All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 171
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News
Nordic roundup: PKA, ATP vs Tobin tax, F&P, AMF
EUROPE – Denmark’s PKA has ‘billions’ ready to invest in next good offshore wind farm project.
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NewsDanish roundup: PensionDanmark, PFA, NREP Logistics, SPP
DENMARK – PensionDanmark invests DKK1.2bn in first offshore wind farm built in US.
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NewsNew rules for Italian investment funds come into effect
ITALY – Rules affect investment activities, limits and risk management.
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COVIP figures show money flowing into Italian funds
ITALY – Total assets in complementary pension funds grow by 15% in 2012.
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NewsThornburg opens London office to expand distribution
GLOBAL – Appoints Chris Elsmark, Karim Elfar as joint managing directors.
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NewsTraditional investing principles 'not fit for purpose', institutionals say
GLOBAL – Nearly 90% of survey respondents in US say traditional practices have 'outlived usefulness'.
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NewsTesco Pension Scheme head to take over as chairman at NAPF
UK – Ruston Smith to succeed Mark Hyde Harrison at association's AGM in October.
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UK roundup: USS, Severn Trent, PPF 7800 index, Labour
UK – LongRiver consortium threatens to abandon takeover talks with Severn Trent.
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NewsDanish regulator censures Sampension over 'misleading' statements
DENMARK – Finanstilsynet rebukes labour-market scheme for giving customers inaccurate information.
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ISP Pension outsources 'all activities' to AP, but retains independence
DENMARK – Pension fund for engineers cites growing importance of economies of scale.
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Norwegian pension fund KLP divests from Total over Western Sahara concerns
GLOBAL – Scheme removes French company from investment universe on ethical grounds.
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Abacus, Carey Group launch pension scheme in Malta
MALTA – New scheme aims to offer range of retirement products through partner networks.
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Special Report
Risk & Portfolio Construction: Taming alpha, harnessing beta
Rachel Fixsen looks at how a more sophisticated understanding of hedge fund risks is changing the way investors integrate these strategies into their portfolios
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Features
Danish fund reverses stance on foreign equity
Foreign listed equities are again being targeted by Denmark’s DKK600bn (€80.5bn) statutory pension fund ATP, having sold off all such holdings two years ago. Since then, the listed equities portfolio has consisted of only domestic shares. ATP’s CIO Henrik Gade Jepsen says that, in the long term, the fund will focus on building up its foreign equity exposure.
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Aer Lingus backs court ruling on pension fund payment
IRELAND – Airline to pay €140m into new fund along with other payments.
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Santander Asset Management brings new co-owners on board
GLOBAL – Private equity firms Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic to take joint 50% stake.
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NewsOMERS joins Crown Estate on £320m central London development deal
GLOBAL – Deal covers investment programme for St James's Market district.
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NewsSweden sets out details for Solvency II discount rate
SWEDEN – Finansinspektionen says rate should be more stable, predictable.
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NewsBlackRock to acquire private equity property firm MGPA
GLOBAL – Asset manager says deal to advance growth strategy in Asia-Pacific, Europe.
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NewsDanish government sets out 'challenges' for pensions industry
DENMARK – Offers to extend easier discount yield curve, but threatens legislation on transparency.
