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Dow Jones calls for style-pure hedge indices
GLOBAL – Institutional investors will be looking for stronger due diligence capabilities as more money is expected to flow into hedge funds, financial experts at a hedge fund industry panel hosted by Dow Jones Indexes agreed.
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Dutch funds’ appetite for microfinance grows
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension schemes have an appetite for microfinance initiatives, according to microfinance investment manager Blue Orchard.
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State Street wins Norway SRI mandate
NORWAY – State Street Global Advisors won a NOK570m (€69.3m) SRI mandate with the Bærum municipality in Norway.
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Swiss public funds underfunded, Complementa says
SWITZERLAND – Swiss public pension funds were slightly underfunded at the end of the second quarter, while private schemes remained somewhat overfunded, according to a new survey by Swiss consultant Complementa.
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BIS to recruit benefits manager
SWITZERLAND – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is looking for a new Compensation and Benefits Manager who will also have to “liaise with the Bank's actuaries for pension system evaluations and changes”, according to the job description.
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Low growth seen in pension consulting market
UK – Pension funds are increasingly reluctant to join hands with actuarial and investment consultants, according to a magazine survey.
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Pensions driving tenfold rise in swaps – Barclays
UK – Pension fund demand is behind a tenfold increase in inflation-linked swaps activity at Barclays Capital, executives say.
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Gissings helps KLM UK scheme opt for Blue Sky
UK – The KLM (UK) Pension and Life Assurance scheme has appointed Blue Sky Group as new fund manager for its £34.8m scheme following an investment review by adviser Gissings.
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Regulator appoints trustees at Hoverspeed
UK – The Pensions Regulator has appointed HR Trustees to take over the £16m (€23.9m) pension fund of insolvent ferry firm Hoverspeed.
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GSAM-backed pension academy launches
UK – The Westminster Business School’s Pension Investment Academy today with backing from Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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Most actuaries fail communication exam
UK - The Actuarial Profession's communications exam is failed by almost two-thirds of those who take it, says Institute of Actuaries president Nick Dumbreck.
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Mercer replaces chief executive
GLOBAL – Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s chief executive Michael Caulfield is to retire and be replaced by Michele Burns, chief financial officer at parent firm Marsh & McLennan Companies.
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Row over Aer Lingus deficit ahead of sale
IRELAND – The Aer Lingus pension deficit could be almost double the originally estimated shortfall, an unpublished report commissioned on behalf of the Irish state airline’s unions warns.
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Whitbread fund appoints Watson Wyatt
UK – The £1.2bn (€1.8bn) Whitbread Group Pension Fund have appointed Watson Wyatt as its investment consultant.
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Mercer names bundled pension services chief
UK – Mercer Human Resource Consulting has appointed Chris Evans as leader of its bundled pension services operations in the UK - Mercer Retirement Solutions and Mercer Employee Benefits.
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Hewitt’s Duff attacks real estate managers
REAL ESTATE - Most real estate fund managers aren’t fit for purpose, according to Nick Duff, real estate partner at Hewitt Associates. [This story first appeared on IPERealEstate.com.]
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UK public pensions liability now €1.5trn – report
UK – The UK’s public pensions liability has been put at more than £1trn (€1.5trn) by a new study, according to a report in the Times.
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German media fund hires FAROS
GERMANY – Baden-Badener Pensionskasse (BBP), a €246m pension fund for employees at public television and radio stations, has hired German consultant Faros to search for a global custodian and a provider of so-called “master funds”.
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Lewisham considers alternative assets
UK – The £505m (€752m) London Borough of Lewisham pension fund is the next in line planning to go into alternative investments.
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Cambridge tenders €44m currency brief
UK - Cambridgeshire County Council has tendered a £30m (€44.7m) currency mandate.
