All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 38
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Norgrove rejects pension-bond yield ‘bubble’
UK – David Norgrove, the chairman of the Pensions Regulator, has rejected the idea that there is a bubble in gilts caused by pension fund demand.
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ABN Amro AM considers “bolt-on” acquisitions
GLOBAL – ABN Amro says it will consider “bolt-on” asset management acquisitions.
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Irish schemes grow 25% to €78bn
IRELAND - Irish pension funds have grown 25% to €77.9bn in 2005 according to the annual asset allocation survey published by the Irish Association of Pension Funds.
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RBC Dexia tops R&M custody survey
RBC Dexia Services has topped the latest poll of custody providers organised by R&M Consultants. The new venture, formed at the beginning of this year, retained the top spot held by RBC Global Services, R&M’s 14th annual survey found. “RBC Dexia Investor Services is very pleased to have been ranked ...
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NBIM gets €150m for running Norway fund
NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management is to receive NOK1.2bn (€150m) for running the Government Pension Fund – Global in 2005.
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Mercer hires German construction fund’s Doetsch
GERMANY - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has named Peter Doetsch of the German construction industry pension fund as head of its retirement business in the country.
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Aon says schemes may lock in equities gains
UK – UK pension funds may look to “lock in” equity market gains by buying bonds, according to actuaries at Aon Consulting.
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AP4 selects ORTEC’s Pearl attribution system
SWEDEN – Swedish buffer pension fund Fjärde AP-Fonden (AP4) has selected Dutch consulting firm ORTEC’s Pearl performance attribution system.
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PGGM names investments operating chief
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the €70bn Dutch healthcare and social work pension fund, has named Marc van den Berg as chief operating officer of investments as of May 1.
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IPe-symposium: Industriens eyes EM private equity
DENMARK – Industriens Pension, €5bn Danish scheme, says it might look at entering the emerging market private equity arena.
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Bank of NY launches Poland fund firm
POLAND – The Bank of New York has launched an investment fund company in Poland to tap pension fund demand.
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IPe-symposium: APK to up emerging markets
AUSTRIA – APK, the Austrian multi-employer pension fund, is looking to increase its allocation to emerging market equities and bonds “step by step”.
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Allianz's Corley to chair asset management forum
EUROPE - Elizabeth Corley, chief executive of Allianz Global Investors Europe, has been appointed chairman of the Forum of European Asset Managers, FEAM.
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AP2 investment chief resigns in tax probe
SWEDEN – Petter Odhnoff, chief investment officer of the SEK190.6bn (€20.5bn) Second Swedish National Pension Fund or AP2 has quit amidst allegations of tax irregularities following an audit conducted by the Swedish tax authorities.
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Aviva in €1bn move to plug pension deficits
UK – UK insurance and pensions giant Aviva has made, or is planning to make, an extra £700m (€1.01bn) in extra contributions to shore up its own £1.4bn pension deficit.
