Investor Strategy – Page 158
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News€2.8bn media fund fancies alternatives
[16:10 CEST 05-09] NETHERLANDS – Officials at the Dutch pension fund PNO Media say they see fresh opportunities in investing in alternatives so plan to allocate another 5% of assets to this investment asset class this year.
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NewsSiemens to create single manager selection platform
[15:45 CEST 05-09] GLOBAL – The German electronics giant Siemens is working towards organising a single platform from its base in Munich for the asset manager selection of its various pension funds globally.
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Reforms to close two-thirds of small firm pensions
[15:15 CEST 05-09] UK – Over 60% of small employers believe the introduction of personal accounts and auto-enrolment will lead to an increase in the closure of existing schemes, according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).
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Bavarian cooperative fund spreads its wings
[16:30 CEST 03-09] GERMANY – The €270m pension fund of the Bavarian cooperative Pensionskasse der Genossenschaftsorganisation VVaG has said it will expand beyond its Bavarian borders to target companies across the whole of Germany.
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Dutch encouraged to postpone state pension with higher payout
[15:45 CEST 01-09] NETHERLANDS - Dutch citizens are being offered the opportunity to postpone their state pension AOW by a maximum of five years in return for a higher benefit payout.
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Aegon taps new Spanish wealth
[16:45 CEST 29-08] SPAIN – Aegon, the Netherlands-headquartered insurer and asset manager, has taken a 50% stake in the life and pensions arm of north-eastern Spanish savings bank Caixa Terrassa for €190m, in a bid to expand the take-up of its life and pensions offering.
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'Sophisticated' Dutch funds lead LDI pack
[17:00 CEST 28-08] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension fund strategies have been described as being the most advanced among their developed country peers, as a study of executives suggests the majority have adopted liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies alongside the broadest range of products.
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ABP extends microfinance commitments
[16:00 CEST 28-08] NETHERLANDS – ABP, Europe’s second-largest pension fund by value, has stepped up its position in microfinance investing, and asked Swiss asset manager BlueOrchard to manage a further €50m.
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Norfolk awards active currency mandates
[16:45 CEST 26-08] UK – Norfolk County Council has awarded active currency mandates to Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Auriel Capital Management.
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Allianz responds to demand for Pensionsfonds risk
[16:15 CEST 22-08] GERMANY – German financial group Allianz is relaunching its “Pensionsfonds Chance” offering to deliver various risk levels, on the back of demand from clients who want to pay lower additional contributions.
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BBC's DB scheme to increase alternatives
[16:50 CEST 20-08] UK – Trustees of the £8.1bn (€10.2bn) BBC Pension Scheme have revealed they are looking at increasing commitments to alternative assets, following new allocations into debt, currency and private equity funds in 2007.
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PGGM taps into CLO market
[16:25 CEST 20-08] GLOBAL – PGGM, the asset manager to the Netherlands healthcare pension fund PFZW, has extended its structured credit investment strategy and signed to a $2.5bn (€3.2bn) trade finance agreement with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) on some of its loans business.
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NILGOSC adopts unconstrained equity mandates
[16:50 CEST 19-08] UK – The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) has awarded four new unconstrained equity mandates, which includes the appointment of two new managers.
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Storfjord seeks provider for state scheme
[12:00 CEST 19-08] NORWAY – Storfjord kommune is seeking a pension provider to run the state occupational pension fund for the municipality.
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Trustees must 'vet' buyout firms on future reliability
[11:00 CEST 19-08] UK – Trustees and scheme sponsors need to set clear objectives and conduct "thorough due diligence" on buyout firms when looking to reduce pension risk to avoid "costly errors", Mercer has warned.
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PGGM begins push for fund's clients
[16:15 CEST 18-08] NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the asset manager of the giant Dutch health care pension fund PFZW, today announced it is to begin marketing saving products directly to its pension fund’s client base.
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Buyouts and future of DC top trustee worries
[14:00 CEST 18-08] UK – Pension buyouts and the future of defined contribution (DC) schemes are the biggest concerns for pension fund trustees, research from Aberdeen Asset Managers has revealed.
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KBC to establish international expat fund
[16:30 CEST 14-08] BELGIUM – KBC, the banking and insurance group, is in the process of establishing a new international pension scheme for its expatriate employees, which could eventually become pan-European.
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PPF enhances its own ESG strategy
[16:45 CEST 13-08] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed F&C Investments to offer advice on responsible investment and provide voting and engagement services.
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Operational change at €5.9bn German church fund
GERMANY – The €5.9bn German pension fund for church employees in Rhineland and Westphalia has announced it will restructure its investment operations, while pushing for more alternatives and diversity through indirect real estate.
