All IPE articles in September 2012 (Online)
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Pensions experts welcome Wheatley Review of LIBOR, but call for more clarity
UK – Martin Wheatley unveils review of inter-bank lending rate commissioned in July.
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Pension funds should 'beware' calls to boost domestic investment
EUROPE – Experts at AGI event say diversification best antidote to financial repression.
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Irish sovereign annuities no longer 'silver bullet'
IRELAND – Decline of bond yields may take shine off sovereign annuities, says Aon Hewitt.
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Swiss pension funds 'failing to recognise' long-duration risk
SWITZERLAND – Professor at CFA Swiss Pensions Conference warns of 'painful losses'.
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Appetite for housing development grows among institutional investors
UK – Mill Group report questions perception that investors will shun new-build projects.
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Friday people roundup
GLOBAL – JPMAM, PGGM, Green Investment Bank, LGIM, OVS Capital, Alpha Strategic
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European Foundation Statute takes step closer to reality
EUROPE – European Parliament, Council should adopt proposal 'without delay', committee says.
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Italian, Spanish bond-yield correlation 'absurd', says Allianz
EUROPE – Head of European fixed income has 'strong conviction' euro-zone will survive.
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ESMA publishes technical standards on EMIR regulation
EUROPE – Authority maintains 99.5% minimum confidence interval for OTC derivatives.
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Brussels redoubles efforts to pass pensions portability directive
EUROPE – European Commission also keen to set up tracking services for pension rights.
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Responsible equity team leaves PGGM to launch own fund
NETHERLANDS – Alex van der Velden to unveil fund on 1 November after 'cooling-off' period.
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Mandate roundup: Russell, Horeca, Principal Global Investors
NETHERLANDS – Aruban pension fund APFA selects Russell Investments as fiduciary manager.
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Climate change talks break down between disclosure advocates, investors
GLOBAL – Asset Owners Disclosure Project accuses institutional groups of hypocrisy.
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Time to abandon notion of 'no risk' sovereign bonds, says BVK
GERMANY – Head of German pension fund blasts idea of any bond being considered risk-free.
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Discount rate remains stumbling block for Dutch pensions package
NETHERLANDS – Industry figures question credibility of 'ultimate forward rate'.
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Manchester pension fund invests in residential property scheme
UK – Project aims to make more affordable homes for city's residents.
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Mandate roundup: West Sussex, IPE-Quest, Kirstein
GLOBAL – West Sussex to appoint investment manager to manage £790m of assets.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – State Street, Pensions Trust, AIMA, HIG, MFS, HSBC SS, Asset Owners Disclosure Project
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Allianz 'scared' of harmonised pensions market under IORP
EUROPE – Head of pensions says uniform regulatory approach would merely increase volatility.
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Ireland's Social Insurance Fund shows 'significant' shortfall
IRELAND – Actuarial review predicts shortfall will expand to 6% of GDP by 2066.