All IPE articles in September 2012 (Online) – Page 6
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NewsInstitutions 'overwhelmingly' support say-on-pay voting
EUROPE – Mercer criticises UK government's focus on listed companies, shareholders.
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NewsWest Midlands tenders framework agreement for £750m GEM portfolio
UK – Wolverhampton City Council looking to appoint asset managers to investment panel.
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NewsLongevity market's scale 'too vast' for insurers alone
EUROPE – Capital markets must be encouraged to invest in longevity instruments, Swiss Re says.
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NewsDutch caretaker Cabinet presents measures to help pension funds
NETHERLANDS – New rules aim to bolster coverage ratios, prevent 'unnecessary' contribution hikes.
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Pension asset-to-GDP ratios for OECD countries up 5% over decade
GLOBAL – Despite increase, nearly two-thirds of countries reported ratios above 20%.
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NewsGerman, Swiss, Austrian investors see exclusion as best SRI strategy
EUROPE – FNG praises institutionals for 'turning off tap' to makers of cluster munitions.
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UK Pension Protection Fund to maintain levy payments at current rate
UK – Lifeboat scheme responds to industry concerns that 25% increase would be unsustainable.
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NewsUK pensions industry 'not ready' for auto-enrolment, experts say
UK – Trustees unprepared for administrative, IT challenges, panel warns.
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NewsSwiss investor tenders $100m convertible bond mandate
IPE-QUEST – Applicants must have $300m in convertible bond assets, five-year track record.
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NewsPension funds see rising life expectancy as biggest funding risk
EUROPE – Longevity trumps falling equity markets, rising inflation, poll shows.
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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.
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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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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – State Street, Pensions Trust, AIMA, HIG, MFS, HSBC SS, Asset Owners Disclosure Project
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NewsMandate roundup: West Sussex, IPE-Quest, Kirstein
GLOBAL – West Sussex to appoint investment manager to manage £790m of assets.
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NewsManchester pension fund invests in residential property scheme
UK – Project aims to make more affordable homes for city's residents.
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NewsDiscount rate remains stumbling block for Dutch pensions package
NETHERLANDS – Industry figures question credibility of 'ultimate forward rate'.
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NewsTime 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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NewsClimate change talks break down between disclosure advocates, investors
GLOBAL – Asset Owners Disclosure Project accuses institutional groups of hypocrisy.
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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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NewsResponsible equity team leaves PGGM to launch own fund
NETHERLANDS – Alex van der Velden to unveil fund on 1 November after 'cooling-off' period.
