News
US
US - The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (Mass PRIM) beat its policy benchmark by 305 basis points in the past year helping to increase total assets by $3.6bn.
29 July 2010
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Infrastructure
Local government pension funds have been urged to give financial backing to public building projects which risk failure due to government spending cuts.
29 July 2010
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Investment
The global equity selection process is shifting away from traditional active managers towards a longer-term, unconstrained selection framework, Lane Clark & Peacock says.
29 July 2010
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US
US - Blackstone Group LP, the world's biggest private-equity firm, won a $200m commitment for its sixth buyout fund from the Oregon state pension system after agreeing to fee concessions.
29 July 2010
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Industry
Comedienne, writer, pundit and presenter Sandi Toksvig will host this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.
29 July 2010
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Industry
Morgan Stanley and UBS have joined the Life & Longevity Markets Association.
29 July 2010
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Industry
Nearly four-fifths of scheme managers have welcomed the government's decision to investigate alternative methods of implementing tax-relief restrictions on pension contributions - including reducing the annual allowance to as little as £30,000
29 July 2010
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Industry
Kim Gubler Consulting asked 18 firms to participate in its first actuarial survey, of which 13 responded.
29 July 2010
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Defined Benefit
Some small schemes could be paying £56,000 more in annual actuarial fees than their peers, research from Kim Gubler Consulting reveals.
29 July 2010
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Japan
JAPAN/UK - Japanese fund house Chuo Mitsui and UK-based Standard Life Investments have partnered to cross-manage funds worth US$2.2bn.
29 July 2010
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