Asset Managers – Page 175
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NewsPIC takes quarter of UK bulk annuity market
[16:20 CET 05-02] UK – Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) is estimated to have increased its share in the bulk pension insurance market to over 25%, having just completed a pension buyout with property company Liberty International.
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NewsSAM boss departs Robeco over future strategy
[16:00 CET 03-02] SWITZERLAND – Sander van Eijkern stepped down as a board member of Robeco on 1 February, after disagreeing with executives about the future strategy of the parent group.
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FundQuest predicts pooling will drive fiduciary business
[15:45 CET 01-02] EUROPE - FundQuest, the €85bn multimanager outfit of BNP Paribas Investment Partners, expects its asset pooling platform to boost the money it runs for the banking group’s institutional fiduciary management clients.
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Copenhagen Port pension tenders fund management
[16:35 CET 29-01] DENMARK – The DKK 265m (€36m) Københavns Havns Pensionskasse has issued a tender for fund management services to the scheme.
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SAM to offer 'sustainable' fees
[15:15 CET 27-01] GLOBAL - A new fee structure for institutional asset owners and their managers has been launched by Swiss-based Sustainable Asset Management, in a bid to align the long-term interests of the two parties.
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LPFA assesses need for second currency mandate
[16:45 CET 22-01] UK – The £3.5bn (€4bn) London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has held off from funding a second active currency mandate as officials are debating whether it would be preferable to invest in a broader mandate.
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UK roundup: NILGOSC and Pitman Trustees
[16:30 CET 21-01] UK – The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) is seeking a global equity manager, while Pitmans Trustees has acquired the business of SBJ Professional Trustees.
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NewsNPRF ponders use of absolute returns
[16:00 CET 21-01] IRELAND – Absolute return strategies are one of the potential asset classes under consideration by the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) for future investment.
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NewsNorway-Global gives up tobacco
[15:45 CET 20-01] NORWAY – The Ministry of Finance has excluded 17 tobacco-producing companies from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund – Global, and there is the possibility that still more could be removed.
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NewsFund managers to take more risks in 2010
[16:55 CET 19-01] GLOBAL – Fund managers now support the prospect of a lasting recovery, the latest monthly sentiment survey from BofA Merrill Lynch has revealed. Evidence suggests fewer investors expect to protect against a potential fall in equities over the next three months and will instead follow a trend ...
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UK roundup - Dumfries, Reading University, Wirral, DSG
[15:45 CET 18-01] UK – Dumfries and Galloway Council pension fund have appointed two property managers, while Reading University is seeking a pension adviser.
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Top economist predicts strong US recovery
[14:45 CET 15-01] UNITED STATES - The American economy is moving again and all signs point to a strong recovery so pnly a sharp rise in commodities prices - especially in oil prices - can spoil the party, according to Robert Wescott, economics adviser to former US president Bill Clinton.
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Research touts growth of investment only DC providers
[16:30 CET 14-01] UK - The UK pensions market could soon see a new form of defined contribution (DC) investment provider grow in popularity, according to a London-based marketing intelligence firm.
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Aberdeen buys £13.5bn RBS book to boost assets
[16:45 CET 08-01] UK – Aberdeen Asset Management has bought multimanager, fund of hedge fund (FoHF) and other non-core assets of RBS worth £13.5bn (€bn), but revealed its own assets under management fell in the last three months of 2009 as a result of outflows and falling returns.
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NBIM begins search for environmental managers
[16:30 CET 08-01] NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is seeking managers to run a series of mandates aimed at the environmental and sustainable resource sectors.
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Amundi and Towers Watson complete their mergers
[16:55 CET 04-01] GLOBAL – Two giant asset management and consultancy firms were created at the beginning of this year, as Amundi joined the asset management market and Towers Watson formalized its merged consultancy position.
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NewsDanish schemes invest €100m in renewable energy
[16:45 CET 23-12] DENMARK - Three Danish pension funds, PensionDanmark, PBU and AP Pension have joined forces to invest DKK750m (€101m) in renewable energy projects, including a group of Spanish solar-cell parks which benefit from a 30-year state-backed price guarantee for the energy they produce.
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NewsWithout risk there is no need for funded systems – VFPK
[15:30 CET 23-12] GERMANY – Funded pension vehicles need to take some risks to ensure added value for employees, says Peter Hadasch, head of the German federation of company pension schemes VFPK.
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NewsUK, Danish and Swiss investors launch manager search (updated)
[13:30 CET 23-12] IPE QUEST – Three institutional investors, including two European pension funds, are looking to hire asset managers for specialist investment mandates, using IPE Quest.
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NewsIndustry predictions for 2010
[13:00 CET 23-12] GLOBAL – The last 12 months has seen a significant amount of volatility in investment markets, starting the year with large market falls but ending with a mostly strong recovery. But what do the industry experts predict for 2010?
