All articles by Gail Moss – Page 44
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Lothian appoints three transition managers
[16:00 CEST 10-09] UK - The £2.6bn (€2.97bn) Lothian Pension Fund has appointed BNY ConvergEx, Barclays Global Investors and State Street to its transition panel for pension fund investment services.
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East Riding of Yorkshire seeks investment manager
[17:15 CEST 09-09] UK - East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched a tender for investment management services for one-third of its pension fund portfolio, equivalent to £500m (€568m).
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Wednesday people roundup
[16:50 CEST 09-09] GLOBAL – Stichting Pensioenfonds Holland Casino, Commerz Real, Aon Pension Solution, Personal Accounts Delivery Authority, Northern Trust, Norges Bank Investment Management, AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, HSBC Global Asset Management, SEI, Future Capital Partners
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Hillingdon seeks global infrastructure manager
[17:10 CEST 08-09] UK - The London Borough of Hillingdon Pension Fund has launched a tender for a manager to run a global infrastructure mandate.
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UK DB deficit increases to £173bn
[16:15 CEST 08-09] UK - The aggregate deficit of almost 7,400 DB funds worsened by £15.1bn (€17.3bn) over the month of August to reach £173.2bn by the month-end, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
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BT refuses to be drawn on partial buy-out rumours
[17:55 CEST 07-09] UK - Both BT and Hermes, investment managers of the BT Pension Scheme, have refused to comment on press speculation that BT is considering a partial buyout of the scheme.
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Waltham Forest appoints HSBC for investment advice
[17:20 CEST 07-09] UK - The London Borough of Waltham Forest has awarded a £150,000 (€171,585) contract to HSBC Actuaries & Consultants for investment consultancy services to its pension fund. HSBC were chosen from five interested parties who made offers.
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Solvency II could slash pensions by 20% - UK insurer
[16:30 CEST 03-09] UK – Legal & General (L&G) has repeated a warning that annuity levels for UK-based defined contribution pension scheme members in the UK could fall by up to a fifth, if Solvency II is enacted in its current form.
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EU plans foundations statute
Foundations are a growing force in institutional investment but face obstacles to cross-border activities. Now the EU, supported by sector associations, is devising a statute. Gail Moss reports
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A busy time for the lobbyists
Gail Moss finds out what pension fund associations are doing in response to issues caused by the current financial troubles and reforms across Europe
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Wednesday people roundup
[15:50 CEST 02-09] GLOBAL – Jupiter Investment Management Holdings, PKE, Nordea Life Assurance Finland, TPR, Alliance Trust, SEB Enskilda, Sampo Group, J P Morgan Asset Management, Setanta Asset Management, Muse Advisory, Jones Lang LaSalle
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USS picks Hermes’ Gray as CIO
[15:45 CEST 02-09] UK – The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has appointed Roger Gray as chief investment officer. He replaces Peter Moon, who will stay on as a consultant until April 2010, when he retires after 17 years at USS.
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NewsUK DB liabilities top £1trn
[17:15 CEST 01-09] UK – The combined pension liabilities shown in company accounts for the UK’s 200 largest privately-sponsored pension schemes has reached £500bn (€567bn) for the first time, according to Aon Consulting.
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News90% of UK DB schemes now closed
[17:10 CEST 01-09] UK – The first report of the Association of Consulting Actuaries’ survey on pension trends has found that 87% - nearly nine out of ten – UK DB schemes are now closed to new entrants. Of these, 18% are also closed to future accrual.
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Enfield seeks manager, Thames Water hunting actuary
[17:05 CEST 01-09] UK – The London Borough of Enfield is seeking an active manager to run a global equity mandate worth £55m (€62.4m), or 12% of its pension fund, as at end-June.
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P-Solve retained as Hammersmith & Fulham adviser
[16:10 CEST 17-08] UK - The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Superannuation Fund has rehired P-Solve as investment consultant, following a tender process in which four other companies were invited to participate.
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Hillingdon seeks equity manager, shows Capital the door
UK – The London Borough of Hillingdon Pension Fund has launched a tender for an investment manager to replace Capital International, which ran the active overseas equities segment of its portfolio, worth in total around €455.3m, until the end of June.
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Prudential M&G, GSAM win UK absolute return bond brief (amended)
UK – Norfolk County Council Pension Fund has awarded contracts to Prudential M&G and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) to run active absolute return bond portfolios.
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Market disruption over the worst - European credit investors
EUROPE - Most senior credit investors in Europe now believe the markets are past the worst of their disruption, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Top UK companies now spend more on past promises
UK – For the first time ever, FTSE100 companies will spend more on past employee pension promises than those to current staff, according to the annual KPMG Pensions Repayment Monitor Survey.
