Asset Managers – Page 165
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NewsUK roundup: Merseyside, Aon Hewitt, administration procedures
Merseyside pension fund tenders mandates worth £1.3bn (€1.5bn), almost 30% of scheme assets.
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NewsCash funds see outflows in 2010, as investors return to equity and bonds
European Fund and Asset Management Association predicts 2011 similar to previous year.
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Management fees rise 11% as markets recover, finds LCP survey
Consultancy says schemes should take increase seriously, despite improving financial markets.
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NewsSwitzerland's Ethos presses for review of Novartis' remuneration policy
Foundation argued that remuneration should not reward risk-taking.
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NewsIPE asset manager survey shows surging interest in US equities
Four-fifths of respondents to Investment Manager Expectations Indicator more optimistic about US equities than they have been for a year.
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Germany's Union Investment sees record institutional inflows
Net sales surge to €11.3bn last year, with Spezialfonds being one of the main drivers.
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NewsAllianz absolute return fund sees strong interest from German schemes
Since last August, fund raises more than €110m from several 'very large German pension funds'.
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NewsING to offload property business to CB Richard Ellis
Deal will include ING REIM Europe, ING REIM Asia and US-based Clarion Real Estate Securities.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Rotman ICPM, Aon Hewitt, LCP, PensionsFirst, State Street, Lombard Odier, Northern Trust
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NewsAsset management roundup: BlackRock, FRM, Insparo
Asset managers must partner with pension funds to educate on new strategies, says BlackRock.
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NewsGerman investment group pitches European pension-pooling plan
Calls for creation of limited partnership companies in which multinationals could pool assets.
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NewsDenmark seeks to allay competition concerns by reining in ATP powers
Proposed legislation allowing pensions giant to run banking, credit and insurance operations will now include restrictions to satisfy competition concerns.
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NewsF&C ousts chairman, replaces him with activist shareholder
Decision to remove MacAndrew was carried with 65% of shareholders, while 70% voted to replace him with Bramson.
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NewsUK asset manager Northern Trust expands into Benelux region
Company to expand business for institutional investors, pending approval from Dutch, UK regulators.
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NewsUniversity hospital workers to drop Dutch giant ABP for PFZW
Approximately 65,000 workers in university hospitals to switch from €237bn civil service scheme ABP to €99.5bn healthcare pension fund PFZW for "practical reasons".
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NewsATP to bring low-cost pension scheme to UK market
Danish provider could launch business by year-end and may handle asset management internally.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds shift from active to passive in wake of crisis, says State Street
Sovereign wealth funds modify investment strategy, opting for passive by default, says the asset manager.
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NewsEmerging markets, growth and income next for PIMCO equities
US fixed income giant to hire team for global growth and global income equities.
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NewsAPG, PGGM to sell AlpInvest to management, Carlyle Group
Dutch asset managers APG and PGGM will sell their joint €32bn private equity vehicle AlpInvest to a joint venture between its management and the €98bn alternatives asset manager Carlyle Group.
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Hedge funds outperform S&P 500 over three years
EUROPE – The majority of hedge funds delivered better returns than the S&P 500 index over a three-year period, according to latest figures by EDHEC Business School.
