Investor Strategy – Page 167
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Market gains could reduce cash funding
[16:00 CEST 03-08] UK – Financial directors are being advised to review their funding deficits as improved market conditions may have reduced the level of contributions now required.
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Cardiff seeks transition managers
[16:00 CEST 03-08] UK – The £899m (€1.34bn) Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund is looking for a ‘panel’ of transition managers, IPE has learnt.
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PGGM to increase concentrated risk investments
[12:00 CEST 03-08] NETHERLANDS – The €86bn Dutch pension fund PGGM, the second largest in the Netherlands, will double its concentrated risk investments in 2007, IPE has learnt.
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Pharma major hires Mercer for DC review
[16:30 CEST 01-08] UK – Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has hired Mercer Human Resource Consulting to review the design and investment strategy of its £850m (€1.3bn) UK-based defined contribution (DC) plan.
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Romania introduces pension fund risk profile
ROMANIA – Pension funds in the recently-created Romanian second pillar will be labelled "high risk level" if they have less than 65% invested in low-risk bonds.
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Dutch railway fund invests in opportunities
[15:30 CEST 30-07] NETHERLANDS – Spoorwegpensioenfonds (SPF), the €12.1bn Dutch railway pension fund, is looking to invest a total of 5% of its assets in a new ‘opportunity portfolio’.
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Waltham Forest completes overhaul
[15:00 CEST 30-07] UK – The £485m (€719.6m) London Borough of Waltham Forest pension fund has appointed six new managers.
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ABP and PGGM want returns in sustainable investment
[11:00 CEST 26-07] NETHERLANDS - ABP and PGGM, the largest pension funds in the Netherlands, say they expect to see real returns on investments in sustainability and social causes.
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LPFA moves property from UTs to mandate
[16:30 CEST 23-07] UK - The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has appointed ING Real Estate to manage a £150m (223m) global property mandate.
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Suffolk signs three firms to handle £255m in equities
[16:15 CEST 23-07] UK – Suffolk County Council Pension Fund has awarded three mandates to manage its equity investments, following a change in allocation strategy.
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Cumbria introduces global equity and alternatives focus
[16:00 CEST 20-07] UK - Cumbria County Council is making its first move into investing in alternatives with the appointment of asset manager Blackrock, as well as shift into global equities.
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Hampshire stays with Bramdean alternatives
[12:02 CEST 19-07] UK – The £2.5bn (€3.7bn) Hampshire County Council Pension Fund has renewed its contract with UK-based multi-manager Bramdean Asset Management in a push for alternatives, IPE has learnt today.
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Bullish institutions focus on pro-cyclical sectors
[14:30 CEST 18-07] GLOBAL – Institutional investors globally have adopted a more pro-cyclical stance amid greater confidence in the strength of global growth and improving risk appetite, a survey has found.
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AVC investments reveal knowledge gap
[14:30 CEST 18-07] UK – Trustees need to do more to ensure AVC members understand their investment options as a Watson Wyatt survey reveals some investors may have their assets under the wrong risk profile.
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FRR ventures into US small cap equities
[16:00 CEST 17-07] FRANCE – The €32bn French reserve fund (FRR) is looking for managers for two US small cap equity portfolios totalling €500m.
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ABP makes first timber allocation
NETHERLANDS – The €211bn Dutch pension fund ABP has made its first foray into timberland investments with a $60m allocation to the Global Solidarity Forest Fund (GSFF).
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Pensions Board urges trustees to focus on risk
[17:00 CEST 12-07] IRELAND – Trustees should be constantly reviewing the asset allocation in their pension funds' investment portfolios to mitigate risk, the Irish Pensions Board has suggested.
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Pearson to pay £273m to plug pension deficit
[14:00 CEST 12-07] UK - Pearson Plc is to make £273.4m (€403.5m) in additional payments into the Pearson Pension Group pension plan over the next eight years to address a shortfall, an official company document reveals.
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Financial advice "crucial" to pensions growth - EFAMA
[11:00 CEST 11-07] EUROPE – The European Fund and Asset Management Association is calling on European member states to provide greater access to tailored pension provision, financial advice and education to improve individuals’ retirement savings.
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Van den Brink follows fiduciary trail to Mn
[16:00 CEST 09-07] NETHERLANDS – Roland van den Brink, investment director at the the €21bn industry-wide pension fund for the mechanical and electrical engineering PME, has joined Mn Services’ board of management.
