Markets – Page 241
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LGIM hires fund manager Holmes from CSAM
UK – Legal and General Investment Management has further bolstered its equity team as it makes a push into active equities.
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Austrian pension reform “unfinished business”
AUSTRIA – The International Monetary Fund has praised Austria’s pension reform, but highlights that the second and third pillar systems need gradual development.
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Inflows to German investment funds halve
GERMANY – Investments into German investment funds dropped by half in August to 1.6 billion euros, according to the latest data from the BVI, Bundesverband Investment und Asset Management.
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AP1 hires head of alternative investments
SWEDEN – The 126.6 billion-Swedish crown (13.7 billion-euro) Swedish reserve fund Forsta AP-fonden has hired a head of alternatives.
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French reserve fund tender closed
FRANCE – Applications for the 27 mandates for the 16 billion-euro French National Retirement Reserve Fund closed at noon today.
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Schroder IM reshuffles management
UK – Schroder Investment Management has reshuffled its senior positions with the head of equities, Michael Pignatelli, taking a more hands-on role in managing money.
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Devon pension scheme investment chief to retire
UK – Ian Faulkner, investment manager of the 2.1 billion-pound (2.99 billion-euro) Devon County Council Pension Fund, is to retire next year.
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UK’s Audit Commission seeks investment consultant
UK – The 250 million-pound (356 million-euro) pension fund of the Audit Commission is tendering for an investment consultant.
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BlackRock loses out at Ireland’s NTMA
IRELAND – US-based BlackRock has lost its pan-European active equity mandate at the National Treasury Management Agency, which runs the eight billion-euro Irish National Pension Reserve Fund.
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Surrey scheme considers core-satellite approach
UK – Surrey County Council’s 950 million-pound (1.35 billion-euro) pension fund is reviewing the services and management of the scheme, and is considering a series of mandates.
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Retirement age the hot topic at CERP conference
ITALY – The age of retirement in Europe is the focus of a forthcoming conference organised by Italy’s Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, or CERP.
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AP3 names European small/mid-cap managers
SWEDEN – The 129.7 billion Swedish-crown (14 billion-euro) Swedish national pension fund AP3 has made a 291 million-euro move into European small and mid-cap equities with the appointment of four investment managers.
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Job cuts inevitable as Aberdeen buys EFM
UK – Aberdeen Asset Management has confirmed that it is buying Edinburgh Fund Managers for 36 million pounds (51.8 million euros).
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Ireland’s NTMA tenders four mandates on IPE-Quest
IRELAND – Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency has tendered four mandates worth a total of around 650 million euros on IPE-Quest.
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Italian surveyors’ fund tenders two mandates
ITALY – The 1.2 billion-euro Italian pension fund for surveyors has put out to tender two mandates totalling 150 million euros.
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Danish fund tenders credit brief via IPE-Quest
DENMARK – A consulting firm has tendered a mandate of around 125 million euros for a Euro credit manager on behalf of a Danish pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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Morley hires fund managers from UBS, Invesco
UK – Morley Fund Management has boosted its pan-European equities team with the addition of David Shapiro and Daniel Roberts.
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M&G hires NIB investment chief van Gelderen
NETHERLANDS – Prudential M&G is making a push into the Dutch pensions market, with the appointment of Eduard van Gelderen as director of fixed income.
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Edinburgh Fund Managers “close to sale”
UK – Edinburgh Fund Managers is believed to be nearing an agreement regarding its sale.
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Danish fund tenders Euro small-caps via IPE-Quest
DENMARK – A Danish industry-wide pension fund has tendered a mandate for pan-European small-cap equities via IPE-Quest.
