All IPE articles in September 2010 (Online) – Page 7
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NewsS&P launches website to help pension funds better understand ratings process
GLOBAL – Standard & Poor's has launched a website to help pension funds and plan sponsors better understand how the company arrives at its ratings.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, Charlemagne Capita, KPMG, Liqiudnet, Schroders
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NewsSwedish roundup: Alecta, Swedish Church Pension Fund
SWEDEN – According to a survey by Alecta, the pension and insurance provider, more than half of Sweden's entire working population (61%) would consider declining a salary increase in favour of higher occupational pensions.
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NewsIPE Quest: Danske Capital looks to commodities, while pension fund prefers emerging markets
IPE QUEST – Danske Capital and a European pension fund and are looking to hire managers for global commodities and global emerging market equity mandates, using IPE Quest.
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NewsSweden: Elections could spell changes for AP funds
SWEDEN – Following the recent Swedish elections, speculations are rife in the Swedish media about which ministers will be reshuffled.
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NewsNAPF urges suspension of laws that could see trustees jailed
UK – Joanne Segars, chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), has expressed concern at regulations that could see pension fund trustees jailed for up to two years, urging the government to suspend the new rules until all issues are addressed.
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NewsBrussels: Lawmakers nearing final accord on AIFM directive?
EUROPE – Progress on the Alternative Investment Fund Management (AIFM) directive, the contentious package of legislation set to regulate hedge funds, private equity and commodity funds, could at last be entering the home straight, if agreement can be reached later today.
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NewsIBEC calls on Irish government to revise 'draconian' funding rules
IRELAND – Business group IBEC has called on the Irish government to review "draconian" rules on minimum funding for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
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NewsUK institutions investing nearly third of portfolios in alternatives
UK – Institutional investors in the UK are now allocating nearly a third of their portfolios (28%) to alternative assets, up from 21% three years earlier, according to a survey by JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).
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NewsUK roundup: TPR, Barnett Waddingham, Aviva, Stewardship Code, PPF
UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said scheme members must have access to "comprehensive information and independent advice" if the pension fund is planning any kind of risk transfer.
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NewsMost UK occupational schemes unsure if they will comply with auto-enrolment
UK – More than four of five UK companies have yet to check if their pension schemes qualify for auto-enrolment, according to figures released by Mercer.
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News'Burdensome' PSV levy drives IBM Germany to set up Pensionsfond
GERMANY – IBM Germany is planning to set up a Pensionsfond to evade high pension solvency levies.
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NewsDutch regulator butts heads with Donner over insurers' credit risk
NETHERLANDS – Pension supervisor De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has contradicted social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner about the potential effect of credit risk posed by insurers to reinsured pension funds.
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NewsEDHEC: European pensions funds have 'blinkered' view of risk
GLOBAL – Most European pension funds have a "blinkered view" of their risks, according to a survey by the EDHEC Risk Institute.
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NewsPwC: Multinationals must centralise pension expertise to manage liabilities
GLOBAL – Multinational companies should try to centralise their pension expertise to better manage their liabilities, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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NewsFormer manager at AZL accused of taking bribes
NETHERLANDS – A former employee of pensions provider AZL has been accused of committing property fraud by accepting bribes.
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NewsBrussels: Outgoing deputy director-general Wright on the EU's future
EUROPE – If it's economic advancement you want, with sound return on investments, don't forget the importance of the social environment.
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NewsBelgian presidency to focus on European Systemic Risk Board, OTC derivatives
EUROPE – Belgium will focus its energies on implementing the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) and streamlining over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulation in the final months of its EU Council presidency.
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NewsNorges Bank files $735m suit against Citigroup over inflated stock prices
GLOBAL – Norges Bank has filed a $735m (€562m) lawsuit against Citigroup, claiming it bought shares in the group at inflated prices between 2007 and the beginning of 2009.
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NewsGerman province to promote fund-based pensions
GERMANY – The German province of Hessen is aiming to increase the share of small and medium-sized enterprises in the second pillar by promoting fund-based pensions.
