All IPE articles in September 2011 (Online) – Page 7
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News'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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NewsEFRP deputy secretary general moves to National Bank of Belgium
Jeroen Clicq leaves European Federation for Retirement Provision after seven years.
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Friday people roundup
EFRP, SEB, Principal Global Investors, Gudme Raaschou, Threadneedle, BankInvest
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NewsGerman 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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NewsPension funds to rely more on consultants for infrastructure
Preqin survey cites increasingly limited resources, lack of knowledge about asset class.
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NewsIrish minister reiterates support for auto-enrolment introduction
Minister for social protection confirms plans are underway for auto-enrolment scheme.
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NewsNordic roundup: Storebrand, pensions tax, Finansinspektionen on derivatives
Norway's Storebrand only Nordic entrant within Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.
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NewsGermany'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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NewsEuropean 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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NewsOperation 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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NewsDon'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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News€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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NewsSlovakian 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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NewsDutch Pensions Agreement 'complicated, inadequate' – Towers Watson
Participants will find several aspects of accord 'incomprehensible', consultancy warns.
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NewsCardano: pension assets will 'sweat' as swap yields fall below zero
Schemes now face 'mental hurdle' of agreeing to a negative real rate on UK swaps.
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NewsSolvency II could hurt private equity investment, local pension funds warn
FRANCE – Inspection Générale des Finances report says investment in French SMEs is 'insufficient'.
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NewsInfrastructure investment to become 'increasingly Shariah-compliant'
Leading bankers say sovereign wealth funds in Gulf region will drive growth of Shariah investment.
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NewsBank of England failed to consider QE's impact on pension funds, says PIC
Central bank committed 'sin of omission' by not considering impact of lower gilt yields.
