All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 197
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News
AP Pension CIO leaves
[16:55 CEST 20-06] DENMARK - AP Pension’s chief investment officer Jan Samsø has left the pension fund, and will be replaced in September by Claus Christjansen, a spokesman for the occupational pensions provider said.
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Spain confirms 10% in equities proposal
[16:42 CEST 13-06] SPAIN - Spain’s pensions reserve fund is set to put around 10% of its assets into equities, according to Economics Minister Pedro Solbes, though the final conditions for its proposed asset switch will only be agreed in a few months’ time.
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Spanish reserve fund set to move into equities
[16:55 CEST 12-06] SPAIN - The Spanish government has paved the way for the country’s pensions reserve fund to start investing some of its €40bn of assets in equities.
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Features
Sizing up the cost of pensions
New funding regulations are forcing pension funds to run more efficiently, but do larger schemes have an advantage over their smaller peers? Rachel Fixsen reports
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Features
Three perspectives on FX strategies
Rachel Fixsen spoke to three pension funds about their approach to currency hedging and the main benefits and drawbacks of such a strategy
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Special Report
Finance, not philanthropy
With more NGOs converting to banks in the developing world, the microfinance opportunities for pension funds are set to multiply. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Danish funds in private equity move
[17:00 CEST 11/05] DENMARK - Three Danish pension funds are among the first investors in a new private venture fund targeting the IT and biotech sectors.
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Features
Bridging the information gap
To what extent do the reporting requirements across Europe penalise smaller schemes? Rachel Fixsen investigates
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Features
Looking at alternatives and regulation
We asked three German pension funds to explain some of the important issues and challenges currently facing their investment strategies
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Features
Going from strength to strength
Their tactical and strategic flexibility have made exchange traded funds an increasingly popular investment vehicle with institutions over the past few years. Rachel Fixsen looks at what has made them such as success
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News
Danish lawyers’ fund returns just 0.1%
DENMARK - The main part of Denmark's Pension Fund for Lawyers and Economists (JØP) posted an investment return of just 0.1% in the first three months of this year, but it still managed to beat the benchmark.
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Danish doctors' fund returns slip in 2006
DENMARK - The Doctors' Pension Fund in Denmark - Lægernes Pensionskasse (LP) - posted a pre-tax return on its investments of 12.9% for 2006, down from the 15.8% return in 2005.
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Features
Solvency II causing consternation
Imposition of the proposed Solvency II rules would force pension funds to shun riskier assets. Rachel Fixsen polls three schemes
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Features
Attracting talented managers is not just a money game
Most pension funds cannot match the salaries big asset management companies offer for top class asset managers. But they have other perks, writes Rachel Fixsen
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News
Danish DIP returns 0.5% to March
DENMARK – Danish engineers’ pension fund DIP made a return on its investments of 0.5% before tax in the year to March 19, with positive returns on nominal bonds and equities in the home market offsetting a slight fall in foreign equities.
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Denmark’s Industriens returns 7.7%
DENMARK - The Danish Industriens Pension posted a 7.7% investment return for 2006 before tax, bringing its total assets up to DKK43bn (€5.7bn) from DKK36.5bn in 2005. This contrasts with the funds 17.3% return for 2005.
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PensionDanmark confirms alternatives allocation
DENMARK – PensionDanmark will boost its investment in infrastructure and utilities over the next few years, in a strategic bid to compensate for weak bond yields, the fund has confirmed in its annual report.
