All articles by Carolyn Bandel – Page 12
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Wednesday people roundup
[15:50 CEST 15-10] GLOBAL – People roundup: tPR, PADA, SSgA, BNY Mellon, PGGM, SLI, Investec, BMB, KPMG, Goodman, Camradata.
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Energy watchdog seeks multi-employer fund membership
[17:05 CEST 10-10] AUSTRIA – E-Control, a Vienna-based independent authority related to the energy markets, is looking to join a multi-employer pension fund for the local government staff.
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HFC 'confident' about Dutch VAT exemption
[17:00 CEST 10-10] NETHERLANDS – Akkie Lansberg, the managing director of the Dutch Holland Financial Centre (HFC), said today she is “confident” the value-added tax (VAT) on asset management services sought by pension funds will be abolished in the near future.
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Dutch 'API lite' extended to cover some DB (amended)
[13:50 CEST 10-10] NETHERLANDS – The new premium pension institution (PPI), which is being created by the Dutch government as part of a new international vehicle to tap IORP guidelines, is being extended to cover all contribution-based scheme and may be applicable to some overseas defined benefit (DB) arrangements.
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Irvine launches PiRho consulting
[16:55 CEST 09-10] UK – Phil Irvine, a former director of advisory services at research and advisory firm Liability Solutions, has launched a new investment consulting business together with former colleague Nicola Ralston.
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Dutch pension assets down a fifth since Q2
[16:30 CEST 09-10] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch central bank and pension fund regulator De Nederlandse Bank (DNB) has revealed Dutch pension funds’ active capital has dropped by 20% to €600bn in less than three months.
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Icelandic pension funds refuse to repatriate assets
[15:45 CEST 08-10] ICELAND – Iceland’s pension funds will not transfer any of their foreign securities back to Iceland as the deteriorating economy is dragging down pension fund assets, IPE has learnt.
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Mn Services launches UK office
[15:30 CEST 08-10] UK/NETHERLANDS – Mn Services, the Dutch pension provider and fiduciary manager, has launched its new London-based office, headed by former ABN Amro Asset Management director Remco van Eeuwijk.
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Wednesday people roundup
[15:00 CEST 08-10] GLOBAL: People roundup – CBRE, RAM, Hermes, Threadneedle, SLI, Ortec, Penfida, BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management, Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Europeen, Boardroom Consultants, BlackRock, Aon.
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Aon calls for pensions communication during crunch
[16:15 CEST 07-10] NETHERLANDS – Pension funds must communicate more actively to all stakeholders to reassure them about the funds’ solidity in the current market turmoil, according to Aon Consulting’s Dutch executive director, actuarial services.
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EAI joins forces with UN's SRI coalition
[17:10 CEST 07-10] UK – The UN-backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) coalition and research group Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI) have announced a collaboration under the PRI banner.
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Beware of negative hedging impact – ex-AFM director
[17:10 CEST 07-10] NETHERLANDS – Risk managers are not sufficiently aware that hedging strategies could increase the overall risk of pension funds in current market conditions, the former director of the Netherlands Authority of the Financial Markets (AFM) has warned.
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Iceland’s pension funds urged to thaw banking pressure
[17:00 CEST 06-10] ICELAND – The Icelandic Pension Funds Association (IPFA) has agreed to encourage its members to sell up to 50% of their foreign securities and injecting the capital back into the Icelandic currency market.
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Ireland should freeze NPRF subs - OECD
[16:55 CEST 06-10] IRELAND – The Irish government should stop its annual contribution to the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) because its fiscal position has deteriorated sharply, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned.
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Danish fund to invest in inflation-linked bonds
[16:)) CEST 06-10] DENMARK – A Danish pension fund is looking for managers to manage a $200m (€147m) global inflation-linked bonds mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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BNP Paribas takes on Fortis Investments (Update I)
[14:15 CEST 06-10] EUROPE – French bank BNP Paribas has acquired Belgo-Dutch bancassurance group Fortis’ investments business in a deal dubbed a "quantum leap" for the bank's asset management.
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PNO launches SRI site
[17:05 CEST 02-10] NETHERLANDS – The €2.8bn Dutch pension fund PNO Media will today launch a new website entirely dedicated the fund’s responsible investments, in a push to appease member funds’ demand for more social responsibility.
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IAM expands onto the continent
[17:00 CEST 02-10] SWEDEN – International Asset Management (IAM), the fund of hedge fund manager previously owned by ABN Amro Asset Management, has opened a branch in Stockholm – its first office in continental Europe.
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EC fancies monitoring role of private pensions
[16:50 CEST 02-10] EUROPE – Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for internal markets, today argued the European Commission (EC) should have a monitoring role in the European private pensions markets.
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Eurosif heralds German, French, Swiss SRI growth
[17:00 CEST 01-01] EUROPE – Pension funds in Germany, France and Switzerland have shown the fastest growth in core socially responsible investing (SRI), according to a new study.
