Commission's Green Paper on pensions could be followed by several additional White Papers, Jung Duk Lichtenberger of the Directorate-General Internal Market & Services has said.
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Trustee education 'key' to spread of fiduciary management in UK
UK – The key to the development of fiduciary management in the UK is trustee education, according to Philip Read, chairman of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
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NewsHenk Kamp to replace Donner as Dutch social affairs minister
NETHERLANDS – Henk Kamp, 58, has been officially nominated as social affairs minister in the new Dutch cabinet, which is expected to be inaugurated later this week.
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NewsProduct choice over 'hard floor' would improve pensions, academics say
NETHERLANDS – Increased pension product flexibility over an "income floor" of annuities would improve the effectiveness of Dutch workers' pensions, academics have claimed.
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NewsDanica Pension MD Ramlau-Hansen becomes CFO at Danske Bank
DENMARK – Danica Pension, Denmark's biggest commercial pensions institution, is on the search for a new managing director to head up operations following the promotion of its existing chief to the board of parent company Danske Bank.
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NewsABP, PGGM invest Dutch telecommunications networks
NETHERLANDS – The €220bn Dutch civil service scheme ABP and PGGM, the asset manager for the €91bn healthcare scheme PFZW, have committed to large investments in telecommunications infrastructure in the Netherlands.
