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£43bn LGPS pool launches first manager tender
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership wants to pool up to £1.25bn in UK equities
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Cumbrian pensions funding drops to 56%
[16:45 CEST 25-08] UK – The Cumbria County Council pension fund had a 56% funding level at the end of March 2009, according to figures from the council's statement of accounts.
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£43bn Border to Coast pool appoints Fiona Miller as COO
Border to Coast pool adds non-execs; seeking regulatory approval to run assets from early next year
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Cumbria introduces global equity and alternatives focus
[16:00 CEST 20-07] UK - Cumbria County Council is making its first move into investing in alternatives with the appointment of asset manager Blackrock, as well as shift into global equities.
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LGPS asset pools warn on risks of building in-house teams
Pool notes risk of transferring existing in-house teams to single location without impacting performance
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£750m Cumbria fund picks Deutsche for custody
UK – The £750m (€1,199m) Cumbria County Council Pension Fund has appointed Deutsche Bank as global custody services provider for the scheme’s assets....
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IPE Views: The challenge in launching Britain’s non-wealth funds
UK local authority funds are pushing ahead with the launch of their asset pools
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Cumbria, Standard Life Investments
EUROPE – European public pension fund tenders for high-yield corporate bond manager, using IPE-Quest.
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Cumbria, East Sussex, JP Morgan, BAA
EUROPE - Swiss pension fund looks to appoint manager for $150m (€116m) corporate bond mandate.
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UK fiduciary growth to hit £300bn
[14:45 CET 29-10] UK – Asset managers are predicting the recent turbulence in the financial markets could spark a growth of fiduciary management worth £300bn in UK pension fund assets by 2012.
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The 2.0 multi-asset comeback
Diversified growth funds give smaller and mid sized pension funds access to a greater range of asset classes than they might otherwise be able to handle, including alternatives. Liam Kennedy reports