All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 69
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NewsBlackRock, UK RREEF funds merge to create £2.4bn unit trust
UK – 'Landmark' merger to create country's largest unit trust.
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UK regulator OKs Invensys Rail sale in light of deficit payment
UK – Pension fund to be paid £400m from subsidiary, will see £225m set aside for shortfalls.
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NewsSectors lagging in 2012 tipped to outperform in January
GLOBAL – Morgan Stanley research suggests so-called 'January effect' also applies in reverse.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Police Pension Scheme
IPE – Swiss occupational pension fund tenders $1.5bn EM equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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PPF makes 'no apology' over stance on parental guarantee checks
UK – Experts warn that trustees may be put off using guarantees after new guidance.
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NewsMandate roundup: PIC, Munich Re, Towers Watson, Rexam
UK – Pension Insurance Corporation agrees £400m longevity reinsurance deal with Munich Re.
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Parliamentary pension fund for UK MPs should 'embrace' risk-sharing
UK – ACA says MP fund should lead way in risk-sharing arrangements.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Clwyd, Aberdeen, P-Solve
EUROPE – Swiss fund looking to invest $175m in hedge funds, using IPE-Quest for manager search.
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NewsIrish government urged to bring forward new pension cap
IRELAND – Labour TD calls for earlier implementation of €60,000 cap to offset welfare cuts.
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NewsFinnish retailer Kesko reclaims €71m pension surplus
FINLAND – Regulator allows Kesko Pension Fund to transfer surplus back to parent company.
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NewsDanish pension fund ATP names successor to outgoing CEO Lars Rohde
DENMARK – New appointment has decade of experience working at global banking giant Citigroup.
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NewsMerchant Navy Officers Pension Fund completes £680m buy-in
UK – Chair of trustees says fund will 'inevitably' move towards buyout in next two years.
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NewsOECD review to trigger 'major' pension reforms in Ireland
IRELAND – Minister for social protection pledges to amend wind-up order by first half of next year.
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NewsABP settles with JP Morgan over 'false, misleading' RMBS sale
GLOBAL – Dutch pension fund settles almost year after lawsuit was filed in New York.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Cumbria, Standard Life Investments
EUROPE – European public pension fund tenders for high-yield corporate bond manager, using IPE-Quest.
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NewsLimited partners in PE market expecting more defaults in Europe
GLOBAL – Coller Capital Global Private Equity Barometer also shows waning interest in China.
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NewsIrish government planning to launch real estate investment trusts
IRELAND – Government, hoping to capitalise as market stabilises, announces plans for REIT.
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NewsUK industry warns against rigidity of pensions smoothing
UK – Comments come after Treasury announces consultation on smoothing of pension liabilities.
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NewsIrish Budget lifts 'clouds of doubt' over pensions industry
IRELAND – Standard Fund Threshold nearly halved as government confirms pension levy to end in 2014.
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NewsAGI survey: euro-zone crisis is investors' top concern
EUROPE – Impact of central bank policy on returns comes distant second in survey.
