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Italy the focus at European pension summit
ITALY – Italy is one of the main topics – alongside the pension fund directive – to be covered at the forthcoming European Pension Schemes Summit in Rome next month.
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Watson’s Pickering to discuss consultants
UK – Watson Wyatt partner Alan Pickering is to discuss the role of pension consultants at a conference in London in October.
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State Street names UK consultant relations head
UK – State Street has named Yvonne Franklin to head consultant relations in the UK.
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Hewitt ousts Mercer at Polestar pension scheme
UK – The 350 million-pound (504.2 million-euro) pension scheme of printing firm Polestar Group has awarded a pensions consulting job to Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow, resulting in a loss for rival Mercer.
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Janus names N. Europe institutional sales chief
EUROPE – Janus Capital has named Henrik Rox Hansen as institutional sales director for northern Europe.
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Brown Brothers Harriman targets European growth
UK - Privately-owned US bank Brown Brothers Harriman says it aims to set up a "direct custody facility" in the UK – as part of a move to boost its presence in Europe.
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Russell/Mellon CAPS hires ex-DeAM marketer Jasani
UK – Russell/Mellon CAPS has bolstered its marketing team with addition of Bella Jasani and Tony Novo.
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UK’s Singer says hit by consultants’ changes
UK – Banking and fund management firm Singer & Friedlander says it has lost several institutional mandates as a result of shifts in strategy by consultants and asset allocation by clients.
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Credit Suisse AM sees asset-allocation role
EUROPE – Institutional investors will increasingly seek asset-allocation advice from their fund managers rather than from their consultant, believes Credit Suisse Asset Management.
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Mercer hosts seminars on moving to DC
UK – Mercer Human Resource Consulting is hosting a series of half-day seminars on the challenge of moving to a defined contribution pension scheme.
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Railpen hires ex-ISIS director Watts
UK - Railpen Investments, the investment arm of the UK Railways Pension Trustee Co., has hired Polly Watts, a former director of institutional funds at ISIS Asset Management.
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Watson Wyatt Co. reveals “billing irregularities”
US – The US arm of pension consulting firm Watson Wyatt has postponed its fourth-quarter earnings report after disclosing “billing irregularities”.
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Hedge fund assets now almost $665bn – report
GLOBAL – Hedge fund assets are now almost 665 billion dollars, a record, according to Hedge Fund Research.
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BAA scheme in partial shift to enhanced indexing
UK – The pension scheme of international airports group, BAA, has moved some of its portfolio out of a passive strategy into an enhanced index strategy.
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SEI expands its institutional team
UK – SEI Investments has expanded its institutional team with the creation of three new roles, including a new appointment.
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Pension funds want fixed fees – Watson Wyatt
EUROPE – The head of Watson Wyatt’s European investment practice, Nick Watts, says there is a “strong appetite” among its pension fund clients for fixed investment-management fees.
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Mercer offers “alpha transport” derivatives idea
EUROPE – Mercer Investment Consulting is offering a new concept for pension fund managers that involves the use of derivatives in constructing portfolios of independent alpha and beta sources.
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Irish managed funds return over 2% in July
IRELAND – The average group pension managed fund in Ireland rose by more than two percent in July, according to new data.
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Mercer Oliver Wyman targets Nordic growth
SWEDEN – Mercer’s risk management consultancy arm, Mercer Oliver Wyman, is targeting growth in the Nordic region with the opening of an office in Stockholm.
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Study says derivatives can help pension crisis
GLOBAL – A new academic study says options can be used to make defined benefit pension schemes more sustainable.
