All IPE articles in October 2012 (Online) – Page 5
-
News
Denmark dethrones Netherlands in Melbourne Mercer pensions survey
GLOBAL – Scandinavian country awarded 'A' rating, beats out Dutch in two of three categories.
-
News
ESG roundup: UKSIF, Stewardship Code, YouGov
UK – Regulator should 'shine light' on responsible investing in auto-enrolment, UKSIF says.
-
News
Pension funds should consider 'dropping' traditional hedging
UK – Schemes should consider real estate sub-classes to stabilise funding, report says.
-
News
Bouwinvest brings listed real estate into integrated portfolio
NETHERLANDS – BPF Bouw pension fund increases REIT exposure to 'fill in holes'.
-
News
Jenkins rallies investment industry in 'titanic tussle' over regulation
UK – Former F&C Asset Management chairman says industry must speak out in favour of banking reform.
-
News
Innovative investments 'essential' for pension funds
NETHERLANDS – Chief client officer at Dutch pensions giant touts impact on returns.
-
News
Mandate roundup: Durham, BlackRock, Edinburgh Partners, IPE-Quest
GLOBAL – UK local authority fund tenders £700m mandates for global, emerging market equity.
-
News
Lawyers outline LIBOR claim options, but still 'lack evidence'
EUROPE – Case 'slowly divulging secrets', but creating 'more questions than answers'.
-
News
Friday people roundup
GLOBAL – IPE, PFA Pension, PwC, AllianzGI, AIC, SWIP, ClearBridge, Montanaro, ICI
-
News
PensionDanmark commits €800m to infrastructure fund
DENMARK – Danish scheme's total allocation to asset class climbs to 10% of assets.
-
News
Third of UK companies failing to report greenhouse gas emissions
UK – Carbon Disclosure Project says only 64% of FTSE 350 reports emissions in financial reports.
-
News
Fund managers must be 'creative' with LGPS management fees
UK – Head of Norfolk Pension Fund says LGPS should consider pooling assets 'virtually'.
-
News
Ultimate forward rate poses risks to Dutch pension funds, MSCI warns
NETHERLANDS – Managing director says 4.2% UFR could keep schemes from making ‘tough choices’.
-
News
Irish union calls for cap on pensionable pay in wind-up
IRELAND – ESB union representatives demand ‘basic fairness and justice’ in wind-up.
-
News
T Rowe Price's Todd Ruppert joins IPE board as non-executive director
IPE – Industry veteran planning to expand publisher’s activities ‘significantly’.
-
News
IPE-Quest: Swedish insurer tenders $50m Chinese equity mandate
IPE-QUEST – Investor calls for fund domiciled in either Luxembourg or Ireland.
-
News
Norwegian oil fund makes first foray into German real estate
EUROPE – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global invests nearly €800m through joint venture.
-
News
Scotland's Lothian Pension Fund to shift investment strategy
UK – Aims to take advantage of bank deleveraging, buying ‘sound assets at attractive prices’.
-
News
UK companies using half of dividends to offset pensions deficits
UK – TPR report explores how DB schemes use funding-regime flexibility to tackle shortfalls.
-
News
Dutch roundup: Syntrus Achmea, Salvation Army, Pensions Federation
NETHERLANDS – Salvation Army places pension plan for officers with Syntrus Achmea.