All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 59
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Special Report
Too bitter a pill to swallow
Major European pension institutions such as ABP, USS and Hermes are among a group of institutional investors that have launched a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp over a poison pill arrangement. Investors participating include Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme and Hermes Investment Management. The group seeks ...
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News
KAS Bank wins €75m VW brief
UK – Dutch securities services specialist KAS Bank says it has won a £51m (€75m) global custody mandate from the Volkswagen Group Pension Scheme.
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CalPERS CIO Anson to take over at Hermes
UK – Mark Anson, the chief investment officer of CalPERS, is to take over from Tony Watson as chief executive of Hermes Pension Management, the asset manager owned by the BT Pension Scheme.
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Aberdeen AM distributor eyes Libya
EUROPE – A joint venture partner of Aberdeen Asset Management is in dealings with the Gaddafi regime in Libya, it has emerged.
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch scheme issues two tenders
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund has tendered up to $200m in pan-European and US small-cap equities in two separate briefs via IPE-Quest.
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Hewitt’s six dimensions of control for pensions
GLOBAL – Hewitt Associates has identified six areas where companies need to exert control of their global retirement benefits activities.
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Janus names new CEO amid inflows
GLOBAL - Janus Capital has named investment head Gary Black to take over from chief executive Steve Scheid amid a recovery in asset inflows.
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GSAM consultant chief named as MD
EUROPE – Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s European consultant relations head Paul Richards has been promoted to managing director level at the firm.
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UK pension buy-out growth inevitable – regulator
UK – More competition in the UK pension buy-out market is inevitable, says the Pensions Regulator.
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IPE to host online pensions symposium
EUROPE – Investment & Pensions Europe magazine is to host an online symposium on European occupational pensions next month.
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Mn Services eyes European, UK expansion
EUROPE – Dutch pension group Mn Services is considering expanding out of its home market – possibly into the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
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UK says new rules to save schemes £10m
UK - The Department for Work and Pensions says new "bulk transfer" rules will save smaller schemes around £10m (€14.7m) a year.
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Dutch funds' AlpInvest in €550m spin-off
NETHERLANDS - AlpInvest, the private equity house owned by ABP and PGGM, is to spin off its buy-out team into a new company.
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Watson announces five client wins
EUROPE – Consulting firm Watson Wyatt says it has won five new clients recently.
