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IPE-QUEST: Several $5m US equity mandates
[17:10 CEST 18-10] GLOBAL – An investment company in the Middle East is looking for US equity value managers via IPE Quest.
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LVAM in drive to grow institutional business
[16:20 CEST 16-10] UK – LV=Asset Management (LVAM), the asset management arm of UK’s largest friendly society, has announced ambitious plans to expand its fund management arm with 12 new funds and the development of a multi-manager capability, as it targets institutional and retail investors.
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Ideas aired for pre-retirement DC guarantees
[16:30 CEST 12-10] GLOBAL – Pensions experts at life assurer Standard Life are investigating ideas which could give defined contribution pension members improved flexibility and security in their retirement benefits.
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Dutch funds review Burma investments
[16:55 CEST 11-10] NETHERLANDS - PGGM, the €86bn healthcare scheme, is considering its position as a shareholder in companies which are active in Burma.
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UK pest controller taps Standard Life
[15:53 CEST 10-10] UK – The £587m (€847m) pension fund of pest control firm Rentokil Initial has awarded Standard Life Investments (SLI) with a £340m UK corporate bond mandate, in a massive shift into bond investments.
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'Riot point' may take time to disperse - State Street
[16:00 CEST 08-10] GLOBAL – State Street Global Markets is predicting investment markets will continue to be turbulent in the coming months as recent stabilising action of the US Federal Reserve appears at odds with other central banks.
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IPE-QUEST: €25m global equity mandate
[16:15 CEST 04-10] GLOBAL – An Australian multi-manager is looking for an active global developed markets manager using IPE-Quest.
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IPE-QUEST: $50m UK large cap equity mandate
[12:00 CEST 03-10] UK – A private bank based in the UK is looking for a manager for a domestic active large cap core mandate using IPE Quest.
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IPE Quest: Swiss manager seeks US equity
[16:45 CEST 28-09] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss institutional investor is looking to hire an investment house to actively-manage a $150m (€100m) US equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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ABP considers move into age-based investment
[16:00 CEST 27-09] NETHERLANDS – ABP, the €215bn Dutch pension fund giant, is looking at the possibility of moving into age-related investments, according to chief investment officer Roderick Munsters.
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Norway Petroleum to up equities by 50%
[14:30 CEST 27-09] NORWAY - The Norwegian petroleum fund will increase its equity allocation from 40% to 60%, according to its executive director Knut Kjaer.
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IPE-Quest: Dutch fund seeks Euro equities
[13:45 CEST 27-09] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch corporate pension fund is seeking a pan-European equities manager for a $70m-150m (€50m-105m) mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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IPE Quest: German fund seeks TAA and debt
[12:45 CEST 27-09] EUROPE – A German fiduciary manager is tendering two European tactical asset allocation (TAA) and fixed income investment mandates on behalf of a German pension fund (CTA), using IPE Quest.
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Northern Rock faces class action scrutiny
[16:00 CEST 25-09] UK – FTSE 100-listed company Northern Rock could yet be the subject of a shareholder class action suit over the management’s reactions to its financing position in the August credit crunch.
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IPE-QUEST: Danske seeks biotech manager
[12:45 CEST 24-09] DENMARK – The Danish asset manager Dankse Capital is searching for an active equity manager on two long-only global mandates run against Nasdaq Biotech and MSCI Healthcare indices respectively.
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Pension funds feel confidence blow on ratings
[16:30 CEST 21-09] GLOBAL - Market developments on the back of the credit crunch have shaken pension funds and institutional investors’ confidence in credit ratings agencies, suggests a study by US consultancy Greenwich Associates.
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Credit turmoil fails to dent equities appetite
[11:30 CEST 20-09] GLOBAL – Risk aversion has risen sharply on the back of turmoil in credit markets yet fund managers have failed to radically shift their portfolios, according to Merrill Lynch.
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AP7 reviews quant index fund and manager
[16:45 CEST 19-09] SWEDEN – In a push for diversification, the Swedish AP7 buffer fund has rearranged its quantitative index fund, while reviewing the position of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as its investment manager.
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Lothian fund to discuss arms divestment
[14:00 CEST 18-09] UK – The Lothian pension fund, the retirement scheme for the city of Edinburgh, will discuss possible divestments from arms companies following a motion put forward by one of its councillors.
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Northern Trust secures Italian tax concession
[16:15 CEST 17-09] ITALY - Global custody and investment house Northern Trust has been granted a landmark Italian withholding tax ruling which will see one of its multinational clients’ funds pay lower dividends on equities.
