All articles by Julie Henderson – Page 17
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News
Cooper to replace Purnell as pensions secretary
[15:45 CEST 05-06] UK – Yvette Cooper, chief secretary to the UK Treasury, is expected to be named later today as work and pensions secretary in a Cabinet reshuffle, following the shock resignation of James Purnell late last night.
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Firm claims ability to certify hedge fund 'low fraud' risk
[16:30 CEST 05-06] GLOBAL – A company has launched what it claims is the first certification system, in the wake of the Madoff scandal, to demonstrate there is a low fraud risk attached to hedge funds and other investment managers.
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Clarity sought over ‘acting in concert’
[15:30 CEST 05-06] UK – Four bodies representing the UK investment and pensions industry have called for clarity on rules concerning shareholders seen to be ‘acting in concert’, so investors may act collectively to get key messages across to companies they invest in.
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint
“Seeing that the key to restoring stability lies with them, pension funds are a growing force for change”
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Danish investor pursues European equities
[16:55 CEST 04-06] DENMARK – Danish firm Nykredit Asset Management is looking to invest up to $150m (€100m) in all/large-cap equities, using IPE-Quest.
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Future gov't bond returns to be 'considerably lower' - PIMCO
[16:50 CEST 04-06] GLOBAL – Fixed income specialist Pimco has warned that investors must expect government bonds to deliver poorer returns over the coming years than recently seen, as the state of US government borrowing is likely to frighten investors away when the market is being flooded by paper.
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Irish funds recover some of 2008 losses
[16:10 CEST 04-06] IRELAND – Irish managed pension funds saw positive returns for the third month in a row to the end of May, and have now made gains since the beginning of the year, according to data from Rubicon Consulting.
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Online pensions are coming to Norfolk
[15:45 CEST 04-06] UK – Norfolk County Council has appointed Hymans Robertson to implement an online pensions system to help manage the scheme on behalf of its 50,000 members.
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West Yorkshire’s Imeson to retire
[15:30 CEST 04-06] UK – Stuart Imeson, head of pensions and investment at the £6bn (€6.9bn) West Yorkshire Pension Fund, is planning to retire later this year so officials have begun a search for his replacement.
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Features
Regulation and ALM
Samuel Sender argues that IAS19 should tolerate funding volatility for DB obligations and that pension funds should improve internal risk models
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Features
A better approach to solvency
The Dutch regulator is using the wrong measure to assess pension liabilities, argue Piet Duffhues and Anton van Nunen. They offer a different approach
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Country Report
Economic crisis slows private sector
The impact of the global slowdown and growing unemployment have had the effect of limiting private pensions to the third pillar and delayed discussion of creating a second pillar, says Reeta Paakkinen
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Special Report
Use some discretion
In a volatile environment, systematic quantitative styles of currency management struggle to find their footing. Fundamentals-based strategies provide the best alpha-generation and preservation opportunities, argues Mark Farrington
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Special Report
Gold: currency of last resort?
It has been years since the world abandoned the gold standard, but now, for many institutional investors, allocating to gold has become about currency and inflation hedging, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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News
Swiss companies to feel pensions pressure – Credit Suisse
[16:20 CEST 03-06] SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse has warned Swiss companies could suffer weakening of their credit ratings on bond holdings over the coming months as they may be required to tackle weighing pensions funding shortfalls.
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Irish deficits fall a third in two months
[16:10 CEST 03-06] IRELAND – Irish pension fund deficits are likely to have reduced by approximately one-third since March thanks to improved market conditions, but trustees are still being advised by Mercer to focus more on strategic than on operational issues.
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Wednesday people roundup
[14:00 CEST 03-06] GLOBAL – People roundup: Hewitt, Pimco, Hermes Fund Managers, The Pensions Regulator, Nordea, Prupim, SNS Reaal, RWC Partners.
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News
Investor begins a Latam Quest
[17:10 CEST 02-06] IPE-QUEST – A European institutional investor is looking to invest $80m (€56m) in Latin American equities, so is conducting a search via IPE-Quest.
