All IPE articles in October 2012 (Online) – Page 2
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Larger Dutch pension providers allowed to identify clients
NETHERLANDS – APG, PGGM to have more leeway when identifying clients, despite complaints from insurers.
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Pension fund for French civil servants awards bond mandates
FRANCE – Covered-bond mandates come as part of ERAFP’s broader ESG strategy.
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Architects call for £10bn residential fund backed by LGPS
UK – Report says 15 largest local authority pension funds should club together to launch fund.
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German government dismisses pension industry's call for reforms
GERMANY – Minister dismisses complaints that second-pillar pension system is too complex.
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ESG roundup: Novethic, Natixis AM, University of Cambridge
EUROPE – Banks, insurance companies diverge wildly on corporate responsibility reporting.
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Irish actuaries call for 'urgent' changes to pension wind-ups
IRELAND – Actuarial society outlines three principles for wind-up order backed by social partners.
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OECD set to recommend auto-enrolment for Irish pension system
IRELAND – Author of review of country's system describes auto-enrolment as 'sensible' third way.
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Mandate roundup: Merseyside, State Street, Norfolk County Council, Teesside, BNP Paribas
UK – Merseyside selects new manager to oversee 30% of its £5bn in assets, replacing L&G and UBS.
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ESG roundup: Women board quotas, Newsweek Green Rankings
GLOBAL – European Commission puts off decision on women quotas for corporate board positions.
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Danish pension fund ATP boosts year-to-date profits by 100%
DENMARK – Country’s largest pension fund reports 15th consecutive quarterly profit.
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German funds to offload €18bn in real estate assets – report
GERMANY – Report predicts open-ended funds will be forced to sell off commercial property assets.
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Pension fund CFO dismisses QIS as 'Solvency II with complexity'
GERMANY – Association says revised IORP Directive ‘completely unfit’ for occupational pensions.
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Irish government report highlights 'worst charges possible' for pensions
IRELAND – Social Protection paper claims 31% of savings pot lost due to 2.18% annual fee.
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PIC finalises £400m deal with Reinet, rejigs board
EUROPE – Pension Insurance Corporation completes deal after more than year of negotiations.
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Wednesday people [UPDATED]
GLOBAL – BlackRock, Finnish Seamen, SSgA, Aon Hewitt, IMQubator, PIC, Neuberger Berman
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Aon Hewitt Netherlands CEO Van den Broek steps down
NETHERLANDS – Jan Willem Siekman, executive director for retirement, will also leave company.
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Nordea sticks with 'capital-light' products despite weak profits
EUROPE – Third-quarter operating profit falls by 10% from previous quarter to €66m.
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300 Club: Asset managers must evolve beyond 'short-term salesmanship'
EUROPE – Kempen CIO says industry failing in expertise, discipline and reliability.
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Irish Life sells 17% stake in NAMAIL to UK-based Walbrook
IRELAND – Deal allows Irish government to remove risky-loan vehicle from books.
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Interest in buyouts doubles among Irish pension funds – IAPF
IRELAND – Organisation's annual Benefits Survey shows 23% 'considering' buyout of liabilities.