Markets – Page 151
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NewsCourt rejects Lehman Brothers, Nortel appeal in UK pensions regulator case
Watchdog had asked companies to pay £148m and £2.1bn, respectively, to cover deficits.
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NewsDutch Pensions Register to increase amount of information it provides
Register to add details on impact of divorce, as well as net pension benefits.
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NewsInstitutional traders look to Asia, but lament equity market fragmentation
Institutional traders facing challenging environment in Europe, survey shows.
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NewsDutch giant PGGM unveils interactive pensions tool
€105bn provider says 'Pension Scout' will also be available to schemes that are not PGGM clients.
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NewsDutch pensions industry tops Mercer Global Pension index
Netherlands records highest mark for third year running, with a score of 78.3 out of 100.
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FX increasingly a 'source of alpha', rather than simply a hedging tool
Asset manager argues pension funds must seek balanced exposure to emerging market and developed FX.
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NewsConsider subordinated debt as asset-liability match, says Cairn Capital
Asset manager urges investment in financial institution debt to solve portfolio mismatch.
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Two-thirds of buyout enquiries fail, none get best value says Aviva
Head of DB risk noted that volatility meant deals failed to benefit from best market price.
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NewsFrance's CDC seeks to launch private equity fund, targets pension investment
FRANCE – New launch seeks to address funding issues as Solvency II curbs pension investment in SMEs.
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IPE sister publication launches Chinese-language magazine in Beijing
China Investment Corporation welcomes IPC as forum for Chinese and foreign expert views.
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NewsQ&A with Philip Neyt: Belgian pension funds and their investment strategies
IPE speaks with the director of the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions.
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NewsGreece's days in euro-zone numbered, asset managers say
Henderson, Threadneedle say Greece likely to exit the euro by Christmas.
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NewsUK roundup: FTSE 100 remuneration, Office of National Statistics, NAPF on accounting
Top companies should reveal links between performance and pension payment, says NAPF.
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NewsAustrian roundup: arithmetica on complexity, VBV on Europe's periphery
AUSTRIA – The Austrian second pillar is "too complex", and there are too many products and providers to be efficient, according to Christoph Krischanitz, head of actuarial consultancy arithmetica.
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NewsLow yields forcing UK pension funds to revise LDI triggers, experts say
Move is sign of increasing concern that bond yields could remain low for some time.
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News€29bn Ilmarinen retrenches to Finnish, German bonds
Finnish pension insurance company changes euro-zone sovereign fixed income strategy.
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NewsUK roundup: Southwark, British Polythene, NAPF, European Court of Justice
Southwark Pension Fund tenders mandates for three passive investment managers.
