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Cox to chair Association of Pension Lawyers
UK - Linklaters' pension partner Tim Cox taken over from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s David Pollard as chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers.
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Janus says international chief Garland resigns
GLOBAL – Richard Garland has resigned as chief executive of Janus International and managing director of Janus Global Adviser, the company said.
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German fund tenders real estate via IPE-Quest
GERMANY – A German pension fund is looking for a real estate manager via IPE-Quest.
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UK’s Lewisham tenders E585.8m mandates
UK – The London Borough of Lewisham’s pension fund is tendering three mandates totalling 409 million pounds (585.8 million pounds).
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Danish consultant tenders 2 mandates on IPE-Quest
DENMARK – Consultant Kirstein Finans is tendering two mandates for a Danish client via IPE-Quest.
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Mercer buys Nordic consultant Benefit Network
NORDIC – Mercer Human Resource Consulting is expanding in Norway and Sweden, having entered definite agreements to acquire parts of Benefit Network ASA and Benefit Network Consulting AS.
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Putnam reaches agreement with SEC
US – Putnam Investments has reached agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over its alleged failure to control the market timing activities of some of its staff.
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State Street names pension accounting head
UK – State Street has appointed Jerry Neudegg as head of its pensions accounting team in London, a new role.
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Credit Suisse opens Moscow office
RUSSIA – Credit Suisse has expanded its activities to Russia, opening a new office in Moscow to serve clients investing internationally.
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UK’s GAD uncertain about client payments
UK - The Government Actuary’s Department says it has trimmed spending due to uncertain client payments.
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PWC hires from Mercer, Towers Perrin
UK – Consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has made six human resources appointments, including new hires from Mercer and Towers Perrin.
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Dutch fund tenders fixed income via IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund is looking for managers for two fixed income mandates via IPE-Quest.
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HSBC tops new R&M survey of trustee banks
UK – R&M Consultants have released the results of its first survey of trustee and depositary banks – which shows that HSBC is the top choice of investment managers.
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Watson Wyatt & Co. cautious about revenues
GLOBAL – Consulting firm Watson Wyatt & Co. says it is cautious about the outlook for revenues in the 2004 fiscal year.
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Swiss consultant tenders 3 mandates via IPE-Quest
SWITZERLAND – Swiss consultant Complementa Investment-Controlling has tendered three mandates worth up to 200 million dollars via IPE-Quest.
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Chile’s Piñera sees growing global PAYG crisis
GLOBAL – The architect of Chile’s pension reform, José Piñera, says demographic “megatrends” will accelerate the crisis in pay-as-you-go pension systems.
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Aon buys Dutch actuary Consultas from ABN Amro
GLOBAL – Aon has completed its previously announced acquisition of Dutch actuarial consulting firm Consultas from ABN Amro for an undisclosed sum.
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Netherlands’ TNO scheme opts for Hewitt
NETHERLANDS – The 1.2 billion-euro pension scheme of Dutch research institute TNO has chosen Hewitt Heijnis & Koelman as actuary and pensions consultant.
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Minister slams UK pension managers on activism
UK – The UK’s trade and industry minister, Patricia Hewitt, has criticised the lack of shareholder activism among pension fund managers.
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Bank of Ireland boosts UK institutional team
UK – Bank of Ireland Asset Management UK has expanded its client services team with the appointment of Alice O’ Dowd.
