All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 12
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NewsDutch pension provider PGGM scouts China for infrastructure deals
Henk Huizing, head of infrastructure for the €103bn pension provider, last week toured China on a fact-finding mission to scout assets
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NewsSponsor deference puts pension funds at risk, says Mercer
Sponsor-dominated boards expose schemes to risk by protecting the sponsors' interests.
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NewsCash injection shrinks BT pension fund deficit
£35bn fund narrows deficit from £5.2bn to £3.7bn in last three months of 2010.
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NewsPension funds facing 'new realities', says Mercer
Funds to rethink exposure to emerging market currencies in 2011, according to consultancy.
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NewsScottish councils' pension contributions to increase as liabilities double
Accounts Commission finds pensions deficit more than doubled in last financial year.
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NewsIrish pension funds shift focus to offset deficit disaster
Funds to increase allocations to alternatives, adopt global benchmarks and invest in growth.
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NewsRobeco hires NIBC's head of risk as chief financial officer
Dutch fund manager recruits former banker Jurgen Stegmann, who will start in March.
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NewsSpain reaches agreement on pensions reform
Government agrees with trade unions to increase retirement age from 65 to 67.
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NewsUK roundup: National Health Service, AQA, USS
Impact assessment sheds light on liabilities of private-sector providers within NHS.
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NewsAPG joint venture in €1bn Olympic retail venture
GLOBAL – A joint venture between Dutch pension fund manager APG and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has acquired retail real estate worth £870.5m (€1bn) on the East London 2012 Olympics site.
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NewsMalaysian pension fund allocates €1.2bn to UK property
GLOBAL – Malaysia's first-pillar pension scheme has allocated £1bn (€1.2bn) to UK real estate in expectation of a long-term annual yield of 6-7%.
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NewsLPFA could start wave of investment in UK housing
UK – The £3.5bn (€4bn) London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) could be the first in a number of UK pension funds investing in the residential real estate sector.
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Features
Return-seeking puts funds at risk
Overweight equity positions aimed at plugging deficits have blinded UK pension funds to long-term liabilities, finds Shayla Walmsley
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Changing the portfolio
Irish pension funds are moving out of equities but are not yet ready for bonds, according to Shayla Walmsley
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Blue Sky’s Satumalaij to join Bouwfonds
NETHERLANDS - Blue Sky Group real estate fund manager Raymond Satumalaij is to join fund manager Bouwfonds in May.
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Shetlands appoints equity, property managers
UK - The Shetland Islands local authority has appointed asset manager GMO to manage an £80m (€118m) specialist global equity mandate for its miscellaneous fund.
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AXA buys into Italian pensions
ITALY - AXA has acquired a 50% stake in the open pension fund business of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Group (BMPS) in a bid to improve its distribution network in the Italian market.
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Norway agrees pension reforms compromise
NORWAY – Norway’s coalition government has agreed a compromise over pension reforms that will restore tax breaks on investment in individual pension plans.
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Finland central bank issues real estate tender
FINLAND - The €460m pension fund of Finland’s central bank, Suomen Pankki, is seeking an investment manager to handle its €25m indirect real estate portfolio.
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European property market turnover hits €227bn in 2006
REAL ESTATE - The European commercial real estate market has doubled over the past two years, According to a CB Richard Ellis report just published, turnover increased 46% last year to €227bn, following an increase of 47% the previous year.
