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Wednesday people roundup
EDHEC, NEST, European Patent Office, BlackRock, Eastspring, PIMCO, Aviva Investors, AMP Capital, Psigma, HSBC GAM, PwC, RBS, Capital Employee Benefits
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EPO seeks admin help for cross-border DC
[16:45 CET 29-02] EUROPE – The European Patent Office (EPO) is seeking an administration provider to help with the establishment of a new cross-border defined contribution scheme.
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IPE Survey: Pension funds fend off COVID-19 effects
At least three participating funds reported a fall in value of up to 15%
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European patent fund seeks portfolio manager
[15:00 CET 09-01] EUROPE – The European Patent Office in Munich is looking for a portfolio manager for its principal directorate of the €3.1bn Reserve Funds Pensions and Social Security (RFPSS), IPE has learnt.
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Institutional investors expect ‘lower forever’ bond yields
Yields will remain low – but even a small upturn can hurt institutions, conference hears
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Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot
Assets for the leading 1000 European pension funds grew by 8.7% year-on-year, reversing last year’s loss of 6.8%. This brings total assets back up to above their previous high water mark of €9.7trn in 2022’s research exercise. This year’s overall net gain in assets of €775bn is the largest since 2021’s increase of €810bn.
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Two staff leave Siemens pension department
GERMANY – Two staff at industrial giant Siemens’ corporate pensions department are to leave, including senior consultant Alexander Neszvecso.
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Patience and time
Silvio Vecchi, CEO and CIO of the European Patent Office’s pension scheme, tells David White of the importance of patience and time in avoiding the turbulence of the capital markets – a successful strategy given the fund’s growth
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Siemens pensions advisor wins first US mandate
GERMANY/US- The pensions advisory team from Siemens Financial Services and its US partner Lattice Financial have been appointed by Canada’s Ontario public service employees pension fund for advice on its investment structure.
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Funds should manage core internally - IPE panel
NETHERLANDS - European pension funds should manage the core of their business internally, and outsource only the specialist areas of asset management to external managers.
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'Pension funds better investors than asset managers'
European pension funds should manage the core of their business internally, and outsource only the specialist areas of asset management to external managers. This is because pension funds understand their liabilities better than anyone else. Broadly, this was the conclusion of six managers in the pension industry when they debated ...
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Province of a select few?
Complexity and regulation continue to drive outsourcing of pension fund investments, finds Rachel Fixsen
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In a world of their own
Size matters when it comes to pension funds. The bigger the fund, the better value it can give scheme members, through economies of scale on the investment side. On the other hand, when a single pension fund has to cover an exceptionally broad geographical area, the costs can mount up. ...
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