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United Kingdom
UK - Bedfordshire County Council Pension Fund has appointed JP Morgan Asset Management to manage a £20m currency mandate.
15 January 2007
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Mandates
THE £2.8bn Hampshire County Council Pension Fund has appointed Northern Trust as its first global custodian, to provide custody, performance measurement and securities lending services.
15 January 2007
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Global
GLOBAL - The decision by AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) to join the Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI) for better investment research has raised the initiative's total assets under management to more than US$2trn.
15 January 2007
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US
US - San Diego's pension fund deficit has fallen US$400m to US$1bn, according to a pension specialist hired by SDCERS.
15 January 2007
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Mandates
COSALT has appointed Jardine Lloyd Thompson Benefit Solutions to provide actuarial, consultancy, investment and administration services for its pensions scheme.
15 January 2007
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US
US - Californian public employee benefits exceeded US$20.1bn in FY 2003-04 and many funds are struggling under the weight of "rapidly escalating" pension costs, a Center for Government Analysis report has found.
15 January 2007
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Belgium
BELGIUM - Pension funds have reacted with scepticism to a suggestion by the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions (ABIP) chairman that they invest in the multi-billion euro transportation works in Antwerp, citing a hesitance to be tied down long...
12 January 2007
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Uncategorised
THE PENSIONS Regulator's has published a set of guidelines on levy charges for employers, trustees and pension scheme administrators.
12 January 2007
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US
US - Transportation and supply chain management solutions company Ryder System has frozen its current pension plan and is providing its members with an enhanced 401 (k) savings plan instead.
12 January 2007
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Property
REAL estate investment trusts will be of "limited benefit" to schemes, Arlington Securities claims.
12 January 2007
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