Asset Managers – Page 149
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News300 Club: Asset managers must evolve beyond 'short-term salesmanship'
EUROPE – Kempen CIO says industry failing in expertise, discipline and reliability.
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NewsEDHEC, Natixis launch research chair on infrastructure debt
EUROPE – Partnership aims to explore risk/return characteristics, diversification benefits.
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NewsDutch asset manager APG to slash 800 jobs as part of 'change programme'
NETHERLANDS – Cuts to come in admin, collection, communications and IT.
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Mandate roundup: USS, Merseyside, Northern Trust, AllianceBernstein
EUROPE – USSIM provides £100m of inflation-linked financing to South East Water Finance.
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Dutch schemes would 'consider' securitised mortgages – APG
NETHERLANDS – CIO recommends creation of national bank offering mortgages with government guarantee.
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NewsEuropean asset managers 'must adapt to institutional needs'
EUROPE – Fund managers should think beyond 'standard' solutions, Fitch says.
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NewsLow yields increasing pressure on money market funds, Moody's warns
GLOBAL – Prolonged period of low yields adding to challenges faced by industry.
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NewsJenkins rallies investment industry in 'titanic tussle' over regulation
UK – Former F&C Asset Management chairman says industry must speak out in favour of banking reform.
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Mandate roundup: Durham, BlackRock, Edinburgh Partners, IPE-Quest
GLOBAL – UK local authority fund tenders £700m mandates for global, emerging market equity.
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NewsDutch roundup: Syntrus Achmea, Salvation Army, Pensions Federation
NETHERLANDS – Salvation Army places pension plan for officers with Syntrus Achmea.
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NewsUK roundup: ONS, NAPF, Barnett Waddingham, Towers Watson
UK – Office of National Statistics launches review of retail prices index.
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Fiduciary managers see significant increase in assets – IPE survey
IPE – APG remains largest manager, with more than €300bn in assets under management, survey shows.
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NewsSurvey finds low-return outlook shaking up investment practice
GLOBAL – Institutional investors worldwide re-thinking investment assumptions, Pyramis says.
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UK local authorities to jointly tender national framework agreement
UK – Framework to be available for use by all LGPS Administering Authorities.
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ESG roundup: UK Stewardship, UKSIF, Sarasin, The Vital Few
GLOBAL – Pension funds should ‘demand’ adherence to Stewardship Code, says UKSIF.
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PGGM, PFZW and AP4 reach $2.4bn settlement with Bank of America
GLOBAL – Bank sued over ‘false’ statements surrounding acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
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NewsState Street repays NPRF €2.6m in non-contractual charges
IRELAND – Asset manager found to have overcharged on transition management costs.
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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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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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NewsInstitutions 'overwhelmingly' support say-on-pay voting
EUROPE – Mercer criticises UK government's focus on listed companies, shareholders.
