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Italian pension funds under-estimate transition management

Global Pensions | 28 May 2010 | secure

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

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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

Global Pensions | 28 May 2010 | secure
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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.

Global Pensions | 16 Mar 2010 | secure

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GLOBAL – Featuring news from the US, France, UK, and the Netherlands.

Global Pensions | 04 Jan 2010 | secure
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Investing in BRIC and beyond

Caroline Allen looks at how strong emerging markets are driving interest from institutional investors

Global Pensions | 07 Dec 2009 | secure
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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.

Global Pensions | 23 Oct 2009 | secure
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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.

Global Pensions | 05 Oct 2009 | secure
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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.

Global Pensions | 25 Aug 2009 | secure
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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.

Global Pensions | 10 Aug 2009 | secure

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