News
Global
GLOBAL - The secondary private equity market is attracting increasing interest from pension schemes and institutional investors, a survey by Preqin reveals.
20 March 2009
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US
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has singled out four companies for poor market and corporate governance performance.
20 March 2009
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Sweden
SWEDEN - The chief executive of the Swedish pension buffer fund, AP3, has given back the bonus she received last year for strong 2007 performance an in effort to quell the public outcry against bonuses.
20 March 2009
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Defined Benefit
The Financial Services Authority has proposed to shut its defined benefit scheme to future accruals in a bid to cut costs.
20 March 2009
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Denmark
DENMARK - ATP plans to invest up to DKK3bn (US$547m) in forestry through its new subsidiary ATP Timberland Invest K/S.
20 March 2009
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Defined Contribution
Setting up an effective default fund investment strategy will be a crucial step in ensuring auto-enrolment works for everyone, the Investment Management Association says.
20 March 2009
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Uncategorised
Lifestyling strategies are helpful for defined contribution members up to a point but have "serious flaws", the Telegraph Pension Scheme pensions manager James Churcher says.
20 March 2009
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Absolute Return Funds
In another of PP's bi-monthly interviews with scheme managers, SEBASTIAN CHEEK speaks to Telegraph Pension Scheme pensions manager JAMES CHURCHER
20 March 2009
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Regulation
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former officials at the New York State Common Retirement Fund with fraud and accepting kickbacks for soliciting investments.
20 March 2009
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Admin / Technology
Spence & Partners has launched a data evaluation tool for scheme trustees and administrators.
20 March 2009
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