All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 100
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Italy reaches pension agreement
[11:00 CEST 12-07] ITALY – The minimum pension will be increased from next year, the Italian government and the unions agreed.
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Hymans steps up quantitative approach
[16:45 CEST 11-07] UK – The consultant Hymans Robertson will offer its clients a quantitatively-based manager research database to cope with the growing number of asset management products.
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UK funds may only need one set of actuarial assumptions
[16:45 CEST 11-07] UK – Pension fund trustees will be required to devise an extra set of actuarial assumptions under new regulations on transfer values, but actuaries Hamish Wilson & Co believe funds might get away with only one.
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IPE-QUEST: CHF3bn currency overlay mandate
[16:45 CEST 11-07] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss institutional investor is looking for one or more managers for a CHF3bn (€1.8bn) passive currency overlay mandate.
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Bank of England set to reduce pension costs
[17:19 CEST 10-07] UK – The £2bn (€3bn) non-contributory defined benefit scheme for Bank of England employees faces changes as the bank sees pension expenses soar.
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IPE-QUEST: $125m US equity mandate
[17:16 CEST 10-07] EUROPE – A European multi-manager is using IPE-Quest to appoint a manager for a $125m (€91.7m) all cap and large cap US and Canada equity mandate.
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CEIOPS to offer mediation in cross-border disputes
[17:12 CEST 10-07] EUROPE – Supervisors in Europe will in future have the opportunity to take disputes over cross-border pension and insurance issues to the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS).
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PwC agrees payment in Tyco case
[17:09 CEST 10-07] US – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is to pay $225m (€165m) in a class action settlement on allegations of accounting fraud at Tyco International.
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Polish pension assets break €35bn mark
[17:00 CEST 09-07] POLAND – Assets in the mandatory second pillar increased by over 23% in value over the last half year climbing to over PLN130bn (€34.7bn).
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First PPF index reveals £100bn surplus
[17:00 CEST 09-07] UK – Rising bond yields and equity markets have improved the funding levels of 7,800 defined benefit schemes, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) said today.
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IPE-QUEST: €400m UK equities mandate
[14:00 CEST 09-07] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund is looking for two or three UK equities managers via IPE-Quest.
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Time for climate discussion is over – LAPFF
[11:00 CEST 09-07] UK – The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) is urging the government to introduce more ambitious emission targets and mandatory corporate reporting on greenhouse gas emissions.
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CEO departure leaves UBS rating stable
GLOBAL – Swiss bank UBS has decided to replace chief executive Peter Wuffli with his deputy Marcel Rohner, in a surprise move,effective today.
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Another Dutch giant invests in trees
NETHERLANDS – The €85bn healthcare workers' pension fund PGGM has awarded a $200m (€150m) 15-year forestry mandate.
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Buy back of 'missed' years made easier
[16:38 CEST 05-07] UK – People will be allowed to buy back up to nine years in which they did not contribute to their state pension at any time before their retirement, if the House of Commons accepts a House of Lords’ amendment to the Pension Bill.
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FRR seeks managers for a French equity portfolio
[15:32 CEST 05-07] FRANCE – The €32bn French reserve fund (FRR) is looking for managers for a new French equity portfolio worth in excess of €500m.
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Analyst calls for pension stability in France
[16:22 CEST 05-07]FRANCE – The French supplementary pension system will not start to develop until the government has made a final decision on taxation and regulatory issues, an analyst has warned.
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IPE-QUEST: $20m Swiss bond mandate
[16:20 CEST 05-07] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss pension fund is looking for an active convertible bonds manager through IPE-Quest (QN818).
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DC managers should 'hang in there' - Cerulli
EUROPE – Foreign managers should commit themselves to European defined contribution schemes regardless of likely initial losses, according to research and consulting firm Cerulli.
