All articles by Cécile Sourbès – Page 9
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Mercer outlines challenges facing DC pension fund managers
EUROPE – Schemes should offer range of alternative fund structures while maintaining transparency on charges.
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Don't let Basel III get your hopes up about Solvency II, experts warn
EUROPE – 'Softer' legislation merely recognises rules could have unintended consequences for global economy.
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New Italian pensions policy to give custodians more 'responsibility'
ITALY – More than 80% of respondents expect at least ‘partial’ reorganisation of schemes.
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Appetite for infrastructure increases, but 'conservatism' remains
GLOBAL – Institutionals increasingly looking to allocate fresh capital to asset class, study shows.
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COR sounds alarm over first-pillar pension funding in France
FRANCE – Country will need 1% of GDP to sustain public system without further reform, organisation says.
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Insight Investment Management acquires currency risk investment firm
GLOBAL – Asset manager snaps up currency risk-management specialist Pareto.
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French giant FRR awards active sustainable equity mandate
FRANCE – Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites awards ESG mandate to three asset managers.
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France's UMR to avoid 'excessive' PE fees with new deal structure
FRANCE – Pension fund aiming to arrange deals without help of fund managers.
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Investors urged to find new sources of collateral for derivatives trades
GLOBAL – BNY Mellon expects regulatory reforms to be significant cost burden.
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National regulators expected to submit QIS responses to EIOPA this week
EUROPE – Authority not expected to begin analysing data before early January.
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EIOPA concerned by 'worrying' funding at Dutch, UK pension funds
EUROPE – Authority repeats call to implement policies based on Solvency II.
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EU parliament approves introduction of Tobin tax
EUROPE – Text must now be approved by European Council to initiate 'enhanced cooperation'.
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Mandate roundup: PKA, Aberdeen, IST, Hermes, Berkshire, Kames
EUROPE – Denmark's PKA awards $200m emerging market corporate bond mandate to Aberdeen.
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Hedge fund investors sacrificing returns for liquidity – survey
GLOBAL – Preqin study points to growing importance of liquidity since credit crisis.
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EIOPA launches consultation on technical standards for IORP Directive
EUROPE – National authorities to use standards when submitting information to EIOPA.
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LV=, Tale & Lyle Group move to de-risk pension funds
UK – More than £900m of buyout deals done in third quarter alone, says JLT.
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ISDA criticises 'flawed' initial margin plan for derivatives trades
GLOBAL – International Swaps and Derivatives Association rejects notion plan will reduce risk.
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UK Coal reaches restructuring agreement with pension funds
UK – Schemes invest £30m for 75% share in new property company Harworth Estates.
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Legislation to lessen 'over-reliance' on ratings agencies passes hurdle
EUROPE – European Parliament, Council OK draft law to better regulate credit rating agencies.
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ESMA calls for 'two-way' margining approach for EMIR
EUROPE – Executive director says sell-side should also be obliged to exchange collateral.