All articles by Cecile Sourbes. – Page 3
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Features
Keeping pace with the paper chase
Investors and market players would do well to do one thing when new financial reforms come into force – adapt quickly. A case in point is the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) currently being drafted in Brussels.
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NewsBrussels identifies top priorities for long-term investing green paper
EUROPE – European Commission aiming to publish paper as early as December.
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NewsInstitutions' hedge fund due diligence more 'sophisticated'
EUROPE – Deutsche Bank survey shows marked increase in operational due diligence in recent years.
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BNP Paribas to launch US custody service for institutionals
GLOBAL – Company aims to exploit opportunities created by EMIR, Dodd Frank Act.
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New rules for money market funds could trigger outflows
EUROPE – Institutionals’ reaction to new valuation rules remains unclear, Fitch warns.
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Pension fund for French civil servants awards bond mandates
FRANCE – Covered-bond mandates come as part of ERAFP’s broader ESG strategy.
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NewsPIC finalises £400m deal with Reinet, rejigs board
EUROPE – Pension Insurance Corporation completes deal after more than year of negotiations.
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Industry organisations accuse Brussels of ignoring EIOPA advice
EUROPE – Group of Eight calls on authority to conduct additional IORP Directive impact exercises.
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Dwindling reserves prompt Agirc-Arrco to review funding
FRANCE – Social partners at French second-pillar fund to meet next month.
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NewsEDHEC, Natixis launch research chair on infrastructure debt
EUROPE – Partnership aims to explore risk/return characteristics, diversification benefits.
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Mandate roundup: USS, Merseyside, Northern Trust, AllianceBernstein
EUROPE – USSIM provides £100m of inflation-linked financing to South East Water Finance.
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Funding ratio jumps to 99% at Dutch healthcare scheme PFZW
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund on track to avoid rights cut, but situation ‘remains tense’.
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NewsEuropean asset managers 'must adapt to institutional needs'
EUROPE – Fund managers should think beyond 'standard' solutions, Fitch says.
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NewsBrussels bows to pressure over IORP II confidence levels
EUROPE – Allows first QIS schemes to submit results based on VAR below 99.5% confidence levels.
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NewsEIOPA launches first quantitative impact study for revised IORP
EUROPE – Nine European countries in which DB plans are most prevalent volunteer to participate.
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NewsLow yields increasing pressure on money market funds, Moody's warns
GLOBAL – Prolonged period of low yields adding to challenges faced by industry.
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NewsPension funds should consider 'dropping' traditional hedging
UK – Schemes should consider real estate sub-classes to stabilise funding, report says.
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NewsTobin tax gets green light after more member states pledge support
EUROPE – Italy, Spain, Estonia and Slovakia pledging support to controversial proposal.
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NewsAllianzGI develops infrastructure debt platform
EUROPE – Platform, initially for AllianzGI, to be offered to third-party clients over time.
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NewsAPG paper suggests improvements to 'holistic balance sheet' approach
EUROPE – HBS 'intellectually tempting', but could be strengthened in number of ways, experts say.
