News
Corporate Governance
As the Netherland's biggest pension fund looks to follow PGGM in splitting its administration and asset management from its pension fund, Keren Holland talks to ABP director Olaf Sleijpen
11 February 2008
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Denmark
DENMARK - Finanssektorens Pensionskasse (FSP) has doubled its allocation to high yield debt from 4% to 8% of scheme assets.
11 February 2008
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US
US - The State of Michigan is suing manufacturer Tyco International, its auditors and four former executives for over US$50m in losses to state pension funds.
11 February 2008
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Global
GLOBAL - The United Nations Foundation and Ceres are to host hundreds of global institutional investors this week in a discussion aimed at moving forward the climate risk agenda.
11 February 2008
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Europe
SCANDINAVIA - Scandinavian pension funds are amongst the top investors in exchange traded funds (ETFs), according to Deutsche Bank.
11 February 2008
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Property
AEGON Asset Management is to take over the running of its Scottish Equitable Property Fund from Morley Fund Management.
11 February 2008
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Mandates
THE Hitachi Europe Pension Scheme has appointed HR Trustees to act as its professional trustee.
11 February 2008
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Netherlands
NETHERLANDS - Mercer has appointed former PGGM head of alternative beta, Jelle Beenen, as head of investment strategy consulting in the Netherlands.
11 February 2008
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Spain
UK - The Atkins Pension Plan has shifted around 1,700 members to its defined contribution (DC) pension scheme after it closed two of its defined benefit (DB) sections to future accrual, according to MandateWire.
11 February 2008
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Hedge Funds
Elizabeth Pfeuti looks at hedge fund replication vehicles to see how they compare to the hedge funds they endeavour to copy and the funds of funds whose client base they wish to share
11 February 2008
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