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16 November 2016

EDHEC, NEST, European Patent Office, BlackRock, Eastspring, PIMCO, Aviva Investors, AMP Capital, Psigma, HSBC GAM, PwC, RBS, Capital Employee Benefits

EPO seeks admin help for cross-border DC

29 February 2008

[16:45 CET 29-02] EUROPE – The European Patent Office (EPO) is seeking an administration provider to help with the establishment of a new cross-border defined contribution scheme.

European patent fund seeks portfolio manager

9 January 2009

[15:00 CET 09-01] EUROPE – The European Patent Office in Munich is looking for a portfolio manager for its principal directorate of the €3.1bn Reserve Funds Pensions and Social Security (RFPSS), IPE has learnt.

IPE Survey: Pension funds fend off COVID-19 effects

1 April 2020

At least three participating funds reported a fall in value of up to 15%

Institutional investors expect ‘lower forever’ bond yields

15 June 2017

Yields will remain low – but even a small upturn can hurt institutions, conference hears

Two staff leave Siemens pension department

24 June 2005

GERMANY – Two staff at industrial giant Siemens’ corporate pensions department are to leave, including senior consultant Alexander Neszvecso.

Patience and time

January 2008 (Magazine)

Silvio Vecchi, CEO and CIO of the European Patent Office’s pension scheme, tells David White of the importance of patience and time in avoiding the turbulence of the capital markets – a successful strategy given the fund’s growth

Magnify: Investment opportunities in Europe’s innovation hotspots

Reference Hub20 August 2015 By M&G Investments [Real Estate - Europe]

Executive summary

Siemens pensions advisor wins first US mandate

10 September 2002

GERMANY/US- The pensions advisory team from Siemens Financial Services and its US partner Lattice Financial have been appointed by Canada’s Ontario public service employees pension fund for advice on its investment structure.

EPO search

February 1998 (Magazine)

Corrections to Top 1000

November 2000 (Magazine)

Funds should manage core internally - IPE panel

24 November 2003

NETHERLANDS - European pension funds should manage the core of their business internally, and outsource only the specialist areas of asset management to external managers.

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024

Assets for the leading 1000 European pension funds grew by 8.7% year-on-year, reversing last year’s loss of 6.8%. This brings total assets back up to above their previous high water mark of €9.7trn in 2022’s research exercise. This year’s overall net gain in assets of €775bn is the largest since 2021’s increase of €810bn.

'Pension funds better investors than asset managers'

January 2004 (Magazine)

European pension funds should manage the core of their business internally, and outsource only the specialist areas of asset management to external managers. This is because pension funds understand their liabilities better than anyone else. Broadly, this was the conclusion of six managers in the pension industry when they debated ...

Province of a select few?

October 2007 (Magazine)

Complexity and regulation continue to drive outsourcing of pension fund investments, finds Rachel Fixsen

Doubts about using structured products

January 2006 (Magazine)

Growing familiar with PE's face

March 2005 (Magazine)

Good times to invest

March 2003 (Magazine)

In a world of their own

July 2006 (Magazine)

Size matters when it comes to pension funds. The bigger the fund, the better value it can give scheme members, through economies of scale on the investment side. On the other hand, when a single pension fund has to cover an exceptionally broad geographical area, the costs can mount up. ...

Making the impossible possible

October 1999 (Magazine)