All articles by Julie Henderson – Page 34
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GTAA and FoHFs see increased European focus
[16:20 CEST 12-05] EUROPE – European pension funds increased their interest in alternative investment strategies such as fund of hedge funds (FoHFs) and global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) in 2007, according to a study conducted by consulting firm Mercer.
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EC fires warnings over tax and governance
[15:00 CEST 12-05] EUROPE – The European Commission is making fresh moves to rectify the discrimination of overseas pension funds by the Spanish and Portugese governments over dividends tax along with legal breaches concerning corporate governance.
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Aegon gets green light for Polish merger
POLAND – Aegon, the insurance firm, has been given the regulatory approval to merge BRE Bank’s Skarbiec-Emerytura with its own Polish pension fund.
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Aberdeen buys real estate rival Goodman for £109m
[16:55 CEST 06-02] GLOBAL – Aberdeen Asset Management’s real estate subsidiary Aberdeen Property Investors has snapped up a deal to buy its rival Goodman Property Investors for £109m (€140m).
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JPM unveils ESG reporting monitor
[16:25 CEST 06-02] GLOBAL – JP Morgan Investor Services has extended its compliance reporting services to warn institutional investors when they near or breach their own environmental and corporate governance (ESG) criteria concerning specific assets held.
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Responsible investors plan ESG for 75% of assets
[15:45 CEST 06-02] GLOBAL – Institutional pension funds invested at least $1.26trn (€810bn) under responsible investment (RI) terms in 2007 but expect to apply environmental and social governance (ESG) to at least 75% of their assets by 2010, according to a study conducted by Investment and Pensions Europe (IPE) and ...
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IPE news service to return Tuesday
[17:00 CEST 02-05] UK/EUROPE - The IPE offices will be closed on Monday, May 5 2008, for a UK public holiday.
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CMSA moves to dissuade against CMBS rating 'symbols'
[16:40 CEST 02-05] GLOBAL – The US-based Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA) has criticised proposals from the International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) to create a separate ratings regime for mortgage-backed securities (MBS) as “adding to investor confusion”.
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OECD calls for auto-enrolment
[16:30 CEST 01-05] GLOBAL – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has launched a financial education initiative which, among other things, suggests individuals with no access to pension schemes should be auto-enrolled into voluntary pension plans.
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NewsPPF seeks bonds manager
[16:35 CEST 29-04] UK – The board of the £1.4bn (€1.75bn) Pension Protection Fund is looking to hire an asset manager to look after one-third of its global bonds asset allocation.
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NewsAviva to adopt a single brand
[14:30 CEST 29-04] GLOBAL – Bancassurance giant Aviva is dropping all but its Delta Lloyd brand, to promote almost all of the organisation under the Aviva name.
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NewsReal estate sector pressed to embrace 'professionalisation'
[12:00 CEST 29-04] GLOBAL – Fund managers in the real estate investment market will face increasing calls for the transparency, standardisation and ‘beta-matching’ lower fees which investors now expect in other asset classes, speakers at the INREV annual conference have suggested.
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INREV follows the fashion for style
[12:00 CEST 25-04] EUROPE – INREV, the European Association for investors in non-listed real estate funds, has introduced a ‘style’ index to help pension funds and institutional investors can benchmark their funds by investment style.
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European property returns hit by currency pressure
[15:30 CEST 24-04] EUROPE – Unlisted European real estate funds saw a negative return on their investments of –3.9% in 2007, driven by the very poor performance of the UK property market as well as currency conversion pressures attached to the dollar and euro.
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Straatman to return to the Netherlands
[15:35 CEST 23-04] EUROPE – Jan Straatman, former capital markets head at ABP pension fund and current chief investment officer at UK-based Axial Investment Management, is returning to the Netherlands to become chief investment officer at ING Europe.
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APG and Cordares sign merger deal
[17:15 CEST 17-04] NETHERLANDS – APG Group, the asset management and administration division of ABP pension fund, and Cordares Holding, have just signed the agreement to merge the companies.
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'Similar countries' could merge pensions - State Street
[16:30 CEST 17-04] GLOBAL – State Street is predicting the changing landscape of pensions could mean “similar countries” may in the future merge their pensions systems or see DB providers offer annuity-style protection to non-members from a DC background.
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Financial regulation must be overhauled, says OECD
[16:45 CEST 15-04] GLOBAL – Financial markets will take approximately 12-18 months to recover and require “fundamental reform” along with their regulation as a result of the new financial framework created by the credit crunch, according to the OECD.
