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US pension funds no longer the big boys

In 2000, US pension funds dominated the top 20 list of the largest pension funds in the world but a new study has found that in 2005, Asian and European pension funds have taken over. The 2005 joint survey by Watson Wyatt and US publication Pensions ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... UK the Trades Union Council is now talking about imposing restrictions on PE allocations among their constituent pension funds, notwithstanding the problems this may cause trustees regarding their fiduciary duties.

RBC Dexia ranked number one global custodian, again

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... results are voted upon by clients themselves." The annual R&M Survey is based on responses from investment managers, pension funds, charities and other financial institutions around the world. The UK-based survey measures clients' satisfaction with the ...

...meanwhile hedge fund sector returns can be synthesised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
... outcomes. "I was shocked the explanatory power was so high," he said. Brakke is in Australia explaining his concept to pension funds. He said while its only early in the life cycle of the new SSgA concept, its already creating "positive reaction because ...

Global pension fund assets hit A$30 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... pension fund market accounting for one-quarter of global pension assets, the survey revealed. Australian and Irish pension funds reported the highest increase during 2006. Overall, equities make up 60 per cent of assets, up from 52 per cent in 1996. ...

Past performance still a bad future indicator: S&P

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... analysis measures predominantly single manager mutual funds, which is quite different to measuring multi-manager pension funds familiar to most Australian super fund investors.

UK funds earn 8.8 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... the fourth consecutive calendar year of positive investment performance. Over four years to December, Mellon said pension funds achieved an estimated return of 13.4 per cent per annum, which is more than 10 per cent after adjusting for inflation. Daniel ...

Canadian pension funds score 12.9 per cent

Canadian pension funds returned a healthy 12.9 per cent for their CAD$340 billion in funds under management in the year ended 31 December 2006, according to global investor services group RBC Dexia Investor Services. "With many of the world's major ...

Investors want cash from companies

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
... buybacks, dividends or cash acquisitions instead of using the funds for capital spending, retiring debt or topping up pension funds. This is up from 44 per cent in December. The global survey of 223 fund managers also outlines a preference to see companies ...

NSW Bookmakers and Perpetual top super tables

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... cent over the last 12 months. Keevers said the data also looked attractive for allocated pensions. "For allocated pension funds, the October 2006 Rainmaker/SelectingSuper Balanced Option Index over one, three and five years stands at 15.6 per cent, 13.6 ...