All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 4
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NewsAXA infrastructure fund III acquires Luxembourg utility
Company's third infrastructure fund to acquire 24% of Enovos for €330m by end of June.
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NewsUK parliament urges 'radical rethink' of private finance initiative projects
Report claims PFI equity investors get 'eye-wateringly' high rewards for minimal risk.
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NewsUK green investment bank makes first infrastructure investments
UKGI to target offshore wind power, waste processing, waste-related energy and energy efficiency.
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NewsHenderson JV targets cross-border property for Italian pension funds
Investire Immobiliare deal to tap burgeoning appetite for investment outside domestic market.
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NewsGovernments speeding up public sector sales, but investors selective
Investors may overcome reluctance to buy public sector assets, but not in markets keenest to sell.
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NewsOil sovereign wealth funds 'key' to growth of green energy – WEF
World Economic Forum says states must decrease dependence on traditional energy sources.
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NewsYorkshire pension fund invests in maiden private equity fund
South Yorkshire Pension Fund commits third of capital raised for fund targeting SMEs.
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NewsRisk-free investments 'no longer an option' for Swiss schemes
Funds must ditch 'unrealistic' expectations, diversify real estate exposure, says Credit Suisse.
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NewsPensioners hit by quantitative easing should be compensated, report says
Treasury select committee acknowledges 'redistributional' effects of monetary policy.
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NewsIsraeli bank sues Bank of America over 'fraudulent' RMBS
Suit questions underwriting standards used in mortgage loans bundled into RMBS.
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News'Modest tweaks' could allow pension funds to invest in UK residential
Industry bodies call on government to lift barriers to institutional investment in sector.
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NewsDutch pension fund awards €200m listed real estate mandate
HORECA selects Northern Trust, shuns active managers in favour of passive exposure.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds' strategies 'limited by talent issue'
Alpha and alternatives strategies hampered by lack of time and talent, think tank says.
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NewsIrish ESB pension fund reroutes €70m portfolio into IPUT
Fund re-routes €70m directly managed, seven-asset portfolio into Irish Property Unit Trust.
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NewsSegro portfolio 'at risk' from euro-zone crisis, offloads non-core assets
UK-based logistics, office firm 7.5% owned by Dutch pension fund manager APG.
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NewsUK pension funds commit capital to Pramerica ground lease fund
Company says UK schemes committed more than £44m to fund to match long-term liabilities.
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NewsUK regulator predicts growth in multi-employer pension schemes
Companies will opt increasingly for schemes that are 'large, durable and low cost'.
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Features
Trouble at the top
The news that Dutch civil service pension scheme ABP is suing Goldman Sachs over claims of a mis-sold collateralised debt obligation (CDO) raises questions over what counts as adequate due diligence. The €246bn fund – which has already sued Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan over the same issue – alleges in a complaint filed in New York that the bank knew the product was riskier than it let on.
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NewsUK roundup: FSA, pension transfer value, Policy Exchange, police pension schemes
FSA launches consultation on pension transfer values, saying current assumptions could be misleading.
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NewsFirst Property targets follow-up fund for UK pension schemes
Fund manager to maintain activity in Poland despite lack of investor appetite
