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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – ING Investment Management, Gatemore Capital Management, Northern Trust, Pioneer Investments, Gartmore, INREV, Aon Risk Solutions, Carmignac Gestion, SEB Enskilda, Henderson Global Investors
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NewsBrussels tenders for interpreter pension scheme
EUROPE – The Directorate-General for Interpretation, the European Commission's interpreting service and conference organiser, is tendering for a company to run a group pension plan for conference interpreting agents (ACIs).
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NewsEuropean Council set to tackle member states' letter of protest
EUROPE – The European Council is expected to tackle the potentially contentious mid-summer letter of protest by nine EU member states against accounting practices for pension liabilities on 7 September.
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NewsUK roundup: Alliance Boots, Royal Statistics Society, NAPF, Hewitt
UK – Alliance Boots will transfer all accrued pension benefits for one of its defined benefit (DB) schemes to the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
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NewsEFRP proposes EU Stewardship Code on corporate governance
EUROPE – The European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) has proposed an EU Stewardship Code on corporate governance acceptable to all member states, which could follow in the footsteps of the UK Stewardship Code.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVG minimum return, APK
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss occupational pension commission has recommended the government keep the minimum return rate for Pensionskassen at current levels.
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NewsMajedie Investments unveils global equity boutique
UK – Majedie Investments has launched an asset management subsidiary, Javelin Capital, backed by launch capital of £4.5m.
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NewsIrish pension funds hit by falling bond yields in France, Germany
IRELAND – Falling yields on French and German bonds, coupled with declining equity markets, led to an increase in liabilities in Irish defined benefit schemes in August, according to Hewitt Associates.
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NewsUK roundup: Paternoster, Chaucer, London Pension Fund Authority, BBC
UK – Mark Wood, the insurance industry heavyweight who established buyout company Paternoster, has joined the board of Lloyd's insurer Chaucer.
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NewsSwitzerland's AHV cites 'positive' first-half results
SWITZERLAND – Marco Netzer, president of first-pillar pension fund AHV, has reported a "positive result" for the first half of 2010 and said he was "not too bothered" about the current weakness of the euro and other currencies.
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NewsPrivate equity emerging from crisis, says Towers Watson
GLOBAL – The private equity industry is turning the corner, as markets provide opportunities for private equity managers and their investors, according to research by Towers Watson.
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NewsScheme redesigns triggering contribution cuts, says Mercer
GLOBAL – Employers redesigning their pension schemes are reducing their contribution rates drastically, while a third will make changes to their defined benefit schemes in the near future, according to a survey by Mercer.
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Cardano's fiduciary management portfolios outperform by 15%
UK – Cardano’s £4bn solvency management portfolios outperformed traditional investment approaches by around 15% over the two years to 30 June, while reducing portfolio risk at the same time, the company said.
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NewsIPE Global Top 1000 survey of institutional investors marks rise of the 'mega-fund'
GLOBAL – There are now 75 pension funds in the European 'super league' – boasting more than €10bn in assets – and over 600 funds with assets of €1bn or more, according to IPE's Global Top 1000 ranking of leading institutional investors.
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NewsHermes Fund Managers appoints real estate head after two-year search
UK – Hermes Fund Managers has appointed Chris Taylor as chief executive of Hermes Real Estate Investment Management.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – PIMCO, KPMG, Aviva Investors, Gartmore, Man, First State Investments International, Dasos, Capital at Work
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NewsUK roundup: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hewitt Associates, Pension Corporation
UK – Companies looking to repair defined benefit scheme deficits will be using assets – more than cash contributions – over the next year, according to analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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NewsAon: Employers underestimating risk of poor DB data
UK – Most UK employers running defined benefit schemes are underestimating the risks associated with poor-quality data, according to Aon Consulting's latest employer survey.
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NewsMandate roundup: Aegon Asset Management, Norfolk County Council, Flintshire County Council
UK – Aegon Asset Management has won the mandate to provide asset allocation services to Leicestershire county council's £2bn pension scheme with a bespoke overlay facility.
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NewsNordic roundup: AP1, AP6, F&C Asset Management, Collectum, SPP, Finnish Centre for Pensions
EUROPE – AP1, one of the Swedish national buffer funds, posted net investment income of SEK2.3bn (€247m) after expenses, representing a total return of 1.1% during the first six months of the year.
