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Invesco taps UBS’s Salzmann as Swiss head
SWITZERLAND - Invesco has named Marcel Salzmann, a former manager at rival UBS Global Asset Management, as its new head of Switzerland.
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UK's DWP slams uncertain DC outcomes
UK - The UK's Department for Work and Pensions says the growth in hybrid schemes may be driven in part by the "very uncertain outcomes" of defined contribution plans.
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TKP Pensioen real estate head retires
NETHERLANDS - TKP Pensioen’s head of real estate investments, Koos Gerlofs, has retired.
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Bank of New York VP Jelleff resigns
UK - Bank of New York vice president Sophie Jelleff has resigned after little more than a year with the securities services specialist.
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Half of Germans oppose mandatory pension saving
GERMANY - Half of the population in Germany is opposed to the idea of being forced to save for retirement either on the corporate or private level, according to a new study unveiled by German independent financial adviser MLP.
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AMF Pension names Björkén to fixed income role
SWEDEN – AMF Pension has rejigged its fixed income management, with Bengt Björkén become acting head of fixed income and Lars Aberg taking an ALM role.
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Multi-manager takes swipe at consultants
UK – Multi-management firm Investor Solutions has questioned the commitment of big consulting firms who are trying to break into the sector.
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Genschou to head Watson Wyatt in Stockholm
NORDIC – Watson Wyatt has formally named Arne Genschou to take over from Erik Linder-Aronson as head of its Stockholm office, its base in the Nordic region.
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Consultants’ insurance dilemma highlighted
US – The recent case bought against a consultant-owned insurer in the US has highlighted the increasing problems firms face in securing insurance coverage.
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Iceland: €2.7bn pension fund merger talks fail
ICELAND – Talks to engineer the merger of two of Iceland’s largest pension funds have proved abortive.
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IPE-QUEST: Swiss consultant tenders two mandates
SWITZERLAND – Lugano-based investment consultant Kieger has tendered two mandates worth up to a combined $100m on behalf of clients via IPE-Quest.
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Irish postal scheme in €1.6bn revamp
IRELAND – The €1.6bn pension scheme of the Irish postal service An Post has restructured its manager roster with the help of consulting firm Mercer.
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Watson Wyatt denies staff exodus
UK - Watson Wyatt has denied that staff are leaving en masse following its acquisition by its US affiliate Watson Wyatt & Co.
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Norway’s Kvaerner embroiled in UK pension row
UK – Norwegian industrial holding group Kvaerner ASA has become embroiled in a row over its relationship to the Kvaerner Pension Fund (KPF), the UK pension plan of the former Trafalgar House.
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Mercer hires Clarke for European research
EUROPE – Mercer Investment Consulting says it has hired Watson Wyatt’s Debbie Clark as a member of its European manager research team.
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Unilever Denmark pension chairman leaves
DENMARK – Ole Lemvigh has taken over as chairman of Unilever’s €120m Danish pension fund from Frank Andersen.
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Dutch schemes ‘prefer internal supervision’
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch pensions industry is resisting the appointment of external supervisors amid negotiations for a code for corporate governance, according to reports.
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Pioneer taps Morley's Yiannakou for institutions
UK - Pioneer Investments has hired Morley Fund Management's Chris Yiannakou as consultant relations manager as it seeks to boost its institutional business.
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Skanska scheme taps Standard Life for bonds
UK – The £210m (€308m) pension fund of construction company Skanska UK has invested £80m to fund a pooled specialist UK bond portfolio with Standard Life Investments.
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Reuters awards custody to Bank of NY in revamp
UK - The £650m (€953m) Reuters Pension Fund, the main UK scheme of the news and data group, has awarded a custody mandate to the Bank of New York after a revamp.
