All IPE articles in September 2013 (Online) – Page 4
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EFAMA unveils 'blueprint' for Europe-wide personal pensions
EUROPE – Association's proposed OCERP plan could 'boost' European Long-Term Investment Fund.
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Unipension extends responsible investment guidelines
DENMARK – Danish pension fund's guidelines to cover real estate, private equity.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Mercer, Schroders, AXA, Hagee, Unigestion, AMP, Punter Southall, Rogge, Finisterre
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SPVG continues battle with DNB over gold allocation
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund pursues €11m compensation claim after regulator loses appeal.
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Norway urged against creation of standalone real estate vehicle
NORWAY – Conservative Party’s proposal to split fund would ‘jeopardise economies of scale’.
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ESG roundup: Fire safety risks, banks, LeapFrog
GLOBAL – Supply chain specialists issue warning on industry-wide fire safety risks.
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Contract, trust-based funds must be held to 'equal' standards – NAPF
UK – Equal footing for pensions arrangements 'vital' as part of minimum DC standards.
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Deka creates institutional brand to attract pension funds
GERMANY – Deka Institutionell aims to have €100bn in AUM within next three years.
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Germany's Lufthansa to drop defined benefit pension fund
GERMANY – Airline cites rising cost of retirement provision for shift to DC scheme.
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Poorly performing equities, bonds hit Portuguese schemes
PORTUGAL – Schemes lose 0.5% on average in August after returning 1.5% in July.
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PensionsEurope warns of contagion after Polish raid
POLAND – Other governments might see move as 'tempting option', Matti Leppälä warns.
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UK roundup: TPR, LGPS, AMP Capital, West Midlands
UK – Regulator surveys state of governance in public sector schemes ahead of new oversight role.
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Dutch pensions industry takes dim view of proposed FTK
NETHERLANDS – Respondents call on government to ease strict separation between pensions contracts.
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Public funding should not 'crowd out' private long-term capital – OECD
GLOBAL – Revised principles for long-term investing drop mention of prudent person principle.
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EIOPA calls for inclusion of ORSA, KID tools in revised IORP Directive
EUROPE – Chairman says EIOPA to improve methodologies for assessing holistic balance sheet.
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PensionsEurope dismisses inclusion of schemes in 'too-big-to-fail' resolution
EUROPE – Lobby group says pension funds 'merely users of markets', not part of them.
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Dutch Pensions Federation rejects government proposal for new FTK
NETHERLANDS – Boards should strike 'right balance' between investment policy, contributions and indexation.
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UK must launch independent infrastructure authority – report
UK – Body launched by UK opposition backs commission similar to design of Infrastructure Australia.
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PPF increases levy estimate by 10% but leaves rules untouched
UK – Lifeboat scheme’s estimated levy income to rise to £695m in 2014-15.
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Friday people roundup
GLOBAL – Delta Lloyd, EY, AMG, Aviva, State Street, Tikehau, Bouwinvest, KCM, Premier