Asset Managers – Page 161
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NewsPension fund for Dutch retailers terminates Syntrus Achmea mandate
€8bn scheme decided last year to appoint BlackRock as fiduciary manager.
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NewsRobeco lands first corporate engagement contract outside Netherlands
Dutch asset manager to look after £1bn on behalf of London's Pension Fund Authority.
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NewsAlpha Plus launches retiree saving plan with ESG focus
Alpha Plus adopts for the first time an ESG strategy for its new retiree fund.
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NewsViennese university offers pension fund through Valida
AUSTRIA – Boku signs deal with Pensionskassen provider for all of university's 1,000 employees.
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Corporate governance standards not to blame for financial crisis, says AP3
Submission on European Commission’s Green Paper on corporate governance urges against further regulation.
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NewsUK seeks to implement tax-transparent fund to retain £500bn of assets
Move would see it compete with Ireland and Luxembourg, which have already embraced TTFs.
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NewsPension funds keen on innovation, but on their own terms, report says
CREATE-Research lists liability-driven investing, ETFs as value for money.
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NewsEuropean investors pull out of sovereign debt, shift into corporate bonds
IPE's asset management survey sees fixed income exposure rise to highest level in five years.
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NewsTop officials call for more government bonds at IMF conference
Senior officials from 25 countries say credit analysis now as important as interest rate analysis.
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NewsSweden considers closing two AP funds in major review
Also considers guidelines limiting exposure to private equity and infrastructure.
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NewsTwo-thirds of German investors have no plans for further Spezialfond mandates
GERMANY – Survey by finds unrest in North Africa, earthquake in Japan to blame for uncertainty.
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NewsFinancial risks loom large for European institutional investors
Three-quarters of respondents to Allianz Global Investors' first RiskMonitor survey cite interest risk.
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NewsShort selling may hurt portfolio performance, study shows
Using historical data, authors find 130/30 versions perform worse than long-only counterparts.
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NewsPFA becomes first Danish commercial pension fund to back VC scheme
PFA Pension to invest €70m for benefit of growth companies through Dansk Vækstkapital.
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Fiduciary management set for growth in UK as small schemes convert
Consultancy Spence Johnson says 2010 saw most appointments ever, with UK schemes taking note.
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NewsFrench private equity managers increasingly engaged with ESG
Almost two-thirds of survey respondents have or will implement ESG strategies by 2012.
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NewsCommodities' inflation hedge potential waning, says Amundi
Manager warned against negative upward trend in agricultural goods due to influx of investments.
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NewsFast EM recovery risks asset bubbles, warns DB Advisors
Global chief economist warns biggest problem facing region was recovering from crisis too quickly.
