All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 14
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Extra €75bn goes to external managers - report
EUROPE – European institutional investors have put an extra €75bn with external asset managers, according to consulting firm Greenwich Associates.
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New hires at Mercer and Lane Clark & Peacock
UK – There have been a series of new appointments at pension consulting firms Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Lane Clark & Peacock.
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New chairman at AMF Pension Fondförvaltning
SWEDEN – AMF Pension Fondförvaltning’s, the fund administration company owned by AMF Pension, has named Tor Marthin as its new chairman.
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Paternoster awards custody brief to State Street
UK – New pensions buyout firm Paternoster has appointed State Street to provide it with custody and securities lending services.
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IPE-QUEST: Swiss institution tenders equities
SWITZERLAND – A Swiss institutional investor has tendered around CHF100m (€63.2m) in active Swiss small and mid-cap equities via IPE-Quest.
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Cornwall awards currency brief to Mellon
UK - Cornwall County Council’s Cornwall Pension Fund has awarded a £175m (€258m) currency mandate to Mellon Capital.
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ING IM names Germany head
GERMANY - ING Investment Management has named Pioneer Investments' Matthias Schellenberg as head of Germany.
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DNB study: Dutch funds to use more derivatives
NETHERLANDS – A paper from Dutch pension regulator De Nederlandsche Bank sees derivatives and asset liability management becoming more important for pension funds.
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Coal Pension Trustees names new CEO
UK – Whitbread’s Geoff Mellor is to take over from David Morgan as chief executive of Coal Pension Trustees, the executive arm of the UK’s more than £25bn (€36.9bn) coal industry funds.
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Bridging the social divide in Europe
Paritarian ideas are alive and well in Europe and could go some way to shaping its future identity, as Daniel Brooksbank discovers at AEIP’s tenth anniversary event
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IPE-QUEST: Two new searches on system
GLOBAL – There are two separate searches, covering large-cap core developed markets equities and US equities, now on IPE-Quest.
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British Airways’ deficit reaches €3.1bn
UK - The actuarial deficit in British Airways New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS) is set to rise to £2.1bn (€3.1bn) from £928m, the airline said.
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ECB suggests Maastricht-style pensions treaty
EUROPE – The European Central Bank has suggested a Maastricht Treaty-style pact to help solve Europe’s pensions problems.
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Reuters denies pension-deficit job freeze claims
UK – News and information group Reuters has denied claims that there is a hiring freeze caused by its pension deficit.
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France’s Caisse names pensions director
FRANCE – The Caisse des Dépôts, France’s state-owned public-interest financial institution, has named Gilles Seigle as director of pensions.
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Hermes’ Anson queries private equity fees
UK – Hermes Pensions Management chief executive Mark Anson has called for lower private equity fees, according to reports.
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Pensions driving tenfold rise in swaps – Barclays
UK – Pension fund demand is behind a tenfold increase in inflation-linked swaps activity at Barclays Capital, executives say.
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Gissings helps KLM UK scheme opt for Blue Sky
UK – The KLM (UK) Pension and Life Assurance scheme has appointed Blue Sky Group as new fund manager for its £34.8m scheme following an investment review by adviser Gissings.
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Regulator appoints trustees at Hoverspeed
UK – The Pensions Regulator has appointed HR Trustees to take over the £16m (€23.9m) pension fund of insolvent ferry firm Hoverspeed.
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GSAM-backed pension academy launches
UK – The Westminster Business School’s Pension Investment Academy today with backing from Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
