Asset Managers – Page 167
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Pensions funds square up for legal battle with Henderson
UK – Henderson Global Investors and a group of 30 pension funds are squaring up for a courtroom battle as a “final letter before action” has been sent to Henderson by the pension funds’ lawyers.
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NewsATP to launch venture capital fund for Nordic IT start-ups
EUROPE – Denmark's ATP fund is setting up a new DKK1bn (€134m) venture capital fund to provide fresh capital for Danish and other Nordic companies in the IT and telecommunications sectors.
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NewsPGGM's Lute joins Cyrte Investments
NETHERLANDS – Fons Lute, formerly managing director of alternative strategies at PGGM, has joined absolute return investment boutique Cyrte Investments, as managing director, business development.
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Credit Suisse largest Swiss institutional manager for fourth year running - IPE
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse remains the largest manager of Swiss institutional assets, with 60% more assets under management than its nearest competitor, according to a new survey by IPE.
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Access Capital to acquire Pohjola private equity funds
EUROPE – Access Capital Partners Group is in the process of acquiring Finland’s Pohjola Private Equity Funds (PPEF) and will enter into a strategic distribution partnership with Pohjola Asset Management in the Nordic countries.
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NewsZurich canton rules against BVK outsourcing
SWITZERLAND – The Zurich Canton administration has dismissed a motion to outsource the asset management of the scandal-ridden BVK Pensionskasse from the financial department.
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NewsInvestors call for action on climate change ahead of Cancún negotiations
GLOBAL – Investors representing over $15trn (€11.1trn) in assets have called for action in the fight against global warming in order to avert the risk of severe economic disruption.
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NewsStewardship Code will fail without active engagement, warns Aviva Investors
UK – Without active engagement on the part of pension funds the Stewardship Code will fail, Anita Skipper, Aviva Investors corporate governance director, has argued.
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NewsAPG to issue index-linked loans to housing market
NETHERLANDS – The €250bn asset manager APG is set to issue index-linked loans to housing corporations in a bid to hedge its risk for inflation in the Netherlands.
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NewsPensionDanmark invests €27m in sub-Saharan region
GLOBAL – Danish labour market pension fund PensionDanmark is investing DKK200m (€27m) in the sub-Saharan region of Africa via an established fund and expects to increase its exposure to the continent still further next year.
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NewsPGGM unveils exclusive hedge fund platform
NETHERLANDS – The €100bn asset manager PGGM is planning to invest directly in selected hedge funds to increase transparency and cut costs.
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NewsAsset management roundup: P-Solve, Generali Investments, Russell Investments
EUROPE – The Network Rail CARE Pension Scheme has appointed P-Solve as a fiduciary manager.
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NewsInvestment industry should consider '10 things' post-crisis
UK – The Research Foundation of CFA Institute has published a list of 10 things the investment management industry ought to consider in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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NewsNatixis GAM acquires majority stake in ETF specialist
FRANCE – Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) has acquired a majority stake in Paris-based Ossiam, an asset management start-up with a range of specialty ETFs based on quantitative and fundamental data.
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NewsState Street Global Advisors to acquire Bank of Ireland AM for €57m
GLOBAL – Boston-based State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is set to acquire Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) for approximately €57m in cash.
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NewsSYZ integrates institutional activities into new AM division
SWITZERLAND – SYZ has integrated its institutional asset management activities into a newly created division, SYZ Asset Management (SYZ AM).
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NewsEurope 'riding coat tails' of stimulus expectations in US
GLOBAL – The prospect of additional quantitative easing (QE) in the US has "breathed life" into the European macroeconomic outlook, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for October.
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NewsAsset management roundup: RBC, BlueBay, Timberland Investment Resources
GLOBAL – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and BlueBay Asset Management have agreed terms for the recommended acquisition of BlueBay by RBC, valuing the fund manager at approximately £963m (€1.1bn).
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NewsBrevan Howard to launch structured credit fund
UK – Brevan Howard Capital Management, which manages more than $32bn (€22.8bn) across 13 funds, is planning to launch a structured credit fund called BH Credit Catalysts.
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NewsFrench U-turn brings 'passport' for non-EU AIFMs closer to reality
EUROPE – French authorities' decision not to oppose draft legislation giving alternative investment funds from outside the EU pan-EU marketing rights has brought the 'passport' regime closer to reality, according to Ben Blackett-Ord, chief executive of asset management consultancy firm Bovill.
