Investor Strategy – Page 102
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Deficit at BT pension scheme increases by one-third in Q3
Scheme hit by combination of low corporate bond yields, above-expectation inflation.
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Investor beware: The trouble with due diligence
ABP's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs highlights a number of unresolved questions over due diligence.
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Heineken rejects complaints over index-linked pensions at Scottish & Newcastle
Scottish MPs claim Dutch company ‘reneged’ on promises to provide RPI increases.
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Switching to low-risk assets in crisis 'risks making all pensioners worse off'
Oxera warns pension funds against shifting asset allocation in response to financial crisis.
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Waltham Forest pension fund drops BankInvest as global equities manager
Scheme to replace Danish fund manager with two new equity managers later this year.
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Germany reviewing investment rules for pension schemes after downgrade
Interior ministry said to be reviewing guidelines governing civil servant reserve funds.
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Dutch pension schemes resigned to downgrading of French, Austrian credit
Changing investments ‘continuously’ to follow rating adjustments makes no sense, says PME.
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ERAFP stands by French debt, pursues asset allocation diversification strategy
French public pension fund to look at private equity, real estate and infrastructure.
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German pension funds more worried about interest risk than inflation
GERMANY – Three-quarters of Towers Watson's risk management survey cite regulatory change as future risk.
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ASIP predicts consolidation in Swiss pension market
Organisation said collective schemes could be more efficient for small funds.
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Survey shows growing interest in asset-liability matching among trustees
Overwhelming majority of UK schemes 'structurally under-hedged' for inflation.
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DNB must explain itself on gold divestment order, court says
Rotterdam court says regulator's explanation for forcing gold divestment were 'insufficient'.
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Uniq completes £830m buy-in with Rothesay Life
Scheme, formerly sponsored by the sandwich maker, looks to ensure benefits as good as PPF payments.
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Euro crisis deters investors in European private equity, Coller survey finds
One-fifth of LPs likely to reduce exposure to Europe, finds Coller's Private Equity Barometer.
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French fund in Belgian cross-border move to escape Solvency II
UMR seeks to transfer employees' pensions falling under second pillar to OFP vehicle.
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Two-thirds of pension funds now use LDI, finds SEI strategy
Survey also finds around a quarter of schemes consider LDI mandates over next year.
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ABP sues JP Morgan on CDOs, believes ratings agencies were 'wrong footed'
Case follows suit brought by Dutch pensions giant against Deutsche Bank over alleged fraud.
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Finance directors 'new centre of influence' in corporate schemes
Spence Johnson research finds FDs lead trustees to investment decisions in company interest.
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Towers Watson establishes separate fiduciary management team, appoints CIO
Chris Mansi, chair of the consultancy’s UK portfolio construction group, named CIO.