Markets – Page 141
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NewsUK roundup: ABI, charges, TPR, Mercer, Barnett Waddingham
UK – Pension providers agree to 'consistent, straightforward' fee disclosure.
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NewsFrench authorities 'advise' UMR to drop plans for cross-border fund
EUROPE – French pension fund receives letter 'advising' it to keep activities within country.
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NewsLyxor AM expands into credit management with new UK subsidiary
EUROPE – Newly appointed chief executive says UK division to target pension funds directly.
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NewsDutch roundup: Jetta Klijnsma on boards, AFM vs Goudse
NETHERLANDS – Social Affairs secretary adds options to bill to improve pension fund governance.
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Ireland's pensions reserve fund earmarks €500m for SMEs
IRELAND – Fund’s discretionary portfolio sees returns of 7.3% in 2012, boosting AUM by €1.3bn.
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NewsIrish Life completes pension buyout using sovereign annuities
IRELAND – Deal will see unnamed DB fund transfer remaining members to DC arrangement.
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NewsNordic roundup: Fennia, Tapiola, AP6, AP4, Collectum
EUROPE – Finland's Pension Fennia, Tapiola Pension sign letter of intent to merge.
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NewsSweden's AP1 makes foray into emerging market small caps
SWEDEN – Buffer fund tenders framework agreement to grow number of active managers.
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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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Survey shows waning interest in fiduciary management in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – Pension funds less likely to outsource asset management, IPNederland survey shows.
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NewsSyntrus Achmea introduces ESG benchmark for EM bonds
NETHERLANDS – New standard set up on behalf of €10bn pension fund for Dutch agricultural sector.
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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.
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Russian pension fund emerges as frontrunner to buy Absolut Bank
EUROPE – Railway workers’ pension fund reportedly in talks with Belgium’s KBC.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund to devote third of real estate portfolio to US
GLOBAL – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global to target office, retail properties.
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NewsUK defined contribution pensions to grow by 11.6% per year – study
UK – DC asset pool to triple in value to £829bn by 2022, says Spence Johnson.
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NewsIPE Awards: 'New normal' means shift to short-termism
EUROPE – CREATE-Research head says market 'noise' calls for new approach.
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IPE Awards: US, China will not fall, but Greece might leave
GLOBAL – Expert panel, audience at Awards Seminar split over future of euro, Greece.
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NewsPensionDanmark wins IPE's Best European Pension Fund Award
IPE – Longstanding ATP chief executive Lars Rohde wins award for Outstanding Industry Contribution.
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NewsDanish pension funds welcome financing plans for SMEs
DENMARK – Government aiming to increase financing options for small, medium-sized Danish companies.
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NewsEC paper on long-term investing fails to address transparency concerns
EUROPE – Financial Services User Group chairman says Commission has 'wrong end of the stick'.
