All IPE articles in September 2010 (Online) – Page 5
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NewsDonner calls on IASB to accommodate Dutch pension arrangements
NETHERLANDS – Dutch social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner has asked that the International Accounting Standards Board's new accounting rules for listed companies take into account pension arrangements under which liabilities are not fully carried by the employer, but by an independent pension fund.
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NewsIPE Quest: Danish pension fund seeks emerging market equity exposure
DENMARK – A Danish pension fund is looking to hire a suitable manager for a $100m (€77m) emerging markets mandate, using IPE Quest.
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NewsUK roundup: IMA, Legal & General, UNPRI, FTSE 350
UK – The Investment Management Association (IMA) has warned that new proposals to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market could end up transferring all the risk to the end investor.
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NewsMercer urges investors to step up developing market exposure
GLOBAL – Mercer has urged institutional investors to consider developing markets as an alternative to developed countries that suffer from high debt burdens and a dearth of bank lending.
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NewsBrussels blog: Corralling exposure to OTC risk
EUROPE – Steps to tame financial markets have been announced by the European Commission, which has introduced a consolidated position for the EU comprising new regulations to cover markets in derivatives.
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NewsDutch fund PFZW prepares for premiums rise, rights cuts
NETHERLANDS – The PFZW's 1.2m active participants may face a contributions increase of 2.5% – to a total of 25.6% of their pensionable salary – if the €96.5bn healthcare scheme fails to recover sufficiently, it said.
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NewsBuyside firms planing to boost SRI, survey shows
EUROPE – Almost 90% of buyside firms plan to increase their socially responsible investment (SRI) or sustainability asset allocation in the coming year, according to the latest Thomson Reuters Extel and UKSIF SRI and Sustainability survey.
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NewsNordic roundup: PIMCO, Storebrand, Catella Fondförvaltning, Söderberg & Partners, AI Pension
EUROPE – PIMCO, the US bond specialist, has appointed Storebrand, the Norwegian pension and insurance provider, for the SRI screening of one of its new bond funds, the PIMCO Emerging Markets SRI Bond.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – AP3, GE Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Forum of European Asset Managers, Neue Leben, Newton Investment Managers, Sacker & Partners
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NewsSweden's Peab fund to invest up to 40% in own shares
SWEDEN – Peab, a Swedish construction and civil engineering company, has together with Folksam, the pension and insurance provider, launched a special fund for Peab employees that will be able to invest as much as 40% in the company's shares.
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NewsHenderson pension scheme invested in disputed PFI fund
UK – Henderson Global Investors' own final salary scheme, the £420m (€503m) Henderson Group Pension Scheme, is invested in the PFI fund, which is at the centre of an impending legal battle between a group of 30 pension funds and the fund manager.
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NewsMandate roundup: London Borough of Sutton, VBV
EUROPE – The London Borough of Sutton pension fund is tendering a mandate for a multi-asset passive investment manager worth as much as £120m.
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NewsIPE Awards: Secure your entry to the tenth IPE Awards in Monaco
EUROPE – European pension funds only have one week left to submit their nominations for the tenth Annual IPE European Pension Fund Awards, taking place in Monaco on 7 December.
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NewsGerman companies turning to LDI, alternatives for pension schemes
GERMANY – German multinational companies have been using hedging strategies, liability-driven investment (LDI) and alternatives increasingly, but are still reducing equities, according to a survey by Towers Watson.
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NewsIPE Quest: Investors looking for Swiss, European government bond managers
SWITZERLAND – Swiss investment consultants are looking to hire a manager for a €35m European government and a CHF30m (€23m) Swiss government bond portfolio, using IPE Quest.
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NewsUK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Lehman Brothers, CBI, Mercer, KPMG
UK – The Pensions Regulator has issued a financial support direction against six insolvent Lehman Brothers subsidiaries, ordering them to supply funds to the companies' UK pension scheme.
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NewsNordic heavyweights advocate engagement on SRI issues
EUROPE – Active engagement with companies that fall foul of ethical norms is proving to be an effective way of improving corporate social responsibility, say Danish pension funds and other institutional investors in the country, according to a new report.
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CDP survey shows institutional interest in carbon management
GLOBAL – Carbon management is becoming a strategic business priority and competitive driver for the largest global companies, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) 2010 Global 500 report.
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NewsNordic pension fund group snaps up Danish bank
EUROPE – A group of three Nordic pension fund providers and a financial advisory firm have acquired FIH Erhvervsbank, a Danish lender, from Kaupthing Bank, the now defunct Icelandic lender, for DKK5bn (€670m).
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NewsDonner: Reinsurance still offers added value to Dutch schemes
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds may continue to reinsure their risk with insurance companies as the practice still offers added value, according to social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner.
