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BNP Paribas sees Q2 profits drop by 8%
EUROPE – BNP Paribas today announced its second-quarter results, which saw the company’s net profits drop by almost 8% compared with the previous quarter.
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DC schemes increase market share to a third of European pension assets
EUROPE – Defined contribution (DC) schemes have witnessed an almost uninterrupted increase in assets over the last five years and now account for almost a third of all European pension assets, according to Cerulli Associates.
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NewsItalian roundup: Prima-Anima merger, pension reforms
ITALY – Prima and Anima, two of Italy's largest asset managers, have signed of a memorandum of understanding that will lead to an alliance between the two companies.
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NewsRE-Invest Partners unveils forestry fund for UK pension schemes
UK – RE-Invest Partners has teamed up with Consortium IM to launch a series of exempt unit trusts (EUTs) providing access to the RE-Forest Fund SICAR, a global forestry fund.
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NewsEuropean institutional investors growing in confidence
GLOBAL – Institutional investors in Europe grew slightly more confident in June, according to State Street's latest Investor Confidence index.
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NewsInvestment managers could offer more liability 'solutions', says IMA
UK – The chief executive of the Investment Management Association (IMA) has speculated that investment managers might supply more solutions that address specific liability needs.
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Former Amundi duo to launch asset management company with Natixis
EUROPE – Bruno Crastes and Vincent Chailley have teamed up with France-based Natixis Asset Management to launch H2O Asset Management.
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NewsUK tender roundup: Cardiff, Hillingdon
UK – Cardiff County Council has tendered a £25m global real estate fund-of-funds mandate, while London's borough of Hillingdon has appointed three new asset managers for a £180m mandate.
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NewsBlackRock's Q2 assets under management plummet by 6%
GLOBAL – Assets under management at BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, fell by 6% to $3.1trn (€2.4trn) in the second quarter, sending its shares down by nearly 5% today.
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NewsIslington tenders £200m passive equity and fixed income mandate
UK – Islington Council is seeking an equity and fixed income manager for its £531m pension fund.
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NewsJeyes appoints SEI as fiduciary manager for pension funds
UK – Jeyes has appointed SEI as fiduciary manager for both of its pension funds, with combined assets of £24.6m.
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JPMAM launches product aimed at smaller pension schemes
UK – JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched a segregated account aimed at making alternative investments more accessible to smaller and medium-sized pension funds.
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NewsLinking UK pensions to CPI could create investment 'mismatch'
UK – Linking private sector pensions to the consumer price index (CPI), rather than the retail price index (RPI), could cause a "mismatch" of investments versus liabilities, Nigel Peaple of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has cautioned.
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NewsSurvey of fund managers sees European economy weaken over next year
EUROPE – Almost half of European fund managers now predict the region's economy will weaken over the next year, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch's monthly Fund Manager Survey.
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NewsMcKinsey: Western European AUM languishing behind other regions
EUROPE – Asset management growth in Western Europe has trailed that of Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, according to a survey by McKinsey & Company.
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NewsState Street to launch active funds, rebrand ETF range
EUROPE – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is planning to launch a sectoral healthcare equity fund in a joint venture with ABP that will target the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech industries.
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NewsUS-based Galtere opens European unit in Switzerland
SWITZERLAND – Galtere, the $1bn (€792m) US-based alternative asset manager, has opened an office in Switzerland.
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NewsRabobank Pensioenfonds moves away from enhanced indexing
NETHERLANDS – The €9.1bn Rabobank Pensioenfonds has adjusted its equity investments away from advanced indexing following a recent review.
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NewsAEGON to extend pooled AM platform in Europe
EUROPE – AEGON Global Pensions is planning to extend its pooled asset management platform to pension fund assets in Switzerland, Germany, Ireland and Denmark.
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NewsDutch pension funds slash in-house asset management, says DNB
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds have cut in-house asset management from 40% in 2002 to just 10% in 2009, according to pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).
