All IPE articles in September 2012 (Online) – Page 5
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UK schemes back government infrastructure project
UK – Mercer describes government's lack of detail around guarantee scheme as 'striking'.
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Watchdog fines BlackRock £9.5m for failing to ring-fence client funds
UK – Regulator cites BlackRock IM over handling of money market deposits.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – APG, DNB, Syntrus Achmea, Delta Lloyd, Achmea, AGI, SLI, FSI, Charity Commission, UKSIF
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Irish risk reserve could force €3bn in additional pension contributions
IRELAND – Timeframe for completion of funding proposals 'particularly onerous', says IAPF chair.
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Swedish default fund AP7 returns 8.3% over first half
SWEDEN – Country's private fund management firms return 4.6% on average over same period.
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Sal Oppenheim embraces UN principles of responsible investment
GERMANY – Germany has been slow to embrace ESG investing, head of institutional concedes.
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Schemes must measure performance through 'extra-financial' factors
UK – Towers Watson study examines role of sustainability in future of investment.
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Deutsche Bank decides to integrate asset management divisions
GERMANY – New asset and wealth manager to serve as bank's 'fourth business pillar'.
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Falling mortality rates to increase liabilities by 1%, actuaries warn
NETHERLANDS – Dutch Actuarial Society revises mortality estimates for 2010-60 period.
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UK roundup: LIBOR, IMA, CFA Institute
UK – Regulators should approve individuals involved in LIBOR submission process, IMA says.
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Investigation clears Ilmarinen executives of bribery
FINLAND – Probe centred on €1.8m sale-and-leaseback deal signed with Finnair CEO.
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UK asset managers lament 'regulatory imperialism'
UK – IMA's annual survey reveals growing concerns over 'politicised' regulatory change.
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DNB's Petri Hofsté to join APG as chief financial risk officer
NETHERLANDS – Regulator's head of banking supervision to join pension fund in February 2013.
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IPE Top 400: Swiss asset managers hit by foreign exchange volatility
SWITZERLAND – Zürcher Kantonalbank AM bucks trend, growing AUM from €14.7bn to €23.4bn
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MNOPF debates complete buyout and winding down of fund's Old Section
UK – Buyout could be completed by autumn, fund tells members in letter seen by IPE.
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AP1 sees returns recover, boosts exposure to alternatives
SWEDEN – National buffer fund seeks to de-risk equity portfolio after 10% loss in 2011.
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European pension funds hail ECB's 'leading role' in fight for euro
EUROPE – Pension fund CIOs encouraged by ECB's use of word 'unlimited' to describe scope of programme.
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ECB sovereign bond programme step in right direction, fund managers say
EUROPE – Analysts warn that much still needs to be done to remove tail risks completely.
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Executive pay at Swiss financial companies falls in 2011
SWITZERLAND – Ethos report also shows only minor improvement in remuneration disclosure.
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German roundup: Kommalpha, KAGs, Allianz GI, Universal Investment
GERMANY – Consolidation on the cards for Germany's KAG funds, Kommalpha says.