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De-risked schemes weather economic hardship better than equity heavy counterparts

Professional Pensions | 04 Jan 2012 | 13:02

Pension funds returned an average of 3% in 2011, with funds that have de-risked faring much better than those heavily exposed to equities, figures show.

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Rolls-Royce completes £3bn longevity swap deal - UPDATED

Rolls-Royce and the trustees of its pension fund have agreed a longevity swap to cover around £3bn of liabilities.

Professional Pensions | 28 Nov 2011 | 08:50

State Street

Merseyside to widen permitted collateral

Merseyside Pension Fund is set to widen the collateral permitted for use in its securities lending programme in a bid to boost its revenue by 20%.

Professional Pensions | 17 Nov 2011 | 08:00

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Year in review

As Global Pensions prepares to wind down, we take a look at the ten most popular news stories in the past year. In a reflection of the times, our coverage of Italy’s pension reforms topped the list, followed by coverage of Nortel’s Canadian buyout and news of a transition management scandal.

Global Pensions | 08 Nov 2011 | 15:44

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Majority of GP Panel shun green bonds

Global – Nearly 80% of the GP panel say they do not plan to invest in green bonds despite changes in the market to make these more accessible to institutional investors.

Global Pensions | 07 Nov 2011 | 15:46

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Monday Movers

Northern Trust; HOOPP; LACERA; PRUPIM; Blackstone Group; Towers Watson; State Street; F&C; CalPERS; Natixis

Global Pensions | 24 Oct 2011 | 13:49

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Week on the web

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

Global Pensions | 21 Oct 2011 | 10:09

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Green bond opportunities to grow

GLOBAL - Opportunities are opening up for institutional investors looking to invest in green bonds as a new certification scheme is due to launch next month, and State Street brings a new green bond fund to market today.

Global Pensions | 20 Oct 2011 | 16:13

SSgA secures $184m from two Italian pensions

ITALY - BNL/BNP Paribas Employees’ Pension Fund has hired State Street Global Advisors to run an €82m ($113m) custom fixed income mandate while the Cariplo Pension Fund renewed a European equity mandate worth $71m.

Global Pensions | 20 Oct 2011 | 14:33

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State Street wins Dutch pension custody mandate

NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds SABIC Innovative Plastics has appointed State Street Corporation to provide custody and other services for its €700m ($970m) in assets.

Global Pensions | 19 Oct 2011 | 14:28

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PPF overhauls transition manager panel

UK - The Pensions Protection Fund has widened its selection of transition managers by recruiting nine firms to its panel, but missing from the list was incumbent State Street who the PPF said did not re-bid.

Global Pensions | 19 Oct 2011 | 13:11

PPF overhauls transition manager panel

The Pension Protection Fund has widened its selection of transition managers by recruiting nine firms to its panel.

Professional Pensions | 19 Oct 2011 | 12:56

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SSgA asset management fees up 17% in Q3

US – The asset management fees brought in by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) were up 17% in the year ended 30 September, despite overall assets under management dropping by 4% in the same period, parent company State Street Corp. said today.

Global Pensions | 18 Oct 2011 | 15:06

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