All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 104
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Berkshire chooses actuary
[11:12 CEST 08/06] UK – The £1.4bn (€2.1bn) Berkshire pension fund has chosen Barnett Waddingham as its new actuary.
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Pensions are "deal or no deal" issue in M&As - LCP
[16:55 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Getting pension accounting sorted and knowing a company's true pension costs now rank among the most important issues in any merger and acquisition transaction, Lane Clarke & Peacock (LCP) has told company representatives.
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OECD raps all members over pension reforms
16:52 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Some countries are "phasing in pension reforms too slowly", the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) states in its latest "Pensions at a Glance" report.
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SRI set to change, says SVM
[13:20 CEST 07/06] EUROPE – Socially responsible investment (SRI) will evolve more towards investors wanting to engage in companies rather than disinvest from them, SVM Asset Management is convinced.
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IPE-QUEST: $20m Swiss emerging markets mandate
[17:16 CEST 06/06] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss pension fund is looking for a manager for a $20m (€15m) active global emerging markets equity portfolio.
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NBIM seeks head for new department
[17:16 CEST 06/06] NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NIBM) is looking for its first permanent head of corporate governance and will increase the team in the department by at least three people over the coming months.
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Lonely voice against ombudsman merger
[17:07 CEST 06/06] UK – The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is opposed to plans to integrate the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) within the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS).
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Kent appoints UK equity manager
[17:04 CEST 06/06] UK – The £2.4bn (€3.6bn) Kent County Council Superannuation Scheme has finalised the restructuring of its UK equities portfolio by naming Invesco Perpetual.
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FRR chooses three more for private equity
[17:03 CEST 06/06] FRANCE – The €32bn Fonds de réserves pour les retraites (FRR) has awarded mandates to Pantheon Ventures, Access Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers International Europe.
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Confusion over voluntary entry in Romania
ROMANIA – The Private Pensions Commission has changed its mind and will now allow Romanians aged 35 to 45 more time to choose whether or not to join a second-pillar pension fund.
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UK pensions ombudsmen to be merged
[16:30 CEST 05/06] UK – Retail and institutional pensions regulatory bodies will remain separate but the UK pensions ombudsmen's offices will be merged, minister for pension reform James Purnell has announced.
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Slovenia takes tentative reform step
SLOVENIA – Early retirement will be penalised under a new law proposed by the Slovenian government but there is no increase in the statutory retirement age.
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IPE-QUEST: $50m Eastern Europe mandate in Denmark
[10:50 CEST 05/06] DENMARK/GERMANY – A Danish institutional investor is looking for a manager for an active equity mandate in excess of $50m (€37.1m).
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BT pension's Sir Tim Chessells to step down
[17:01 CEST 04/06] UK – The £38.3bn (€55.9bn) BT pension fund is looking for a new trustee chairman to start at the end of this year.
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Cheshire going all active in bonds
16:56 CEST 04/06] UK – The £2.3bn (€3.4bn) Cheshire County Council pension fund is tendering a £330m active bond mandate.
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GMB blames private equity for insolvencies
[16:55 CEST 04/06] UK – A total of £2bn (€3bn) in pension deficits is to be found in companies linked to private equity owners, the GMB union has alleged.
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Russia models new welfare fund on Norway
[10:46 CEST 04/06] RUSSIA – Up to €8bn of the soon-to -be-created Russian National Welfare Fund will be invested in the stock market, finance minister Alexei Kudrin has announced.
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Italians veering away from TFR in pensions
[16:35 CEST 01/06] ITALY – One half of the Italian workforce has decided on where to place their severance pay 'trattamento di fine rapporto' (TFR) but most of those have decided against using putting it into a pension fund.
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AP-funds join Wal-Mart revolt
[16:33 CEST 01/06] SWEDEN/US – The ethical council for Sweden’s national pension buffer funds supports the filing of a resolution regarding labour issues at US company Wal-Mart.
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New Dutch body to pool financial strength
[16:31 CEST 01/06] NETHERLANDS – The Netherlands wants to promote the country as a financial centre by creating a new agency which will also focus on exporting pensions knowledge.