All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 58
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Fund managers ignore industry shift towards passive 'at their own peril'
GLOBAL – Stability seen in industry in recent decades ‘coming to an end’, says Principal CEO.
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NewsSmall-scale DC pension funds should be 'discouraged', Irish watchdog says
IRELAND – Comments come after Board says country should have no more than 100 DC funds.
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Irish pensions reform 'inevitable' after Waterford Crystal ruling
IRELAND – IBOA union highlights dangers of current pension framework in letter to government.
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NewsResearch to examine how reporting metrics 'undermine' value
UK – Government commissions research on metrics to be overseen by academics, industry.
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NewsIrish government to sever ties between NPRF, pre-funding liabilities
IRELAND – Equity, bond holding to be divested as government launches Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.
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West Midlands names six managers to GEM framework
UK – Fund selects three managers to oversee £830m allocation to global emerging market equity.
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Deutsche co-CEO rules out further asset management acquisitions
EUROPE – Anshu Jain discusses abortive sales talks over RREEF, decision to rebrand.
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AUM growth at 10 largest fund managers outstrips sector – Top 400
GLOBAL – Asset increase of €1.2trn sees 10 largest managers build lead on rest of IPE Top 400.
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Irish schemes see 'slight uplift' as domestic equity returns 4%
IRELAND – Results for May see assets gain in value, but liabilities kept high by low yields.
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NewsPension providers spared duty to police contributions by TPR
UK – Pinsent Masons welcomes 'risk-based' approach to monitoring contribution levels.
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NewsIrish watchdog blasts administrators' 'extraordinary' data failures
IRELAND – Pensions Board laments administrators attempting to register wound-up scheme.
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GLOBAL – Achmea, PPF, Investec, Barnett Waddingham, ECU, Gordons, ING, MAS, Netspar, Schroders
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NewsNorwegian oil fund buys £250m UK logistics portfolio
EUROPE – Deal sees REIT sell portfolio to joint venture partners Norges Bank, Prologis.
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UK utility Severn rejects offer from USS-backed consortium
GLOBAL – Group increases initial offer by 16% but still ‘fails to recognise’ long-term value.
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'Positive' Irish risk-reserve changes allow altered investment strategy
IRELAND – LCP points to ability to implement better de-risking strategies.
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NewsGatemore warns of 'wall of capital' in distressed investing
UK – Adviser discusses interest in regulatory capital as it launches delegated CIO service.
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Features
Waterford Crystal: shattered illusions of safety
When famed manufacturer Waterford Crystal went into insolvency in 2009, it set in motion events that affected pension funds in Ireland and the UK.
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Features
Confusion reigns supreme
The Cypriot bailout may have only been a drop in the ocean compared with the Greek rescue package. But, as Jonathan Williams finds, lack of detail is a major headache for the local provident funds even three months later
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NewsESMA agrees cross-border regulation for alternative funds
GLOBAL – Co-operation agreements come as part of implementation of AIFMD.
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Irish government criticised for 'extraordinary' DB funding changes
IRELAND – Government amends risk reserve one month prior to funding proposal deadline.
