All IPE articles in September 2011 (Online) – Page 2
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Dutch Pensions Agreement 'complicated, inadequate' – Towers Watson
Participants will find several aspects of accord 'incomprehensible', consultancy warns.
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Slovakian parliament shakes up investment rules for pension funds
SLOVAKIA – Industry experts question growth fund's new 20% 'risky asset' minimum allocation.
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€1bn Dutch scheme to introduce 'pensions council' in governance revamp
Supervisors at SNPF called for change last year after executive board 'lost its initiative'.
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Don't stop believing: The benefits of the unfunded DB model
Con Keating, head of research at Brighton Rock, makes the case for the insured, unfunded DB scheme.
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Operation Twist and its effect on DB pension schemes
SSgA's Ben Clissold looks at the impact of the US Federal Reserve's latest manoeuvre.
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European pension funds warming to frontier markets, says Templeton AM
Asset manager notes growing interest among schemes in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
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Germany's VFPK demands separation of insurance, Pensionskassen regulation
GERMANY – Says restructuring of insurance supervision should be used to create separate Pensionskassen rules.
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Nordic roundup: Storebrand, pensions tax, Finansinspektionen on derivatives
Norway's Storebrand only Nordic entrant within Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.
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Irish minister reiterates support for auto-enrolment introduction
Minister for social protection confirms plans are underway for auto-enrolment scheme.
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Pension funds to rely more on consultants for infrastructure
Preqin survey cites increasingly limited resources, lack of knowledge about asset class.
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German province of Saxony-Anhalt appoints managers for pension fund
GERMANY – Province selects six asset managers for its pension fund for civil servants.
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Friday people roundup
EFRP, SEB, Principal Global Investors, Gudme Raaschou, Threadneedle, BankInvest
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EFRP deputy secretary general moves to National Bank of Belgium
Jeroen Clicq leaves European Federation for Retirement Provision after seven years.
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'Clarity is key' in implementing ESG into RFPs, says Railpen
Asset owners should bring ESG into 'very early stages' of the manager-appointment process.
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'Emotional' criteria tip the scale in selection of asset managers
GERMANY – Survey shows trust, reliability and even language have significant influence.
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UK companies should be 'incentivised' to sponsor defined benefit schemes
Notion that DB is too expensive a 'popular delusion', says Brighton Rock's Con Keating.
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IPE sister publication launches Chinese-language magazine in Beijing
China Investment Corporation welcomes IPC as forum for Chinese and foreign expert views.
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Infrastructure could split into several sub asset classes, says UKSIF
Asset class should be broken into several 'sub-divisions', including green infrastructure.
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Q&A with Philip Neyt: Belgian pension funds and their investment strategies
IPE speaks with the director of the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions.