All articles by Carolyn Bandel – Page 26
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Accounting standards are key cross-border barrier – EC
[14:00 CEST 19-05] EUROPE – David Wright, deputy director-general of the Internal Markets and Services division at the European Commission (EC), has warned current accounting standards are a key obstacle for cross-border activity.
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NewsFinnish VER to boost alternatives
[16:10 CEST 16-05] FINLAND – Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), the €11.53bn Finnish first pillar pension scheme, is planning to increase its exposure to alternative investments to 10%.
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IORP II could replace "failed" IORP
[13:40 CEST 16-05] EUROPE - The EU Directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP) has failed and should make way for a redrafted IORP II directive as soon as possible, members of a panel discussion warned in Brussels today.
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Pearl fund retreat hits Henderson's assets
[15:00 CEST 15-05] UK – Henderson Global Investors saw its assets under management (AuM) drop by £3bn (€3.75bn) in the first four months of the year because of outflows and negative returns.
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NewsBNP Paribas AM sees €1.1bn in outflows
[16:30 CEST 14-05] FRANCE – The asset management arm of French financials group BNP Paribas has posted €1.1bn of net outflows for the first quarter.
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Wednesday people roundup
[15:30 CEST 14-05] GLOBAL: People roundup – PPF, JP Morgan Chase, SFMS, Pimco, FairPensions, AIG Investments, LCP, Mercer, Hewitt, Watson Wyatt, Optimal, LGV Capital, SSgA, Denominor, The Pensions Trust, Hymans Robertson.
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Montae ventures into investment consulting
[11:00 CEST 14-05] NETHERLANDS – Montae, the Dutch pensions consulting and law firm, is rolling out a new investment consulting offering.
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Dutch funds brave elements despite buffer boost (amended)
[16:15 CEST 13-05] NETHERLANDS – Despite their recovering financial buffers, Dutch pension funds have started venturing into direct gold investments, according to investment consultant Mercer.
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Longevity ups UK scheme costs by £8bn
UK – The increase in life expectancy assumption for members added £8bn (€10bn) to pension funds’ liabilities last year, according to consultancy firm Mercer.
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Feri heavyweight quits Threadneedle
[16:00 CEST 09-05] GERMANY – Oliver Roll, recruited by Threadneedle Investments last year from German investment consultant FERI to head its German institutional business, has resigned.
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Commission Frijns taps Munsters in continuing role
[13:00 CEST 09-05] NETHERLANDS – The Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Commission , which tested the Tabaksblat Code, is now planning to implement a series of changes to corporate governance requirements.
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Publica dips into reserves to maintain cover ratio
[15:45 CEST 08-05] SWITZERLAND – Publica, the CHF33bn (€20.35bn) pension fund for federal employees saw a return on its investments of 1.3% in 2007, but this is not enough to maintain its 2006 cover ratio.
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Aegon sees pension and asset management decline
[16:15 CEST 07-05] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch financial group Aegon today announced its saw its assets under management (AuM) for the pension and asset management operation drop 8% in the first quarter of the year.
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FRR sacks managers over poor performance
[15:45 CEST 07-05] FRANCE – FRR, the €34.5bn French national pension reserve fund FRR says it has dropped Crédit Agricole Asset Management and Capital International Limited following poor performance.
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Swiss PKG returns 2%
[14:30 CEST 07-05] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss CHF2bn (€1.23bn) PKG Pensionskasse, the independent pension fund for small and medium-sized enterprises, booked a 2% investment return in 2007, maintaining its cover ratio.
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APG ventures into biotech via LSP
[14:00 CEST 07-05] NETHERLANDS – APG Investments, the asset manager of giant Dutch pension fund ABP, will invest together with the Life Sciences Partner Group in the European publicly listed small-cap biotech market.
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Wednesday people roundup
13:30 CEST 07-05] GLOBAL – Wednesday people roundup: State Street, Mercer, Cardano, Barrie & Hibbert, Sophis, SL Capital Parnters, SEB
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Paint and print fund goes fiduciary
[15:30 CEST 06-02] NETHERLANDS/UK – The €125m Dutch pension fund for workers in the paint and printing industries (SBVD) has promoted its balanced mandate manager to the status of fiduciary manager.
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OECD and IOPS unite over pensions guidelines
[14:30 CEST 06-02] GLOBAL – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) have today published licensing guidelines to improve the management of work-related pensions.
