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Vauban Infrastructure Partners Invests In Bluevia, A Neutral Wholesale FTTH Provider In Rural Areas In Spain
Telefónica Group, one of the greatest telecommunications services operators at a global scale, and the consortium Crédit Agricole Assurances (“CAA”), the first bank insurance Group in Europe, and Vauban Infrastructure Partners (“Vauban”), a leading long-term infrastructure investor, have reached an agreement to set up Bluevia Fibra, S.L. (“Bluevia”), a unique platform for the commercialization and deployment of a fibre network (FTTH) in Spain, mainly in rural areas and with limited overlap with other networks
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People moves: UK’s Financial Reporting Council names new chief
Norli Pension appoints group CEO; the UK’s Financial Secretary to the Treasury appoints first female government actuary
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UK roundup: Pension funds top up wind renewables income fund
Plus bulk annuities, small and bigger
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AXA Rosenberg says it wins CAA equities brief
UK - AXA Rosenberg says it has been selected by the 3.7 billion-pound (5.3 billion-euro) Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme to manage a 70 million-pound European equity mandate.
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Civil Aviation scheme awards £4bn fiduciary mandate
The contract includes asset allocation and manager selection decisions across all asset classes
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Modi’s India: The red lights are flashing warnings
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is facing an existential issue that is polarising the nation
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UK roundup: CovPress, PPF, de-risking, LGPS Framework Agreement
First ‘full rescue’ of UK pension scheme in PPF assessment period
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Managing Downside Risk with ESG - The case of the Global High Yield Index
In this note we continue our investigation of the impact of ESG considerations on the downside risk of fixed income portfolios benchmarked to Bloomberg Barclays indices, following our recent article on US Investment Grade corporate bonds
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Mining Opportunities in Emerging Markets Corporate Debt
As emerging markets (EM) growth continues to outpace that of developed markets, these countries have taken on an increasingly important role in the dynamics of the global economy. Along with this growth, local credit markets in many EM countries have matured and EM debt has become a diversified mature asset class representing about 11% of the global fixed income universe.
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Clwyd: Cultivating the difference
Nina Roehrbein speaks with Philip Latham, pension fund manager at Clwyd Pension Fund, about its unusual asset allocation strategy
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French fund considers cross-border vehicle, but only if IORP amended
AG2R La Mondiale keen to launch pensions vehicle, but wary of impact of Solvency II rules.
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A tale of two jurisdictions
Expatriate pensions are still an offshore game, and Luxembourg and Liechtenstein are vying for supremacy, writes Gail Moss
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France: Pensions on the move
With no domestic IORP-compatible regime and with Solvency II looming, two of France’s supplementary pension providers are looking to move their domicile. Cécile Sourbes assesses the pros and cons of their plans
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Crédit Européen launches insurance pension fund
LUXEMBOURG- Crédit Européen, the bank belonging ING Group’s BBL, has become the second company to take advantage of the Luxembourg legislation allowing insurance-based pension funds and is setting up a scheme for its 900 employees.
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Luxembourg approves first insurance pension fund
LUXEMBOURG- Luxembourg’s ministry of finance has granted the tyre maker Goodyear a licence to launch the country’s first insurance-based pension fund.
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Pragmatic solutions
Companies in Luxembourg have, until recently, had little incentive to introduce supplementary pensions for their employees. The Grand Duchy has one the most generous state pensions in Europe, promising between 60% and 70% of final salary after 40 years’ contributions. This has meant that occupational pension plans in Luxembourg have ...
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High-Yield Bonds: Uncharted waters
Is the sell-off in high-yield bonds an indicator of broader weakness, or an opportunity for contrarians to pick up yield?
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Siemens sets up Luxembourg pension plan
LUXEMBOURG – German industrial group Siemens has launched an international pensions plan for its Luxembourg based employees.