Investor Strategy – Page 157
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Iceland falling behind on SRI issues
[12:00 CEST 14-05] SCANDINAVIA – Norway and Sweden are leading countries in the implementation of socially responsible investment (SRI), however Finland, Denmark and particularly Iceland are all "lagging behind", experts have claimed.
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Dutch funds brave elements despite buffer boost (amended)
[16:15 CEST 13-05] NETHERLANDS – Despite their recovering financial buffers, Dutch pension funds have started venturing into direct gold investments, according to investment consultant Mercer.
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Hewitt Wassum attacks AP fund limits
[12:00 CEST 13-05] SWEDEN - Hewitt Wassum Investment Partners, the Stockholm-based investment consultant, has criticised the investment restrictions imposed in the country’s AP pension-buffer funds, as creating unwanted and irrational investment decisions.
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GTAA and FoHFs see increased European focus
[16:20 CEST 12-05] EUROPE – European pension funds increased their interest in alternative investment strategies such as fund of hedge funds (FoHFs) and global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) in 2007, according to a study conducted by consulting firm Mercer.
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Credit crunch boosts buyout market
[15:00 CEST 12-05] UK – The pensions buyout market reached £2.2bn (€2.77bn) in the first quarter of 2008, driven by a reduction in price resulting from increased competition and the effects of the credit crunch, Aon Consulting has revealed.
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AP6 acquires 25% share of Swedish fashion house
[16:00 CEST 08-05] SWEDEN - Sjätte AP-fonden (AP6), the Swedish pension buffer fund, has entered into a "long-term partnership" with Atlas Design, to make it Europe's "leading fashion house for accessories".
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Denmark to publish CSR action plan
[16:30 CEST 07-05] DENMARK - The Danish government is to publish an action plan which will outline how to meet the growing “expectations and challenges” of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in mid-May.
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PensionDanmark reviews its asset allocation
[16:00 CEST 07-05] DENMARK - PensionDanmark, the €10bn pension fund, will change its asset allocation over the coming months and reduce in its allocation to fixed income and diversifying assets.
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Insurers see Austrians take pensions risks
[15:30 CEST 07-05] AUSTRIA – Traditional life insurance sales are on the decline while insurance-based pensions investment fund solutions are growing fast, the Austrian federation of insurers (VVÖ) said.
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Paint and print fund goes fiduciary
[15:30 CEST 06-02] NETHERLANDS/UK – The €125m Dutch pension fund for workers in the paint and printing industries (SBVD) has promoted its balanced mandate manager to the status of fiduciary manager.
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Credit crunch shifts Icelandic pensions strategy
[15:00 CEST 06-02] ICELAND - The effects of the credit crunch on the Icelandic economy has forced pension funds to abandon long-term strategy and think 'tactically', the Engineers Pension Fund has claimed.
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Canada Life extends protection to standard annuities
[11:30 CEST 06-05] UK – Canada Life is now offering annuity protection across all of its conventional annuity products, not just enhanced annuities, which would provide dependents a lump-sum payment if the policyholder dies before they are 75.
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NewsClwyd seeks external investment advisers
[16:30 CEST 30-04] UK – Flintshire County Council is looking to appoint a number of providers of external investment advisory services for the £889m (€1.1bn) Clwyd pension fund.
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SNS closes Swiss Life deal
[16:00 CEST 30-04] NETHERLANDS/BELGIUM – Dutch bank insurer SNS Reaal has today announced it has closed the acquisition of Zwitserleven including its asset management arm and Swiss Life Belgium.
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UK schemes’ pooled equity sees biggest quarterly drop
[15:30 CEST 28-04] UK – Weightings to UK equity in domestic balanced pooled funds fell to an all-time low of 41.5% during the first quarter of this year, according to BNY Mellon Asset Servicing.
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TIAA-CREF mulls European co-operation
[14:00 CEST 25-04] GLOBAL – The New York-based Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), the second largest retirement plan in the US with assets of $435bn, is considering co-operating with European pension funds.
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Lucent pension fund gets name change
[11:00 CEST 25-04] NETHERLANDS – The €547m Dutch pension fund of telecommunication systems manufacturer Lucent Technologies has changed its name following a merger with its sister pension fund Alcatel, IPE has learnt.
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PFZW fund adds voice to life cycle critique
[13:00 CEST 23-04] NETHERLANDS – Peter Borgdorff, head of PFZW, the €90bn Dutch industry-wide pension fund for the healthcare and welfare sectors, has added his fund’s voice to criticism of lifecycle investing.
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Incentives and health determine later retirement
[11:30 CEST 23-04] NETHERLANDS - Financial incentives and individuals’ health determine whether workers want to carry on working when approaching retirement, researchers have found.
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Sweden to relax alternatives regulation
[16:40 CEST 17-04] SWEDEN - The SEK225bn (€24bn) AP3 fund, one of the Swedish buffer funds, is in talks with the Swedish government about the relaxation of alternatives investment rules.
