Mandates – Page 33
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NewsMerseyside appoints managers to transition panel
[16:55 CEST 07-07] UK – Wirral Borough Council has appointed four transition managers to aid the movement of assets in the Merseyside Pension Fund following strategy changes.
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Torfaen to move into global equities
[16:50 CEST 07-07] UK - Torfaen County Borough Council is searching for one or more managers to run a new global equity portfolio valued at around £100m.
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Staffordshire awards currency mandate
[16:15 CEST 29-06] UK – Staffordshire County Council has appointed Record Currency Management to run a specialist active currency overlay for its £1.69bn (€1.99bn) pension fund.
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Edinburgh Uni tenders admin, actuarial and investment
[15:00 CEST 26-06] UK – The University of Edinburgh is re-tendering the administration, actuarial and investment services for its £155m (€181m) Staff Benefits Scheme (SBS).
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East Sussex bank plan is 'madness'
[17:15 CEST 15-05] UK – Proposals by East Sussex County Council to use money from its local government pension scheme (LGPS) to establish a bank to help local businesses have been criticised as "utter madness" by the GMB.
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Berkshire halves equity assets under new strategy
[17:10 CEST 29-04] UK – The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has finalised the remaining manager appointments for its diversified strategy for the Royal Berkshire Pension Fund, which includes more than halving the fund's equity allocation to 32.5%.
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NewsPPF considers shift in levy payment strategy
[16:20 CEST 06-04] UK – Pension Protection Fund executives are discussing a series of potential changes to the funding of the pensions lifeboat which could eventually see employers contribute higher levy sums during positive economic cycles but make lower payments during times of recession and market downturn.
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Lancashire cancels manager search
[14:30 CET 24-02] UK – Lancashire County Council has agreed to defer the appointment of an enhanced index-tracking manager for its £3.3bn (€3.8bn) pension fund, as officials say performance is "not compelling".
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Merseyside awards European mandate to Unigestion
[15:50 CET 23-02] UK – Wirral Borough Council has formally confirmed the appointment of Unigestion as a European equity manager for the £3.7bn (€4.2bn) Merseyside Pension Fund.
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Home Group seeks admin provider for DB fund
[16:55 CET 20-02] UK – Trustees of the Home Group Pension and Life Assurance Scheme are seeking a pension administration provider for the £57m (€64.5m) defined benefit (DB) scheme.
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Kingston awards JP Morgan custody contract
[16:05 CET 18-02] UK – The Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames has reappointed JP Morgan as the global custodian to its £323m (€365m) local authority pension fund.
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NewsBarnet appoints actuary
[12:00 CET 16-02] UK – The London Borough of Barnet has appointed Barnett Waddingham as actuarial services provider to its £511.4m (€578.4m) local authority scheme.
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NewsTower Hamlets offers bond portfolio after restructure
[16:10 CET 13-02] UK – The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is tendering for an active bond manager for its £530m (€589.7m) pension fund, following a restructuring of its bond allocation, while Middlesbrough Borough Council is seeking actuarial advice.
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Oxford appoints IFA and passive equity manager
[14:15 CET 12-02] UK – Oxfordshire County Council has appointed Peter Davies as the independent financial adviser to its £913m (€1.04bn) local authority pension fund and awarded Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) a 10-year specialist passive equity mandate.
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Merseyside admin contract awarded to Heywood
[16:25 CET 06-02] UK – The £3.7bn (€4.2bn) Merseyside Pension Fund has appointed Heywood to provide pension administration and payroll services.
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Hewitt replaces Watson as Powys adviser
[15:30 CET 29-01] UK/IRELAND – Powys County Council has appointed Hewitt Associates as the investment adviser for its £280m (€305m) local government pension scheme (LGPS).
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CIPFA outlines changes to LGPS investments
[16:30 CET 28-01] UK – The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has recommended investment regulations for Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) should be "clarified and simplified", by replacing investment limits with a series of "requirements".
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West Sussex reappoints UBS to multi-asset role
[16:00 CET 27-01] UK – West Sussex County Council has reappointed UBS Asset Management to run an active, balanced multi-asset mandate for its local government pension scheme (LGPS).
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Dorset adds £30m to internal UK equity manager
[16:20 CET 26-01] UK – Dorset County Council Pension Fund has been advised to increase the assets run by its internal UK equity manager by £30m (€32m), to pull its overall UK equities portfolio back towards the strategic target allocation.
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NewsBrent to up infrastructure assets by 5%
[16:40 CET 08-01] UK – The London Borough of Brent is looking to increase its exposure to infrastructure in its £400m (€436m) local government pension scheme (LGPS).
