News
New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Super Fund returned 15.45% for the year to June, benefiting from the rebound in global equity markets.
12 October 2010
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Defined Benefit
Pension increases will fall by almost one-third next year as a result of the switch from RPI to CPI indexation, Towers Watson analysis reveals.
12 October 2010
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South Korea
SOUTH KOREA/US - South Korea's National Pension Service said it has bought a stake in Colonial Pipeline Co, operator of the largest pipeline linking US Gulf Coast refiners and East Coast markets, to diversify its portfolio.
12 October 2010
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US
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has severed ties with Pacific Corporate Group (PCG) as part of an ongoing review of its private equity programme.
12 October 2010
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Emerging Markets
Emerging markets equities will trade at a premium to developed stocks within the next five years, Baring Asset Management predicts.
12 October 2010
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Investment
The European Parliament and Council Presidency have been unable to agree on the final text of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive.
12 October 2010
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Investment
F&C Investments has launched a fund which aims to provide investors with a combination of capital growth and income from European equities.
12 October 2010
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Global
GLOBAL - A greater level of transparency is needed when ETF providers lend out securities held within their funds, according to industry experts.
12 October 2010
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Defined Benefit
The aggregate funding position of the 6,653 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund's 7800 index improved to a deficit of £20.4bn at the end of September.
12 October 2010
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Press
PPF's simpler levy plan gains industry backing; Pensions fund raises its holding in Dixons
12 October 2010
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