All IPE articles in September 2007 (Online) – Page 4

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CAAM appoints new CEO

2007-09-19T14:47:00Z

[16:45 CEST 19-09] EUROPE – Crédit Agricole is expected to remain unscathed by subsidiary Calyon's €250m unauthorised trading loss amid the credit market turmoil as new chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the CAAM group Yves Perrier prepares to take over the reigns of its asset management arm.
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Wednesday people update

2007-09-19T14:45:00Z

[16:45 CEST 19-09] GLOBAL – Syz, PIMCO, F&C, CBRE, BVI, NTGI, JPMAM, BDO Stoy Hayward, AXA IM, T. Rowe Price, LCP, Esofac
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Commodities bull expected to run further

2007-09-19T11:00:00Z

[12:00 CEST 19-09] GLOBAL – Asset managers are predicting the bullish run in commodities will continue against the backdrop of the subprime crisis.
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Norway fund's Kjær to step down (Update)

2007-09-19T10:10:00Z

[11:30 CEST 19-09] NORWAY – Knut Kjær, head of the €235bn Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global, has resigned after 10 years at the helm to "pursue new challenges". (Updated with quotes from Kjær)
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Parliamentary fund tenders admin

2007-09-19T10:00:00Z

[11:00 CEST 19-09] UK – Trustees of the £280m (€414m) House of Commons' Parliamentary Contributory pension fund are seeking a new pensions administrator.
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UK schemes unfazed by Northern Rock debacle

2007-09-18T15:45:00Z

[16:45 CEST 18-09] UK – UK pension funds remain confident about their funding positions, despite a reported hit for fund manager Baillie Gifford in its shareholding of UK bank Northern Rock.
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Swisscanto reports 13.6% AUM rise

2007-09-18T15:15:00Z

[16:15 CEST 18-09] SWITZERLAND – Asset manager and consultant Swisscanto saw its assets managed for institutional clients climb 13.6% to CHF21.7bn (€13bn) over the last year.
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Small firm employees ignore company pensions

2007-09-18T15:00:00Z

[16:00 CEST 18-09] UK – Only one in four small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say all eligible employers are making use of pension arrangements.
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ABP holds largest player status in carbon trading

2007-09-18T14:30:00Z

[15:30 CEST 18-09] NETHERLANDS - ABP pension fund is now the largest institutional investor in the innovative asset class of emission rights as its total allocation to carbon trading is €500m.
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Call for Pensionsfonds' liberalisation

2007-09-18T14:00:00Z

[15:00 CEST 18-09] GERMANY – Germany’s pensions and insurance industry is lobbying the government to either drop or relax a rule requiring equity-oriented pension funds (Pensionsfonds) be at least 95% funded all of the time.
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Swiss pension reaches full funding

2007-09-18T13:30:00Z

[14:30 CEST 18-09] SWITZERLAND – The CHF1.66bn (€1bn) pension fund of the Schaffhausen canton has reached a funding level of 100.21%.
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Lothian fund to discuss arms divestment

2007-09-18T13:00:00Z

[14:00 CEST 18-09] UK – The Lothian pension fund, the retirement scheme for the city of Edinburgh, will discuss possible divestments from arms companies following a motion put forward by one of its councillors.
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Malta dismisses IMF warning on pension reforms

2007-09-18T11:15:00Z

MALTA - The International Monetary Fund has urged the Maltese government not to delay plans for the introduction of second pillar pensions, amid concerns the Republic will be unable to sustain a heavily-burdened social security system.
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German government sweetens Riester pension

2007-09-17T16:00:00Z

[17:00 CEST 17-09] GERMANY – The German government will provide additional financial incentives to the so-called “Riester-Rente” from next year, a subsidised third-pillar pension rolled out in early 2002.
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Grancio to head Indexchange as Fehrenbach resigns

2007-09-17T15:50:00Z

[16:50 CEST 17-09] GERMANY – Andreas Fehrenbach, chief executive of Indexchange, is resigning after just one year in his post.
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Aegon pension fund is worst performer (updated)

2007-09-17T15:45:00Z

[16:45 CEST 17-09] POLAND – The second-pillar pension fund Ergo Hestia administered by Aegon's Polish subsidiary saw its assets reduced by 2.4% in August.
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Northern Trust secures Italian tax concession

2007-09-17T15:30:00Z

[16:15 CEST 17-09] ITALY - Global custody and investment house Northern Trust has been granted a landmark Italian withholding tax ruling which will see one of its multinational clients’ funds pay lower dividends on equities.
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CEIOPS gets new secretary general

2007-09-17T14:45:00Z

[15:45 CEST 17-09] EUROPE – Alberto Corinti has resigned as secretary-general of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS).
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Scales heads Enhanced Analytics

2007-09-17T14:15:00Z

[15:15 CEST 17-09] UK – Former LPFA chief Peter Scales has been appointed as chief executive of Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI), which seeks to encourage investment research to look at 'extra-financial' issues.
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Carbon emission equity index launched

2007-09-17T14:00:00Z

[15:00 CEST 17-09] GLOBAL – ECPI has created a Carbon Winners Equity Index which tracks the performance of companies in the electricity, steel manufacturing and oil & gas industry.