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Italian pension funds under-estimate transition management
Global Pensions |
28 May 2010 | 
As Italy has largely ignored transition management, Giovanni Legorano looks at the reasons for this and asks if this is set to change in the near future
Derivatives: under pressure
Newly stringent demands from investors and regulators have seen a wholesale uptick in independent derivatives valuation with an increase in both scale and rigour. Sophia Morrell reports
Cometa awards BNP Paribas a €5bn custodian mandate
ITALY – Italy’s largest pension fund Fondo Cometa has appointed BNP Paribas as its new custodian for its €5bn (US$6.8bn) portfolio.
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Investing in BRIC and beyond
Caroline Allen looks at how strong emerging markets are driving interest from institutional investors
Crédit Agricole and Société Générale name new firm “Amundi”
EUROPE – Crédit Agricole S.A. and Société Générale today announced their new merged asset management firm will be called Amundi.
Italian funds drop custodian after acquisition led to conflicts of interest
ITALY – At least two Italian pension funds have dropped Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) as custodian after Intesa San Paolo’s (ISP) acquisition of the firm’s custodian business led to conflicts of interests in their manager line-ups.
Expansion to drive asset management M&A
GLOBAL – Expansion will become the dominant driving force of mergers and acquisitions in the global asset management sector, according to Jefferies Putnam Lovell.
Mustier quits SGAM amid insider trading probe
FRANCE – Jean-Pierre Mustier, a 22-year veteran at Société Générale (SocGen), and head of the firm’s asset management and private banking arms, has resigned amid allegations of insider trading.
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