All IPE articles in September 2012 (Online) – Page 3
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Mandate roundup: P-Solve, AgustaWestland, Somerset, JP Morgan Chase Bank
EUROPE – £800m AgustaWestland UK selects P-Solve as fiduciary manager.
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Cyprus Hotel Employees fund makes tactical changes to bond portfolio
CYPRUS – PIMCO, GAM and Insight to handle global credit, absolute return bond allocations.
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Credit Suisse to pay canton of Zurich CHF19m for errors
SWITZERLAND – Errors came to light during ongoing corruption scandal at Swiss BVK.
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Swiss pension funds increasing risk in portfolios, survey shows
SWITZERLAND – Private schemes upping exposure to equities, alternatives, Swisscanto says.
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Natixis Asset Management launches volatility management subsidiary
EUROPE – New business merges existing structured product, volatility management divisions.
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Inflation index changes could have 'huge implications' for pension funds
UK – NAPF policy director wary of ‘rewiring’ how retail prices index is calculated.
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Active membership in UK occupational pensions continues to fall
UK – Number of people receiving pensions in payment continues to rise, ONS survey shows.
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Wednesday people [updated]
GLOBAL – Mercurius, Mercer, AWM, RWC, Hermes, OMERS, IFM, Highland, SLI, Dalton, T Rowe Price
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Germany's real estate Spezialfonds given AIFMD lifeline
GERMANY – ZIA says proposals to prohibit open-ended property funds will be changed.
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Think tank calls for end of tax breaks for rich pensioners
UK – CentreForum calls on UK coalition to build a more 'age-neutral' tax system.
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Brussels aiming to launch QIS for IORP Directive by mid-October
EUROPE – European Commission now aiming to stick with original timetable.
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Hermes Focus fund investment teams set to join RWC
UK – Teams to continue to manage fund, which will now be renamed the RWC Focus funds.
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Deutsche Bank to offer Delta Lloyd pensions in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – BeFrank JV to become Deutsche Bank's exclusive partner for Dutch business clients.
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DWP stands by 'absolutely critical' state pension reforms
UK – Prime minister allegedly raises concerns on reform ahead of White Paper publication.
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Long-term investors decry 'watering down' of European audit reform
EUROPE – Critics include Sweden's AP funds, USS, RPMI Railpen and Switzerland's Ethos.
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UK roundup: ECJ, NAPF, Mercer, ONS, Barings
UK – European Court of Justice looks into possibility of exempting pension funds from VAT.
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UK asset managers boost LDI teams for de-risking schemes
UK – Recent hires at AXA IM, Ignis signal shift towards liability-driven investment.
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Kleinwort Benson, Russell
EUROPE – Unnamed Swiss pension fund tenders three mandates using IPE-Quest.
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Swedish roundup: Premium pension inquiry, Swedish Investment Fund Association
SWEDEN – Stefan Engström to chair inquiry into Swedish premium pension system.
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OMERS Private Equity further strengthens London-based team
GLOBAL – Division of €43bn Canadian pension fund seeking to expand presence in Europe.