All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 125
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Former ABP chief Frijns to chair Kempen
NETHERLANDS - Merchant bank Kempen & Co. has appointed Jean Frijns, the former head of investments at ABP, as chairman of the supervisory board.
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Dow Jones calls for style-pure hedge indices
GLOBAL – Institutional investors will be looking for stronger due diligence capabilities as more money is expected to flow into hedge funds, financial experts at a hedge fund industry panel hosted by Dow Jones Indexes agreed.
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Capita wins new N. Ireland water scheme admin
UK – Capita Hartshead won a £250,000 (€371,000) contract by the Northern Ireland Water Service for the administration of a new pension scheme to be set up for next year.
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BIS to recruit benefits manager
SWITZERLAND – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is looking for a new Compensation and Benefits Manager who will also have to “liaise with the Bank's actuaries for pension system evaluations and changes”, according to the job description.
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Big Swiss funds closer to DC switch
SWITZERLAND – Two major Swiss pension funds, the Publica fund for federal workers and the SBB rail scheme, are now closer to switching to defined contribution.
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Belgium set to tighten pension regulations
BELGIUM – The Belgian financial regulator says forthcoming regulations will provide tighter controls over pension funds.
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KEVA, AlpInvest in Polish private equity move
POLAND – Finland’s KEVA and the Dutch pension fund-owned AlpInvest are among the institutional backers of a new Polish private equity fund.
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AP7 hit by Amaranth hedge fund collapse
SWEDEN – Sweden’s SEK80bn (€8.7bn) Sjunde AP-fonden AP7 buffer fund is among investors who’ve lost out in the implosion of natural gas trading hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC.
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EU’s Borrell considering MEPs’ fund director
LUXEMBURG – A decision about the appointment of Law Debenture pension trustee head Eddie Thomas as a specialist director at the MEPs’ pension fund is currently with the President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell.
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Swiss voters to decide on SNB pension cash
SWITZERLAND – Swiss voters will on Sunday decide whether over CHF1bn of the Swiss National Bank’s annual profits will be diverted to the Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance Fund (AHV/AVS). According to opinion polls, those opposed to the move have substantially gained on supporters of the initiative.
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USS in central Europe real estate move
EUROPE – The £26bn (€38.5bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme, the pension fund for university staff, has made a move to increase it central European real estate holdings.
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Lehman unveils LDI indices
GLOBAL – Global investment bank Lehman Brothers has announced the launch of two new swap indices which could help facilitate liability driven investing.
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Sweden: pensions low on agenda post-election
SWEDEN - The election victory for the centre right alliance under Fredrik Reinfeldt will have no immediate implications for pension funds, say analysts and pension fund representatives.
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MEPs facing pension fund “embezzlement” talk
EUROPE – Members of the European Parliament are facing suggestions that they might be embezzling their own pension fund.
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Synesis taps Capita, seeks fixed income managers
UK – Synesis Life, the new pensions liability buyout firm, has appointed Capita Hartshead as third party administrator and said it is looking for one or more asset managers with a fixed-income focus.
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PPF appoints three consultants for levy calculation
UK – The Pension Protection Fund has appointed Barrie and Hibbert Ltd, Moody’s KMV and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) to provide analysis for levy calculations.
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Swiss pension fund interest rate stays 2.5%
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss parliament has decided to leave the minimum interest rate for occupational pension funds at 2.5%.
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SWIP wins rare AMF Pension mandate
SWEDEN – The SEK245bn (€26bn) Swedish fund AMF Pension has awarded a European small-cap mandate to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership worth approximately SEK150m.
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ABP quant head Gupta joins UK’s Pearl Group
EUROPE – Pranay Gupta, head of global quantitative strategies - capital markets at ABP Investments, has become the latest figure from the Dutch pension giant to join the Pearl Group.
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BNP Paribas creates global head of pensions
UK – BNP Paribas appointed Tony Osborn-Barker as global head of pensions. He joins from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in London where he was head of investment services since 2000.
