Investor Strategy – Page 164
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Dutch funds review Burma investments
[16:55 CEST 11-10] NETHERLANDS - PGGM, the €86bn healthcare scheme, is considering its position as a shareholder in companies which are active in Burma.
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TNO considers commodities
[12:00 CEST 10-10] NETHERLANDS - Pensioenfonds TNO, the €2bn pension fund of the applied scientific research institute, has said it is considering to diversify its portfolio further by investing in commodities.
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ABP and PGGM invest in windmills and biomass
[16:45 CEST 08-10] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension giants ABP and PGGM have made a combined €200m investment into a new sustainable energy fund set up together with sustainable energy project developer Evelop.
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'Riot point' may take time to disperse - State Street
[16:00 CEST 08-10] GLOBAL – State Street Global Markets is predicting investment markets will continue to be turbulent in the coming months as recent stabilising action of the US Federal Reserve appears at odds with other central banks.
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Physios seeks closer links to medical schemes
[16:00 CEST 08-10] NETHERLANDS – SPF, the €1.8bn occupational pension fund for physiotherapists, has announced it is considering closer collaboration with the occupational schemes for obstetricians (SPV) and veterinary surgeons (SPD).
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West Sussex splits private equity holding
[16:30 CEST 05-10] UK – The £1.5bn (€2.2bn) West Sussex County Council pension fund has appointed the Swiss alternative investment house Partners Group as an additional private equity manager, IPE has learned today.
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AXA wins €600m mandate from Cosun schemes
[14:30 CEST 28-09] NETHERLANDS - Three pension funds of food producer Royal Cosun have awarded AXA Investment Managers with a €600m fiduciary mandate.
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ABP considers move into age-based investment
[16:00 CEST 27-09] NETHERLANDS – ABP, the €215bn Dutch pension fund giant, is looking at the possibility of moving into age-related investments, according to chief investment officer Roderick Munsters.
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Norway Petroleum to up equities by 50%
[14:30 CEST 27-09] NORWAY - The Norwegian petroleum fund will increase its equity allocation from 40% to 60%, according to its executive director Knut Kjaer.
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IPE Quest: German fund seeks TAA and debt
[12:45 CEST 27-09] EUROPE – A German fiduciary manager is tendering two European tactical asset allocation (TAA) and fixed income investment mandates on behalf of a German pension fund (CTA), using IPE Quest.
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Dutch insurers claim 18% of second pillar
[15:00 CEST 25-09] NETHERLANDS - Life insurers built up an 18% share of the second pillar pensions market by 2005, the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics, or CVS, has claimed.
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Pension funds feel confidence blow on ratings
[16:30 CEST 21-09] GLOBAL - Market developments on the back of the credit crunch have shaken pension funds and institutional investors’ confidence in credit ratings agencies, suggests a study by US consultancy Greenwich Associates.
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ABP to implement new internal risk model
[15:00 CEST 21-09] NETHERLANDS – ABP, the largest Dutch pension fund, is set to be the first to implement a new internal risk model for the solvency test as part of the new FTK assessment framework.
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AP7 reviews quant index fund and manager
[16:45 CEST 19-09] SWEDEN – In a push for diversification, the Swedish AP7 buffer fund has rearranged its quantitative index fund, while reviewing the position of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as its investment manager.
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ABP holds largest player status in carbon trading
[15:30 CEST 18-09] NETHERLANDS - ABP pension fund is now the largest institutional investor in the innovative asset class of emission rights as its total allocation to carbon trading is €500m.
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Lothian fund to discuss arms divestment
[14:00 CEST 18-09] UK – The Lothian pension fund, the retirement scheme for the city of Edinburgh, will discuss possible divestments from arms companies following a motion put forward by one of its councillors.
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KAS Bank steps closer to European expansion
[11:30 CEST 17-09] NETHERLANDS – KAS Bank, the Dutch securities services bank, has said it is now in talks with European institutions over possible joint ventures.
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PGGM takes on Citi's emerging market credit risk
[13:30 CEST 14-09] NETHERLANDS/UK – Major Dutch pension fund PGGM said today it has agreed to take on part of the risk of financial group Citi’s portfolio of emerging market credit exposures.
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R&SA plans pensions fusion
[13:00 CEST 13/09] UK – Major British insurer Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) plans to place its three UK pension schemes under one umbrella provision, IPE has learnt.
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Market changed public pensions' strategies - Fidelity
[11:00 CEST 13-09] UK- Recent stock market turbulence may have persuaded local authority pension funds to shift more asset allocation into alternatives, suggests a survey by Fidelity International.
