Investor Strategy – Page 155
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Costs could drive more pension mergers - Rohde
[11:45 CET 21-11] DENMARK - Growing pressure on pension funds to take advantage of economies of scale, particularly in the current financial climate, could lead to the end of smaller company pension funds, the chief executive of ATP has predicted.
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NewsComplex products need transparency to survive
[11:35 CET 21-11] EUROPE - The credit crisis will not signal the end of complex products but there will be a reversion by some investors to "dull and boring products", delegates at the IPE awards have been told.
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NewsCall for pension sea change
[11:30 CET 21-11] EUROPE - Pension funds, asset managers and consultants need to completely change the way they are working together to ensure the future of pension provision but not through new outside regulation, Amin Rajan, CEO of Create-Research, told delegates at the IPE seminar in Barcelona yesterday.
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NewsReturns drive Turkish demand for fixed income
TURKEY - The global finance crisis is encouraging Turkish pension savers to transfer their assets to fixed income pension funds, according to Meral Egemen, general manager of AvivaSA, the €631m joint venture between Aviva Plc and Turkey’s Sabanci group.
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Infrastructure needs investment - Boender
[11:00 CET 21-11] NETHERLANDS – Guus Boender, and asset liability management professor and partner of ORTEC in Rotterdam, is calling on pension funds to look beyond 'financial titles and invest in logistical and social infrastructure of countries.
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Longevity risk is the 'main issue' for pension funds
[10:45 CET 21-11] EUROPE - Pension funds' "exposure to longevity risk" is still the main liability issue facing pension funds today, Professor David Blake, director of the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School, has warned.
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NewsManagers urge funds 'ask questions'
[16:10 CET 20-11] IPE SEMINAR – Asset managers say pension funds should ask a lot of questions on managers’ approaches and general market assumptions in times of crisis, in order to make the right investment decision.
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Dutch given option to delay state pension
[12:30 CET 20-11] NETHERLANDS - Dutch citizens will be given the opportunity to delay receiving their state pension AOW for up to five years, in return for a higher benefit payout.
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Diversification impact 'has decreased' - Verhaegen
[12:00 CET 20-11] EUROPE - The global economic crisis has led to a decreased effectiveness of portfolio diversification for pension funds, according to Chris Verhaegen, secretary general for the European Federation Retirement Provision (EFRP).
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Neyt warns pension funds 'plan for the worst'
[11:30 CET 20-11] EUROPE - Pension funds may be experiencing fewer liquidity problems than other institutions but they must plan ahead in case market conditions worsen, suggests Philip Neyt, chairman of the Belgian Association of Pension Funds and vice president of Public Affairs and Mergers and Acquisitions for Belgacom Group.
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Nestlé scheme mulls 'Wiki-style' risk budgeting
[11:00 CET 20-11] SWITZERLAND – Swiss risk and asset management Fundo is working together with Vevey-based food firm Nestlé on an “open source-minded” financial risk management system, IPE has learnt.
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SSgA wins Hillingdon's multi-asset mandate
[14:00 CET 19-11] UK – The London Borough of Hillingdon has appointed State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run a passive multi-asset portfolio for its £504.3m (€599m) pension fund.
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Scandinavian scheme to invest in small cap Japan
[12:00 CET 19-11] SCANDINAVIA – An industry-wide pension fund is looking for a manager for a $30m (€24m) Japanese small-cap equities mandate, using IPE Quest.
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USS to aim for 30% alternatives target
[16:00 CET 18-11] UK – Officials at the UK’s second-largest pension fund, the Universities Superannuation Scheme, are planning to alter the asset allocation to make alternatives worth up to 30% of the total portfolio.
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NewsBritish Coal scheme seeking investment head
[16:30 CET 12-11] UK - The £10.9bn (€13.2bn) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme is looking for a new chairman of its investment sub-committee to replace former Watson Wyatt partner Nick Watts, who has left “by mutual consent”.
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Julius Baer investment chief departs
[12:20 CET 11-11] SWITZERLAND - Beat Wittmann, chief executive of investment products at Swiss private banking group Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., is to depart after less than a year in the job amid a major rethink of strategy.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Swiss schemes exposed to higher risks
SWITZERLAND - Concentration risk in Switzerland’s SPI index, the dominant domestic equity benchmark for Pensionskassen, has increased significantly over the last year as financial turmoil has wreaked havoc on two of the country’s largest listed companies.
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IMF warns of need for Finnish pension reforms
[17:15 CET 06-11] FINLAND – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Finland it needs to improve pension fund management if it is to cope with a rapidly ageing population.
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UK pension funds move from equity into alternatives
[17:00 CET 06-11] UK – Half of UK pension funds plan to decrease their allocation to equity in favour of increasing investments in alternative assets, though transparency remains a driver for allocating to the class, a new study has found.
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Avon targets full investment advice
[16:50 CET 03-11] UK – Bath and North East Somerset Council is seeking an investment consultant to provide services to the £2.14bn (€2.7bn) Avon pension fund.
