All IPE articles in October 2010 (Online) – Page 4
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NewsGerman institutions swapping bonds for real estate
GERMANY – German institutional investors, in their search for stable returns without increasing risk, are turning away from European fixed income to real estate, while faith in external managers and consultants remains low, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates.
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NewsRuling on gender equality could be 'headache' for schemes
EUROPE – Pension annuity policy is set to change in the wake of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) opinion that insurance companies should not charge men and women different prices for the same product.
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NewsRoelf Pater joins Avida following Aegon departure
NETHERLANDS – Roelf Pater has joined independent advisor Avida International following his departure from Aegon earlier this year.
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NewsUK roundup: Towers Watson on Hutton, Asda closes scheme
UK – Towers Watson has estimated a £80bn (€91bn) drop in public pension liabilities if suggestions made by Lord Hutton are implemented.
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NewsNestlé names former UK CFO Phillips as pension head
SWITZERLAND – Stephen Phillips, former CFO at Nestlé UK, has been named head of Nestlé's pension department.
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NewsAFM's Hoogervorst to replace Tweedie at IASB
NETHERLANDS – Hans Hoogervorst, chairman of the Financial Markets Authority (AFM), has been appointed chair of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
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NewsGerman institutional investors to double equity allocations
GERMANY – German institutional investors are aiming to increase their equity exposure by 6.8 percentage points in the first half of next year, nearly doubling the current allocation, according to a survey by SEB Asset Management.
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NewsPPF levy open to abuse, could work against schemes, says Aon Hewitt
UK – Aon Hewitt has warned that proposed changes to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy could end up working against pension funds.
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Editor's choice: How Hugo Lasat at Amonis runs his money
Liam Kennedy asked Hugo Lasat, CEO of Belgium’s Amonis, about the challenge of running a pension fund after a career in asset management and private banking
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NewsUK roundup: Camden, CB Richard Ellis, Partners Group, Towers Watson, PPF
UK – The London Borough of Camden's pension fund has appointed two real estate managers for a mandate worth as much as £70m.
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Achmea investment funds unit awards €230m mandate to Standish Mellon
NETHERLANDS – Achmea Beleggingsfondsen Beheer has awarded a €230m fixed income mandate to Standish Mellon Asset Management, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management.
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NewsEstonia lines up stricter investment rules for pension funds
ESTONIA – Investment regulations for Estonia's second pillar are set to be revised following a post-crisis analysis by the country's finance ministry.
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Mercer warns of funding issues at German blue-chip pension schemes
GERMANY – Underfunding in German blue-chip companies’ pension plans is set to widen by €40bn due to the effects of low interest rates, Mercer has found.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Avida International, Barrie & Hibbert, HSBC Asset Management, IASB, Kleinwort Benson Bank, LCP, Mercer, Nestlé Capital Advisers, Principal Global Investors, Syz & Co, Throgmorton
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NewsFrench U-turn brings 'passport' for non-EU AIFMs closer to reality
EUROPE – French authorities' decision not to oppose draft legislation giving alternative investment funds from outside the EU pan-EU marketing rights has brought the 'passport' regime closer to reality, according to Ben Blackett-Ord, chief executive of asset management consultancy firm Bovill.
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Editor's choice: Social security reform spicing up mid-term elections in US
US – The campaign for the November mid-term Congressional elections is heating up in the US, and one topic raising temperatures is social security reform.
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NewsESG roundup: Socially responsible investment, Eurosif, Thomson Reuters
GLOBAL – The European socially responsible investment (SRI) market has almost doubled since 2008, reaching approximately €5trn in assets under management.
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NewsRoyal Mail pension scheme to shrink to one-tenth of size under government proposals
UK – The UK government has confirmed it would split the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP), reducing it to around one-tenth of its current size, in an effort to tackle the scheme's £8.4bn deficit.
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NewsReturn for Swiss pension fund index fails to meet required minimum
SWITZERLAND – The Credit Suisse Pensionskassenindex increased by nearly 2.5 points, or just over 2%, in the third quarter, yet the return failed to meet the legally required minimum rate, according to Credit Suisse.
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NewsBrevan Howard to launch structured credit fund
UK – Brevan Howard Capital Management, which manages more than $32bn (€22.8bn) across 13 funds, is planning to launch a structured credit fund called BH Credit Catalysts.
