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Hackney seeks actuary and property manager
UK – The London borough of Hackney is looking for an actuarial consultant and a property fund manager for its 340 million-pound (486 million euro) pension fund.
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Higham Black Mountain names senior actuary
UK – Higham Black Mountain is expanding its pension administration and consultancy services with the addition of Paul Jayson.
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Mercer makes four top European appointments
EUROPE - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has made four senior appointments to its international consulting team, including two new hires.
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Aon loses out to Hewitt at De La Rue
UK – Bank note maker De La Rue has hired Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow to handle the administration of its 740 million-euro pension scheme – resulting in a loss of business for Aon Consulting.
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Jardine Lloyd names Glasgow office head
UK - Jardine Lloyd Thompson has hired Roger MacNicol from KPMG to head its Glasgow office.
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M&G gains almost E1bn in institutional funds
UK – M&G says it saw net institutional fund inflows of 704 million pounds (996 million euros) in the first six months of 2003.
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ISIS hit by shift from balanced mandates
UK - ISIS Asset Management says it has been hit by the trend away from balanced mandates.
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Aviva’s Morley and Hibernian eye consolidation
IRELAND/UK – A consolidation of Aviva’s two fund managers, Morley Fund Management and Hibernian Investment Managers looks to be on the cards.
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Mercer’s revenues rise 16% to $690m
US – Consulting firm Mercer has seen its quarterly revenues rise by 16% - though sister company Putnam Investments has posted lower revenues.
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University offers asset management degree
UK – With reports that talent is leaving the asset management industry, Brunel University is offering a finance MSc degree specialising in the subject – the first of its kind in the UK with a work placement.
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HSBC AM names Lyne as institutional director
UK – HSBC Asset Management has appointed Julian Lyne as director of institutional business.
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Allianz’s Pimco names UK fixed income head
UK – Pimco has named Rothschild Asset Management’s Michael Amey as its new head of UK fixed income.
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Northants seeks replacement for Watson
UK – Northamptonshire County Council pension fund has put out to tender a mandate for a scheme actuary to replace Watson Wyatt.
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UK managers want freedom from benchmarks – poll
UK – Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has found that most UK fund managers believe that benchmarking against an index prevents them from backing their best ideas and that so-called unconstrained mandates would lead to improved portfolio performance.
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Mercer opens new German investment consulting arm
GERMANY – Mercer Investment Consulting is to launch a new investment consulting practice in Germany.
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IPE sets up outstanding industry contribution award
EUROPE – IPE has opened nominations for the “Outstanding Industry Contribution”, to be declared at the annual IPE Awards on November 20 2003 in Amsterdam.
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EU capital directive could prompt industry shakeout, says consultant
The European Union’s third Capital Adequacy Directive (CAD 3) will distort profitability among European asset managers and force them to improve their risk management processes, a UK consultant predicts.
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Towers Perrin’s new appointment to global consulting team
UK – Towers Perrin has added to its global consulting group with the appointment of Gavin Watkins.
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Gartmore offers cautious option to institutions
UK – Gartmore will be offering a cautious managed fund to institutional investors as they seek to reduce volatility.
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Asset managers quit and turn backs on industry – survey finds
UK – More fund managers are leaving the industry than at any point in the past seven years, reveals a survey by consultants Watson Wyatt.
