All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 57
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IPE-QUEST: North American equities tendered
DENMARK - Kirstein Finans has tendered around $100m (€85.4m) in active North American small/mid-cap equities via IPE-Quest.
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F&C’s investment chief Broccardo exits
EUROPE – F&C’s chief investment officer Tony Broccardo has been unexpectedly replaced by alternatives chief Fernando Ribeiro.
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Insurers want level playing field in pensions
EUROPE - The European insurance association has called for a "level playing field" for all operators in the second and third pillars of the pension system.
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UK actuaries told to assess sponsor covenant
UK - The Actuarial Profession is urging actuaries to make formal assessments of the viability of companies which sponsor pension schemes.
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ECB’s Trichet warns of pension fund contagion
EUROPE – European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet has warned that pension funds and insurers could be sources of vulnerabilities that could spread “contagion” in the wider financial system.
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CalPERS still searching for permanent CIO
US – CalPERS is still looking for a permanent replacement for Mark Anson, the chief investment officer who is leaving to join Hermes as chief executive.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish fund tenders EM debt
DENMARK – Kirstein Finans has tendered around €70m in global emerging market debt for a Danish pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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IMA says pension pooling at stalemate
UK – The Investment Management Association says pension pooling is stuck in “something of a stalemate”.
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Pension trustees are the new bankers – report
UK – A new study claims pension fund trustees have become like bankers – although they probably aren’t managing credit risk as bankers would.
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Top names to debate European pensions online
EUROPE – Some of the leading figures in European pensions are set to debate the challenges facing the industry in an online symposium on November 23.
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Achmea taps F&C for shareholder engagement
NETHERLANDS - Eureko's Achmea has signed up for F&C's Asset Management's shareholder engagement programme for €1.5bn in assets under management.
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Institutions pull €1.8bn from Schroders
UK – Schroders plc says it lost a net £1.2bn (€1.78bn) in institutional assets under management in the three months to the end of September – although asset management profit and revenue were both up.
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EU pensions committee eyes hedge fund role
EUROPE – The European pensions supervisory committee CEIOPS wants to serve as a focus for debating issues that impact occupational pension supervision from other sectors, such as hedge funds.
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Aon’s McGlone takes on client role
EUROPE – Paul McGlone, principal and actuary at Aon Consulting, is to take on a client role as the firm seeks to coordinate how it advises companies and trustees on pensions issues.
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UK says 25 schemes interested in cross-border
UK – The UK’s Pensions Regulator says around 25 pension schemes have registered an interest in operating cross-border under the new EU directive on occupational pension funds.
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Bond switch could cut UK profits – consultant
UK – A wholesale shift by pension funds away from equities to bonds prompted by liability-driven investing could cut UK corporate profits by billions of pounds, according to consulting firm Pension Advisor Review.
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Former Watson partner Hill joins Investit
UK - Former Watson Wyatt partner Brian Hill has joined fund management consultancy Investit as a specialist.
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Alternatives likely for Petroleum Fund – Gjedrem
NORWAY – Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem has said the Petroleum Fund will be likely to opt for alternative investments as it grows.
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Allianz “won’t stand still” in asset management
GERMANY – Allianz says it “won’t stand still” in asset management and is targeting a 10% increase in profit in the area.
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IPE-QUEST: €100m in emerging markets equities
GLOBAL – Kottmann Advisory has tendered €100 in actively managed global emerging markets equities on behalf of a pension fund client via IPE-Quest.
