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Industry
Royal Bank of Canada has completed its £963m acquisition of UK-based BlueBay Asset Management.
20 December 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m ($933m) in 2011/12.
20 December 2010
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Investment
The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m in 2011/12.
20 December 2010
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Investment
Gartmore has confirmed it has received a takeover bid from Henderson Global Investors.
20 December 2010
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Global
Data Explorer's John Arnesen looks back at securities lending trends in 2010
20 December 2010
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Europe
EUROPE - Pension funds are moving deeper into alternatives as they reduce their exposure to equities, Mercer European head of investment consulting Tom Geraghty believes.
20 December 2010
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US
US - Over half of companies offering defined contribution plans changed their investment line-ups in the past year to remove poor performers, a new survey shows.
17 December 2010
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Asia
PHILIPPINES - Government Service Insurance System, the Philippines' largest state-owned pension fund, plans to review its $1bn overseas investment strategy by the first quarter, President and General Manager Robert Vergara said.
17 December 2010
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Canada
RBC completes BlueBay acquisition; State Street custody hire, Canada's OTPP invests in renewables
17 December 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - The Consumer Price Index is a bad measure for uprating pensions and needs to be replaced with a measure to include housing costs, the Royal Statistical Society says.
17 December 2010
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