All articles by Carolyn Bandel – Page 24
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Dutch metal funds roll out joint SRI policy
[16:55 CEST 11-06] NETHERLANDS – The two Dutch pension funds for the metal industry, the €33bn PMT and the €21.5bn PME, today launched a joint social responsible investment policy.
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Wednesday people roundup
[14:00 CEST 11-06] GLOBAL: People roundup – Pimco, Edhec, SAM, Hymans Robertson, JOHCM, SPC, Barings, Mercer, Aon, B&CE, S&P.
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ERAFP appoints Nakamura replacement
[12:35 CEST 11-06] FRANCE – ERAFP, the €4.8bn French civil service supplementary pension scheme, has appointed a new chief executive officer.
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NewsIPE-Quest: Scandinavian investor goes Latin American
[16:00 CEST 10-06] SCANDINAVIA – A Scandinavian institutional investor is looking for managers for a $50m (€35m) Latin America all/large-cap core equity portfolio, using IPE Quest.
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NewsShareholder bodies merge activism power
[16:00 CEST 09-06] NETHERLANDS – Dutch shareholders associations VEB and NCVB have announced plans to merge operations and operate under the name VEB NCVB.
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Dutch government to lobby against IASB proposals
[13:15 CEST 09-06] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch minister of social affairs has agreed to lobby internationally to get essential components of the national pension system acknowledged in the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
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Fiduciary managers to be stamped with hallmark
[12:30 CEST 06-06] NETHERLANDS – The planned code of conduct for fiduciary managers pitching services to Dutch pension funds will take the shape of a quality mark, IPE has learnt.
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Finland must adjust pension system - OECD
[12:00 CEST 06-06] NETHERLANDS – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned Finland its medium-term fiscal policy challenges need to be addressed with further pension reform and tighter fiscal policy in the short-term.
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Aegon to roll out pension asset pooling in autumn
[16:35 CEST 05-06] NETHERLANDS – Aegon is planning to launch a pension asset pooling platform in autumn which is is being developed with Citigroup and TKP Investments andis specifically targeted at multinational companies, IPE has learnt.
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Delta Lloyd to outsource German fund administration
[14:00 CEST 05-06] GERMANY – Kas Bank, the Dutch securities bank, today announced it has entered into discussions on an exclusive basis with Delta Lloyd Deutschland AG to take over fund administration activities in Germany.
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Wednesday people roundup
[15:30 CEST 04-06] People roundup: GLOBAL – F&C, BoNY Mellon, BSAM, LGIM, RREEF, Strategeon, Pimco, Barnett Waddingham, Henderson Global Investors, SNS Reaal, Loyalis, Schroders.
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Van der Ende takes the CIO chair
[10:15 CEST 04-06] NETHERLANDS – Johan van der Ende, currently at the helm of strategy and structured investments at PGGM, has been promoted to chief investment officer.
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APG reshuffles Asian real estate team
[16:50 CEST 03-06] NETHERLANDS – Dutch APG Investments, the wholly-owned division of ABP created to manage the assets and administration of the pension fund, has reshuffled its Asian real estate team.
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New LDI tools evoke 'false sense of security'
[16:15 CEST 03-06] UK – Pension fund trustees have been warned to heed thinking too short-term and seeking refuge in new risk management tools and investment strategies, as a new study claims they give a false sense of security.
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Salzburg seeks multi-employer fund membership
[16:00 CEST 03-06] AUSTRIA – The Austrian federal state of Salzburg has announced it is looking to join a multi-employer pension fund for the local government staff.
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Norway’s oil fund stockpiles European equity
[16:40 CEST 02-06] NORWAY – The NOK1.947trn (€245bn) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global has confirmed it is close to owning more than 1% of the entire European stock market.
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ABP's Brinkman to mediate in Optas row
[15:15 CEST 02-06] NETHERLANDS – Dutch social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner has asked Elco Brinkman, exiting chairman of the giant Dutch teachers and civil servants pension fund ABP, to mediate in the Optas case.
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Aegon reshuffles asset management
[15:00 CEST 02-06] GLOBAL – Aegon, the Dutch insurer and pension provider, today announced it will bring together its asset management operations in the US, the UK and the Netherlands into one entity.
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APG makes single ESG divestment
[14:45 CEST 02-06] NETHERLANDS – APG, the newly-created asset manager and administrator of €218bn Dutch pension fund ABP, has divested its shares of just one company since stepping up its environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy last year.
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Danske Capital is on equity lookout
[15:50 CEST 30-05] DENMARK – Danske Capital is conducting a search for a global value equity manager for a $200m (€129m) mandate, using IPE Quest.
