All IPE articles in October 2010 (Online) – Page 6
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Roelf 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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Ruling 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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German 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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ABP, 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.
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Danica 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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Product 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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Henk 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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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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Green 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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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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Friday people roundup
GLOBAL – Aon Hewitt, James Caird Asset Management, The Carbon Disclosure Project
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ESG 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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Swedish 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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Members 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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Mandate 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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Swiss 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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International 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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UK 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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Norway'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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Macquarie snaps up Siemens Austria's asset management business
AUSTRIA – Siemens Austria has sold its asset management arm Innovest to the Macquarie Group.