All articles by Carolyn Bandel – Page 35
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Hansa sets up own private equity vehicle
ESTONIA – Hansa Investment Funds, the asset manager that also runs Estonia’s largest private pension fund, is looking to create a special vehicle of “Eastern European-orientated” private equity fund of funds.
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IOPS calls for greater supervision on alternatives
[14:30 CET 04-02] GLOBAL – The International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) has released a set of good practices relating to the risk management of alternative investments by pension funds.
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PGGM signs second loan deal with ABN Amro
[13:45 CET 04-02] NETHERLANDS – Pension major PGGM has closed a securitisation deal referencing Brazilian loans worth $850m (€585m) of the loan portfolio of Dutch bank ABN Amro.
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SPF Beheer replaces investment chief
[16:20 CET 01-02] NETHERLANDS - SPF Beheer, which manages €12.1bn for the Dutch railways pension fund SPF, has promoted Marcel Andringa to replace head of investments, John van Markwijk.
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Accounting review to spark 'buyouts stampede'
[16:00 CET 01-02] UK – The proposed changes to how companies report their pension scheme obligations in their accounts could trigger a wave of pension buyouts, according to consultants and equity strategists.
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Football fund fed up with spoil sports
[14:30 CET 01-02] NETHERLANDS – CFK, the €560m pension fund for Dutch professional footballers, is in talks with the regulator to implement an investment maximum to avert further scrutiny from members.
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‘Reform Dutch first pillar’ – OECD
[16:50 CET 31-01] EUROPE – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has proposed reforming the Dutch first pillar pension system, which unrevised will account for the bulk of future deficits.
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Project unveiled to maximise governance benefits
[15:45 CET 31-01] NETHERLANDS – Dutch performance measurer Stichting Performance has launched a research project into pension fund governance to help pension schemes realise economic advantages of good pension fund governance.
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Fortis begins to annex ABN Amro asset management
[15:30 CET 31-01] BELGIUM – Fortis, part of the banking-trio that has bought ABN Amro, will begin demerging ABN Amro’s asset management from the bank arm, and adding it to its own asset management business.
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AP1 taps Axa for equities
[15:30 CET 30-01] SWEDEN – Sweden’s largest buffer fund, AP1 has tapped Axa Rosenberg Investment Management for an $200m Japan broad market equities mandate.
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NIBC chief steps down as Kaupthing deal collapses
[15:00 CET 30-01] ICELAND/NETHERLANDS – NIBC chief executive Michael Enthoven has resigned following major Icelandic bank Kaupthing announcement it will not proceed with its €3bn acquisition of the Dutch investment bank.
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Wednesday people roundup
[13:30 CET 30-01] People roundup: Global – Hansa, Henderson, Hymans Robertson, Fitch, Oppenheim Asset Management, Axa & Winterthur, Buck, HDG Mansur.
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TKP Investments eyes cross-border business (amended)
[16:30 CET 29-01] NETHERLANDS – The investment branch of TKP Pensioen, the pension administration firm set up by the Dutch posts and telecoms pension funds, is planning to offer cross-border pooling to European pension funds.
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Dexia sets up Polish asset arm
POLAND – Belgian-French financial services group Dexia’s asset management arm has launched its first Polish office in Warsaw.
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Funds’ quest for Canadian equity and commodities
[15:00 CET 29-01] EUROPE – Two European pension funds have said they are looking for equity large cap core Canada managers and commodities, using IPE Quest.
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NewsKaupthing denies NIBC deal is in trouble
[15:30 CET 28-01] ICELAND – Iceland’s Kaupthing Bank has denied its deal with US buyout firm JC Flowers to buy Dutch investment bank NIBC for €3bn is in jeopardy of being blocked.
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LDI drives growth at KBC fund
[16:00 CET 24-01] BELGIUM – The €970m pension fund of Belgian banking and insurance group KBC has seen its assets grow by nearly €10m in the first six month under its new liability driven investment (LDI) study.
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Achmea/Interpolis rebrand pensions business
[15:00 CET 24-01] NETHERLANDS – Dutch insurance groups Achmea and Interpolis have today announced the launch of their recently combined pension fund administrator arm, Syntrus Achmea.
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ABP wins age discrimination suit
[16:15 CET 23-01] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch court in Heerlen has today ruled even though the €220bn ABP pension fund practices age discrimination, it has the right to do so, says Dutch union AVV.
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SPF cleans up with principles
[16:05] NETHERLANDS – Spoorwegpensioenfonds (SPF), the €12.1bn Dutch railway pension fund has said it recently signed up for the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
