Markets – Page 169
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2008 volatility hits more Finnish funds
[16:20 CET 23-01] FINLAND – Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company has reported a €1.2bn fall in the value of its assets in 2008, according to preliminary figures while Eläke-Fennia saw a negative return of 12% and VER suffered further to lose 15% last year.
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Swiss institution seeks Japanese equities
[15:45 CET 22-01] SWITZERLAND – An institutional investor based in Switzerland is searching for a manager for a $75m (€58m) Japanese equities mandate, using IPE Quest.
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Pensions funds opt to raise TRS collateral
[12:00 CET 22-01] EUROPE – Pensions funds are likely to be paying slightly higher for passive investments since the collapse of Lehman Brothers if using synthethic replication, but are choosing to do by over-collateralising their total return swaps, according to officials at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
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NewsFRR appoints BGI for equities
[16:25 CET 21-01] FRANCE – FRR, the €33bn French national pension reserve fund, has tapped Barclays Global Investors (BGI) for a €1bn European equities mandate.
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NewsImproved confidence yet to translate to market shift
[16:15 CET 21-01] US – Global investor confidence is said to have improved as a monthly sentiment recorder has climbed 12.1 points against the end of last year, but analysts have questioned whether the improved confidence is actually shifting into market sentiment given the ongoing turmoil.
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Swedish debt office highlights foreign currency demand
[13:00 CET 21-01] SWEDEN – Riksgälden, the Swedish National Debt Office (SNDO), has reported a strong demand for a new foreign currency bond, valued at around SEK 16bn (€1.5bn), the first to be issued by the organisation in two years.
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PPM scheme mulls swaps and eurobonds (amended)
[15:00 CET 20-01] SWEDEN – The Swedish Premium Pension Authority (PPM) is looking at investing in swaps and eurobonds to restock its buffers, according to its head of financial analyses, Sara Bergström.
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Merseyside awards equity roles and moves fixed income
[16:55 CET 19-01] UK – Merseyside Pension Fund has appointed four new investment managers to run a third of the £3.7bn (€4.1bn) scheme's allocation to UK equities, ahead of plans to start a new search for active fixed income managers.
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ISEQ pension deficit estimated at €7.8bn
[15:45 CET 16-01] IRELAND – The aggregate deficit in pension schemes belonging to companies on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISEQ) increased to €7.6bn, according to latest estimates by Mercer.
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Swiss investor goes into emerging markets
[16:45 CET 13-02] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss institutional investors is searching for an emerging market equities manager for a $250m (€189m) mandate, using IPE Quest.
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Pension Fund Forum: Dividend pressure
Pension funds could see the dividends earned from equities decrease substantially over the coming months, as companies come under pressure to put corporate security ahead of investor payouts.
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NewsSecs lending 'oils the machine' – Kas Bank
[14:30 CET 12-01] NETHERLANDS – Albert Röell, chairman of Dutch securities bank Kas Bank’ managing board, has warned securities lending is “the oil for the financial machine”.
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NewsMore equity volatility predicted
[14:00 CET 12-01] GLOBAL – Equity volatility remains high in 2009, while real yields on government securities are likely to remain low, according to a global fund manager survey by consultancy firm Watson Wyatt.
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NewsInstitutions to exit bonds for stocks - BlackRock CEO
[15:00 CET 09-01] GLOBAL - Institutional investors are set to exit fixed income and move into equities, reckons BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink.
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UN fund eyes hedge funds, private equity
[10:15 CET 08-01] GLOBAL – The $30bn (€22.1bn) United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) says it has approval to incorporate hedge fund of funds and private equity into its portfolio.
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Investors avoid German bond auction
[16:00 CET 07-01] GERMANY – The German 10-year government bond auction, intended to raise up to €6bn, failed today after investors appeared to shun the issue.
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NewsNorway reviews Israel holdings over Gaza
[16:00 CET 07-01] NORWAY – Norway is reviewing whether the current Gaza conflict means its state pension fund is breaching ethical guidelines.
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NewsIndustry-wide fund screens for global emerging markets
[16:00 CET 07-01] EUROPE – A European industry wide pension fund has posted a search for an investment management firm to provide investment management services for a global emerging markets equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Danish scheme seeks bond manager
[16:00 CET 06-01] DENMARK – A Danish pension fund has said it is looking for a manager for a €100m global high yield bond mandate, using IPE Quest.
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Falkirk appoints LGIM for passive mandate
UK – Falkirk Council has awarded Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) a £280m (€299m) passive mandate.
