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UK roundup: Royal Mail and union to discuss CDC option
Plus: Xafinity to buy Punter Southall businesses; Strathclyde Pension Fund tops 100% funding ratio
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People moves: CalPERS CIO to exit; Beckers joins Avida
CalPERS, Avida, PLSA, Generali, Hymans Robertson, XPS Pensions Group, KPMG, Lombard Odier IM, Credit Suisse AM
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – ASIP, Polish Chamber, TPR, Danske Bank, BNP Paribas, Insight, F&C, Dexia
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Wednesday people roundup
AP7, Pensions Trust, SVB, Lombard Odier, BVCA, BNP Paribas, P-Solve, Schroders, BlackRock
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Wednesday people roundup
[16:15 CET 29-10] GLOBAL – People roundup: Schroders, Redington Partners, Climate Change Capital, P-Solve, Hermes, Alexander Forbes
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Asset management roundup: P-Solve, Generali Investments, Russell Investments
EUROPE – The Network Rail CARE Pension Scheme has appointed P-Solve as a fiduciary manager.
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Absolute return may be future for default funds
[17:20 CEST 11-05] UK - Recent volatility in pension default fund investments has suggested there is a need to shift away from lifestyling towards alternatives such as absolute return funds, according to Punter Southall Financial Management.
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Further-nationalised RBS pushes derivatives
[16:45 CET 19-01] UK – Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which was further nationalised today after making its biggest loss in history, has said it aims to roll out more so called ‘dynamic strategies’, a breed of structured products, for pension funds who seek alternatives to hedge funds.
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Market capacity no issue for buyouts
[15:45 CEST 29-08] UK – The pensions buyout market is more likely to be constrained by "unattractive prices" than by market capacity, according to Punter Southall Transaction Services (PSTS).
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Pension Fund Governance: Independent thinking
As the world gets more complex, professional independent trustees may come into their own. But, as Lynn Strongin Dodds writes, the choices have to be thoroughly considered, and some potentially serious pitfalls avoided