All IPE articles in October 2014 (Online) – Page 2
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NewsRevised IORP II Directive ‘at odds’ with proposed Capital Markets Union
Latest draft’s removal of all mentions of using delegated acts could lead to significant delays in IORP II implementation, law firm warns
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NewsNorwegian oil fund misses benchmarks in Q3 with 0.1% return
Consumer goods and services weigh on equities performance
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Former board members at Local Tapiola reportedly under investigation
Local news daily says Finnish watchdog investigating board members at Elo precursor for alleged ‘illegal actions’
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NewsWednesday people roundup
UK Investor Forum, Ballast Nedam, JP Morgan Asset Management, Schroders, Union Bancaire Privée, Aviva Investors, Investec Asset Management
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NewsKirstein awards $200m global equities mandate to Standard Life Investments
Major Danish institutional investor gives seed capital to domestically structured fund
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NewsIntricate risk controls have damaged portfolios, says 300 Club
Idaho’s Bob Maynard says ‘transparency’ should be main method of controlling risk
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Pension fund for Dutch vets moves to shore up dwindling support
Occupational scheme for veterinary surgeons to introduce new pension plan
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UK roundup: Ashridge Pension Scheme, P-Solve, Legal & General, PRIAC
The £50m Ashridge scheme selects P-Solve for fiduciary mandate focusing on manager selection, tactical allocations
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Finnish roundup: Varma, Elo
Stronger dollar supports nine-month returns at Finnish pension insurers
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USS, RPMI to sit on UK Investor Forum board
Investor Forum also announces John Kay, author of key report that led to its foundation, as board member
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UK roundup: Tesco vs Texan firemen, PPF, Monarch, Greybull Capital
Retailer Tesco sued by US pension plan after accounting error caused it to overstate profit
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Sutton, M&G, Berkshire, RWC
German corporate investor seeks manager for high-yield US corporate bond mandate
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Dutch pension fund to invest 5% of assets in residential mortgages
Asset class offers better returns than euro-denominated bonds against ‘very limited’ additional risk, scheme says
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NewsAsset management roundup: Swisscanto, ZKB, Amundi, Bawag PSK
Swiss cantonal bank ZKB in talks with Swisscanto over possible takeover
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New IORP draft sees member states claw back powers from EIOPA
Changes proposed in second compromise draft see EU member states granted powers to veto cross-border transfer of assets
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Pension funds should consider investing in student loans, think tank urges
UK’s Institute for Economic Affairs proposes universities agree contracts, bundle and sell on to pension investors
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NewsFriday people roundup
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, International Investment Funds Association, Castle Harbour Securities, Scope Ratings, Delta Management Consulting
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UK roundup: Merseyside Pension Fund, Research Machines scheme, PIC
The £6.1bn Merseyside Pension Fund returns 6.2%, aided by successful European equities, property
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Printing industry fund PGB returns insufficient for indexation
Dutch scheme says quarterly returns of 3.8% not sufficient to boost coverage. as it falls below 105%
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NewsIlmarinen sees long-term increase in equity weighting
Third quarter overall return dips to 5.7%, as effects of crisis in Ukraine weigh on portfolio, but reforms allow mutual to boost equities exposure by third
