All IPE articles in October 2011 (Online)
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NewsDutch minister calls for supervisory boards at industry-wide schemes
Social affairs minister Henk Kamp also proposes giving pensioners seats on boards.
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NewsECJ ruling forces Germany to abolish tax on overseas shareholders
GERMANY – Ruling would make it 'less painful' for Luxembourg funds to operate in Germany, says PwC.
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NewsRemuneration at asset management companies jumps by 18% – PwC
EU-based managers to have 'problems' competing for Asian talent due to pay restrictions.
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NewsEmployer group calls for changes to Germany's pension protection fund
GERMANY – BDA proposal would abandon practice of basing calculations on company's insolvency risk.
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NewsDanish pensions giant ATP shuns local infrastructure due to lack of PPPs
Entirety of scheme's infrastructure investment lies outside domestic market.
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NewsThe 'Occupy' protests: We are the 99% – but also the 10%
Martin Steward explores some of the movement's contradictions and ironies.
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NewsMandate roundup: Lancashire, Environment Agency, Avon, Dorset, Cornwall, Gloucester, Wiltshire
Lancashire's local authority scheme tenders global equity mandate worth a third of its £4.3bn portfolio.
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NewsSovereign annuity introduction in Ireland could drive pension buy-ins
Government says schemes can use annuities to lower level of required risk reserves.
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NewsAllowing different discount rates would protect Dutch pension funds
APG CIO says single discount rate makes changes in country's pension assets too 'predictable'.
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NewsEquity portfolio at Norwegian Pension Fund Global falls 17%
Overall, France's largest bank BNP Paribas cited as worst-performing holding.
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NewsIreland's NAMA offers pension funds 70% finance on repackaged property assets
Agency sees significant interest 'right across globe' from pension funds and SWFs.
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NewsParticipation estimates for German occupational schemes 'exaggerated'
GERMANY – Statistics authority looks at occupational pensions for first time in 20 years.
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NewsHalf of UK pension schemes already using soft compulsion
ONS figures also show active member numbers have fallen to levels not seen since early 1950s.
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NewsNew Irish pension funding standard 'in the area' of Solvency II, says IAPF
Regulator would have been 'very aware' of Solvency II while outlining new standards.
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NewsESG roundup: US SIF, sustainability trends in alternatives, oekom
US investment in sustainable, responsible alternative assets jumps by 16% in 2010.
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NewsGerman labour ministry accepts AbA call for occupational pensions panel
GERMANY – Senior representative says creation of panel a 'really good idea' and 'long overdue'.
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NewsIndustry experts give euro-zone deal cautious welcome
But many express serious concerns over the long-term future of the euro-zone.
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NewsFirst State lines up Williamson for new EM bond fund
Newly established team to focus on political, economic analysis of specific countries.
