All articles by Pam Atherton – Page 3
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NewsGreenwich Associates makes key hires
UK – Greenwich Associates has named Peter D'Amario as managing director of the its European operations, while Robert Statius-Muller returns to the US to be sector leader of the company's global investment management practice.
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NewsAsset management roundup: RBC, BlueBay, Timberland Investment Resources
GLOBAL – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and BlueBay Asset Management have agreed terms for the recommended acquisition of BlueBay by RBC, valuing the fund manager at approximately £963m (€1.1bn).
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NewsUK Pension Protection Fund takes on another 17 schemes
UK – The UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has accepted 17 new schemes for compensation in September, including 1,768 individuals who are already are receiving pensions from the safety net.
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NewsUK roundup: Pension Insurance Corporation, BDO Investment Management, EMI, Equitable Life
UK – The risk transfer market was buffeted by underlying asset volatility in the third quarter, according to Pension Insurance Corporation's Q3 2010 Pension Risk Transfer index.
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NewsSPF Beheer publishes international pension book
GLOBAL – SPF Beheer, the Dutch pensions and administration service provider, has published a book summarising the pension systems in developed world countries.
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NewsUK pensions minister to make decision on NEST 'within days'
UK – Pensions minister Steve Webb has sought to separate the introduction of auto-enrolment from that of NEST, saying the UK coalition government remained committed to auto-enrolment, but that he would announce his decision on NEST shortly.
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NewsIrish roundup: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme, Rubicon Investment Consulting
IRELAND – The Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme – the joint pension scheme for workers at Aer Lingus, Dublin Airport Authority and former employees of SR Technics – may have to be split as part of arrangements to plug the €500m deficit in the scheme.
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NewsDutch catering scheme picks F&C for hedging
NETHERLANDS – The €3.6bn Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering, the industry-wide pension fund for the Dutch catering and hospitality industry, has appointed F&C for interest-rate hedging.
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NewsIreland's NPRF denies cut in pension contributions
IRELAND – The Republic of Ireland's National Pensions Reserve Board has denied government contributions to the fund will fall to less than 1% of GNP.
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NewsEuropean asset managers must adapt to new economics, says Fitch
GLOBAL – A Fitch Ratings report published today says European asset managers need to adapt products and staffing to new macroeconomic trends.
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NewsCookson appoints BlackRock as fiduciary of pension scheme
UK – The Cookson Group has appointed BlackRock as fiduciary manager of its £460m defined benefit pension plan.
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Features
Legal battle with Henderson on cards
The dispute between a group of 30 pensions funds and Henderson over the management of two private finance initiative (PFI) funds is a salutary reminder of the need for pension funds and their advisers to minutely scrutinise complex investment agreements. PFI was developed in the UK in the 1990s as ...
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NewsHenderson pension scheme invested in disputed PFI fund
UK – Henderson Global Investors' own final salary scheme, the £420m (€503m) Henderson Group Pension Scheme, is invested in the PFI fund, which is at the centre of an impending legal battle between a group of 30 pension funds and the fund manager.
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NewsPension funds in Henderson legal dispute revealed
UK – The dispute between a group of 30 pension funds and Henderson Global Investors over the management of two of its PFI funds has shifted up a gear as some of the biggest names in the UK pensions industry were named as being party to the case.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE Quest, Tower Hamlets, Legal & General Investment Management
GLOBAL – A UK-based multi-manager is looking to appoint a suitable investment manager for a US equity mandate worth $20m-40m (€15m-31m), using IPE Quest.
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NewsCitigroup launches platform for 'alpha-generating' investments
GLOBAL – Citigroup has launched Ivaldi Capital, a platform designed to cater for the increasing demand for "alpha-generating investments" by pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds.
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NewsUK roundup: The Pensions Regulator, BBC, CBI, NEST
UK – The Pensions Regulator has cut the salary and working hours for its yet-to-be appointed chairman in response to the coalition government's call for public bodies to show pay restraint.
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NewsBelgian pension funds return 3.2% in first half
BELGIUM – The Belgian Association of Pension Institutions (BAPI) has reported a weighted average return of 3.2% for the first half of 2010, compared with losses for the Eurostoxx and MSCI World indices of 10.9 % and 13.2%, respectively.
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NewsUK roundup: BBC, TUC
UK – The BBC is expected to water down plans to close its final salary pension scheme and put forward new proposals to plug the scheme's £2bn pension deficit.
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NewsStakes raised in Henderson PFI dispute as legal advisers sacked
UK – The stakes in the legal dispute between Henderson Global Investors and a group of 30 pension funds have been raised on news that Henderson has replaced its legal advisers, CMS Cameron McKenna, with Clifford Chance.
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