All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 5
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Features
Open door policy
Laerernes Pension, the Danish teachers’ retirement fund believes that openness and diversification are fundamental to investment policy. However, Anders Bertramsen, portfolio manager, and Paul Brüniche-Olsen, chief executive officer, tell Brendan Maton that Laerernes will not be a guinea pig
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A proud man at the helm
Roderick Munsters is the head of investments at Europe’s largest second pillar pension fund, the Dutch civil servants’ scheme ABP. He talks to Brendan Maton about Warren Buffet, Jean Frijns and the opportunities to be found during market crises
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AVH switch to passive strategy bears fruit
AVH, a medium-sized industrywide pension scheme for agricultural wholesalers, has ploughed a lone furrow, managing its administration in-house and following a cautious investment strategy. Brendan Maton reports
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Pragmatist of the pensions industry
Patrick Groenendijk, chief investment officer at Pensioenfonds Vervoer, the Dutch private transport industry pension fund, talks to Brendan Maton about acting swiftly in investments, retaining quality staff and the importance of good fatherhood
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Keeping to his horizon
Jean-Louis Nakamura, chief investment officer at France’s Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, talks to Brendan Maton about the future of investment management, appreciating collective risk and retaining bright staff in a public-sector organisation
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Carnegie looks beyond Nordics
DENMARK - Carnegie Asset Management is looking beyond the Nordic region to double assets in its Worldwide Fund from €8bn to €16bn.
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Architects and teachers to join forces
DENMARK – Three pension funds for professionals are planning an alliance that would oversee DKK63bn (€8.46bn) for 70,000 members.
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Covip defends itself before Senate
ITALY – Pensions regulator, Covip, has told the parliament in Rome that it would be wrong and untimely to reform supervision of occupational retirement plans.
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SAM promises profit from climate change
EUROPE – Pension funds can make money from climate change whether or not man acts to curb its effects, according to a leading sustainability investor.
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The future challenge for actuaries
Chris Lewin, former head of UK pensions at Unilever, discusses investing in art, risk management and what makes a successful actuary with Brendan Maton
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Italian regulator predicts “crucial” half year
ITALY – Pension fund watchdog, Covip, has described the first six months of 2007 as “crucial” in the growth of workplace savings.
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Cayman unwilling to raise regulation
CAYMAN ISLANDS – The registered home to 80% of the world’s hedge funds has reaffirmed its unwillingness to introduce stricter regulations on these products.
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Scheme executives lack confidence in DC - SEI
UK – Over one-third of company executives are not sure the DC plans they operate will provide an adequate retirement to members, according to research from SEI.
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Four Winds Capital to raise $100m for timber
UK - Four Winds Capital, the alternatives boutique which recently established a London office, is looking for a secondary $100m in equity fundraising for timber fund, Phaunos.
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UK small cap bosses enjoy 89% bonus rise
UK – The heads of FTSE100 companies enjoyed median bonus rises of 39% last year, according to data from corporate governance specialist, RREV.
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ING in search for new chief executive officer
NETHERLANDS – ING Investment Management is looking for a chief executive for Europe following the announced departure of Angelien Kemna.
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Reflections on reaching half a century
Roland van den Brink, managing director of investment at the Dutch PME pension fund, talks to Brendan Maton about family heroes and industry influences
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Old Mutual grows by 31%
UK – London-based asset manager, Old Mutual has boosted its assets under management by 31% following the acquisition of Skandia of Sweden.
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Nestlé appoints Xafinity Claybrook
UK – Drinks and confectionery giant, Nestlé has selected Compendia software from Xafinity Claybrook for the administration of its UK and Irish pension schemes.
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Aberdeen wins £7.7bn in five months
UK - Aberdeen Asset Management plc has won new business worth £7.7.bn (€11.3bn) in the five months to the end of the February.
