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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Pensions dreamland?
The two presidential candidates disagree on everything except on Social Security, the US federal programme that guarantees basic pension benefits
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APG: Dutch pension funds should follow Canadian schemes' example
CIO calls for greater allocations to infrastructure, private equity and direct property
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CalPERS joins Dutch corporate governance platform Eumedion
First US pension fund to join lobbying organisation for institutional investors
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CPPIB acquires GE private placement arm in $12bn deal
Canadian fund agrees to purchase Antares Capital to create platform for investment in US middle-market lending
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USS: Mark-to-market to blame for pension funds' failure on infrastructure
UK pension fund laments pressure to increase exposure to asset class, as accounting standards prohibit allocations
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NewsWednesday people roundup
BlackRock, SSgS, Eaton Vance, KAS Bank, First Investments, Mirae Asset, Xudoo, Research Affiliates, Focus Orange
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NewsNortel scheme moves to next judgment after £340m win in Canadian case
Lawyers for trustees, PPF lose argument for issuing FSD against Canadian estate but secure £340m funding for deficit
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Pensions and start-ups
Can pension funds play a greater role in stimulating start-ups and economic growth? Some US politicians think so and are trying to deploy public retirement assets for this goal. But critics claim that results have been disappointing so far, mostly because pension funds invest through private equity funds that demand very high fees. So a new idea is gaining support – pension funds investing directly in private companies, cutting out intermediaries.
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FeaturesPensions in Obama’s sights
When Barack Obama is inaugurated as president in January 2009, provisions affecting the pension fund industry could well be an important part of his intended new economic stimulus. But this follows little debate about the retirement system during the campaign, except when US employee’s losses in 401(k) individual accounts were ...
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US ELECTION: impact on European asset managers
EUROPE - Europe’s asset management industry can expect a short-term rally on equity markets following the likely re-election of George Bush as US president, though this rally has less to do with his victory than with economic fundamentals, experts said.
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US elections seen affecting asset managers
GLOBAL - Asset management firms could be among those most affected by the US presidential election.
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US Fed sees global “demographic iceberg”
GLOBAL – The chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Peter Peterson, says a “demographic iceberg” is set to hit the developed world.
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US pension agency’s deficit widens to E4.8bn
US – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which backs the US pension system, says the deficit in its single-employer insurance programme has grown to around 5.4 billion dollars (4.8 billion euros) at the midyear – up from 3.6 billion dollars in 2002.
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US steel merger tests PBGC’s mettle
US – The 1.5 billion dollar takeover of steelmaker Bethlehem Steel by International Steel Group has put the fate of Bethlehem’s pension plan under scrutiny and presents the Pension Benefits Guaranty Corp. with its largest ever pension bailout.
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US employer contributions to rise - report
US – Up to 65% of US pension plans may require contributions from employers in 2003 due to lower stock market values, says consultancy firm Watson Wyatt.
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US fund management fees are on the rise
US- Fund management fees in the US are on the rise, according to a study by Lipper, mutual fund information and analysis provider. Declining assets within stock funds are behind the rise in management fees says Lipper.
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US funds head for third year of negative returns
US- Volatile markets continue to take their toll on US pensions schemes which are now heading for their third consecutive year of negative returns. Figures from Mercer Investment Consulting show corporate funds losing 5.5.% in the first half of the year while public plans and foundation/endowment funds lost a respective ...
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US funds lose 5% during second quarter
US- US pension funds, endowments and foundations have lost 5% in the second quarter of this year, reversing gains made during the first three months.
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US schemes show 'modest' first quarter returns
US- US plan sponsors have witnessed modest first quarter returns according to Mercer Investment Consulting. The latest performance figures for US institutional figures show corporate plans returned an average 1% return while public plans and foundation/endowment funds fared better with a corresponding 1.2%.
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