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Country Report
The Nordic Region: Finland Gradual decline
Reeta Paakkinen outlines the local investment trend in Finnish pension investors’ portfolios
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Country ReportThe Nordic Region: Denmark Home front target
Rachel Fixsen investigates the pressures that Danish pension funds are facing to align their investments in support of the domestic economy
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Country Report
The Nordic Region: Funds seek to restore equity
Jan Willers outlines some of the key findings of a recent survey on Nordic institutional asset allocation and trends within equities
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Country Report
The Nordic Region: Folketrygdfondet The quiet sibling
Pirkko Juntunen reports on Folketrygdfondet, which manages the Government Pension Fund Norway and the Government Bond Fund within tight regional constraints
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NewsUK roundup: Northern Ireland, Edinburgh Partners, Sackers, Towers Watson, TPR
UK – The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), which administers the country’s local government pension scheme, has awarded a global equity mandate to Edinburgh Partners.
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News
Changes to Hungarian pension system will undermine confidence, says IMF
HUNGARY – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Hungary’s recently announced pension reforms risk undermining confidence in the system and constitute a “significant step back” for the country.
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NewsUniq proposes deficit-for-equity swap with trustees
UK – Food manufacturer Uniq has proposed a deficit-for-equity swap to its pension fund trustees in a deal that would see the fund take control of 90% of company shares.
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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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NewsBorough of Lambeth terminates contracts with managers [amended]
UK – The £720m (€820.5m) London Borough of Lambeth pension scheme is understood to be ending contracts with UBS Global Asset Management, AllianceBernstein and Aberdeen Asset Managers.
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NewsUK roundup: pension tax relief, Bexley, BlackRock, Accounting Standards Board
UK – The government has revealed details of the reform to pension tax relief, lowering the threshold to £50,000 – a drop of more than £200,000 – by April 2011.
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NewsRoyal Mail pension scheme to shrink to one-tenth of size under government proposals
UK – The UK government has confirmed it would split the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP), reducing it to around one-tenth of its current size, in an effort to tackle the scheme's £8.4bn deficit.
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NewsUK roundup: Camden, CB Richard Ellis, Partners Group, Towers Watson, PPF
UK – The London Borough of Camden's pension fund has appointed two real estate managers for a mandate worth as much as £70m.
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NewsUK roundup: Towers Watson on Hutton, Asda closes scheme
UK – Towers Watson has estimated a £80bn (€91bn) drop in public pension liabilities if suggestions made by Lord Hutton are implemented.
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Country Report
Portugal: Diversification away from home
Nina Röhrbein reports on a Portuguese pension market that is stagnating as employers struggle with more pressing issues
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Country Report
Spain: Eggs in one basket
Jim Robinson comments on the asset allocation of Spain’s €58bn social security reserve fund
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Features
Challenging beginnings
Liam Kennedy asked Hugo Lasat, CEO of Belgium’s Amonis, about the challenge of running a pension fund after a career in asset management and private banking
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FeaturesAlign your interests
Gail Moss assesses how pension fund boards and trustees can make sure their interests are in line with those of their asset managers
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Country ReportSpain: Where to diversify?
Gail Moss charts the asset allocations of Spanish pension entities and notes the increase in interest in risk management
