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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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      Pension schemes are now facing increasing government, regulatory, and member demand to manage the financial risks associated with the anthropogenic consequences of the environmental crisis. But how best to manage this transition to net-zero? And, in the rush to invest in carbon friendly assets, are investors potentially missing out on potential returns generated by the transition theme, investing in assets that may not be carbon neutral but have the potential to significantly improve their environmental credentials over time. This webinar will discuss at the transition theme, look at the opportunity set available and ask how this can help schemes achieve superior returns while moving towards a net-zero portfolio.

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AIJ president arrested in £878m Japanese pension scandal

Four executives of AIJ Investment Advisors have been arrested in an alleged fraud relating to missing pension fund money.

  • Japan
  • 20 June 2012
Asia assets to hit $4trn by 2015

ASIA - Asia ex-Japan and Australian assets are set to double by 2015, reaching $4tr, according to a recent study by Cerulli Associates.

  • Asia
  • 25 October 2011
Asian investors to search for returns in alternatives

ASIA - Asian institutional investors outside of Japan are looking to boost returns by investing more heavily in liquid alternatives, high yield debt and emerging markets while Japanese investors are looking for non-domestic opportunities, a new survey...

  • Asia
  • 12 October 2011
PIMCO bulks up emerging markets equity team

GLOBAL - PIMCO has hired five new investment staffers in London, New York and Singapore to round out its emerging markets equities team, with two joining from Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).

  • US
  • 12 October 2011
Aviva appoints Asia Pacific business development head

ASIA - Aviva Investors has appointed Patrick Chong as head of financial institutions business development - Asia Pacific.

  • Asia
  • 06 October 2011
BlackRock appoints Asia-Pacific fixed income head

US/ASIA - BlackRock has appointed ING Investment Management's Joel Kim as head of Asia-Pacific fixed income.

  • US
  • 30 September 2011
Mercer launches IM service in Korea

KOREA - Mercer has set up an investment management business in Korea to help local institutional investors take advantage of global market opportunities.

  • South Korea
  • 27 September 2011
Northern Trust expands Asian footprint

HONG KONG - Northern Trust will begin offering index equity portfolio management services from Hong Kong after receiving regulatory approval this week.

  • Asia
  • 08 September 2011
Seismic shift in risk appetite sees Japan's managers suffer

Recently released year-end results show assets under management for Japanese asset managers were down 12% in the year ended March 31, as Gavin Blair reports

  • Japan
  • 06 September 2011
CPPIB forms joint venture with Asian logistics firm

CANADA/JAPAN - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Logistic Properties (GLP) have formed a joint venture to invest in the country's logistics network.

  • Canada
  • 01 September 2011
Acadian makes Asia appointment

US/ASIA - Acadian Asset Management Singapore has appointed Ho Yew Weng as director of institutional sales for Asia-ex Japan.

  • US
  • 31 August 2011
GPIF returns 0.21% in Q2 as assets fall by $33bn

JAPAN - Japan's public pension fund scraped a small return on its investments in the second quarter after its assets fell by $33bn, its latest report shows.

  • Japan
  • 30 August 2011
Japan delays accounting changes - reports

JAPAN - The implementation of new accounting rules that would have forced companies to book pension fund shortfalls as liabilities on their balance sheets is to be postponed, according to reports.

  • Japan
  • 24 August 2011
Moody's downgrades Japan on debt concerns

JAPAN - Credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded Japan's sovereign debt rating by one notch, saying weak political leadership has hampered growth.

  • Japan
  • 24 August 2011
ING's Gupta: Yuan to become reserve currency in two years

ASIA - ING Investment Management Asia's CIO believes the yuan will become a reserve currency within the next two years driven by the ongoing debt problems in Europe and the US.

  • Asia
  • 19 August 2011
HSBC launches new fund admin model in Asia

ASIA - HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has launched a fund administration infrastructure and operating model in Asia to help pension funds and other clients increase transparency in light of volatile markets and regulatory scrutiny.

  • Asia
  • 18 August 2011
Mercer considers implemented consulting launch in Japan

JAPAN - Mercer is considering launching its implemented consulting service in the Japanese institutional market.

  • Japan
  • 02 August 2011
Japanese pensions have twice as much in pooled accounts than with asset managers

JAPAN - Japan's corporate pension funds have twice as much money entrusted to pooled accounts run by life companies and trust banks as they have under mandates awarded to asset managers, research shows.

  • Japan
  • 28 July 2011
Aberdeen expands Asia fixed income team

MALAYSIA - Aberdeen Asset Management has hired Suhaila Suboh as Asian fixed income strategist and plans to expand the Asian debt team in Kuala Lampur, the firm said.

  • Asia
  • 21 July 2011
Chuo Mitsui inches to top of GPIF managers

JAPAN - Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking has emerged as the Government Pension Investment Fund's (GPIF) largest external manager over the past year, while AXA Rosenberg has disappeared from the list.

  • Japan
  • 12 July 2011
Monday Movers

BlackRock hires NEST's Gilbody; Aviva Investors; Liongate; Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa; Ignis; HSBC Asset Management; Towers Watson; Acadian; Cardano; LGIM; Mercer

  • Appointments
  • 11 July 2011
HSBC Asset Management names North America head, Asia CIO - UPDATED

US/ASIA - HSBC Global Asset Management has named Deborah Hazell regional head of North America and Bill Maldonado Asia-Pacific chief investment officer in a move to bolster its emerging markets business.

  • Appointments
  • 08 July 2011
QCM targets Asia Pacific with new Japan office

JAPAN - UK hedge fund manager Quality Capital Management (QCM) has opened an office in Tokyo as part of plans to grow its Asia Pacific business.

  • Japan
  • 05 July 2011
NPS injects $234m into Titleist consortium - reports

SOUTH KOREA - The National Pension Service is understood to be investing 250bn won ($234.3m) into a Korean-led consortium for its project to buy golfing equipment brand Titleist, according to reports.

  • South Korea
  • 04 July 2011
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