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Mercer declines comment on Oliver Wyman report
UK – Mercer has not denied newspaper reports that it is in talks to buy multinational financial services consultants Oliver, Wyman & Co. for 250 million dollars.
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Actuaries say bonds best for meeting liabilities
UK – The top actuarial body in the UK says inflation-linked bonds have the “highest probability” of meeting wage-linked liabilities.
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Axa Rosenberg wins European equity mandates
EUROPE – AXA Rosenberg has been appointed by two European pension funds, which together have committed almost 250 million euros to the pan-European small cap equity fund.
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Mercer reports growth figures for 2002
GLOBAL – Consultancy firm Mercer has reported a 2% increase in annual revenues for the period 2002, according to the year-end results of parent group Marsh & McLennan.
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New pensions consultant enters UK market
UK - Chris Edge, the erstwhile founder of Pavillion Asset Management and a former head of sales and marketing at Royal London Asset Management is set to switch hats by launching a new investment consultant into the UK institutional market next month.
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Dutch scheme tenders for e300m eurozone debt brief
NETHERLANDS – Dutch investment consultant Fortunis has announced a new RFP for an e300m Eurozone debt mandate on behalf of a Dutch pension fund client...
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Ex-KPMG pensions head Evers joins Aon
UK – Actuarial consultant Aon has hired Charles Evers, a former head of KPMG’s pensions practice, as a principal in its executive benefits practice.
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Honig to head Rabobank’s Robeco in France
FRANCE – Andre Honig has been named managing director of Robeco Gestions in Paris, the French arm of Dutch bank Rabobank’s asset management division.
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EC advisor to speak on European pension models
HUNGARY – An advisor on pensions to the Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate of the European Commission is among the speakers at a forum in Budapest that will discuss European pension models.
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UK’s L&G wins pension business from consultants
UK – UK insurer Legal & General says it is winning pensions business from fee-based consultants, as well as benefiting from pension funds’ switching to an indexed core with active satellite structure.
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Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow boosts UK investment team
UK – Consultancy firm Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has recruited four new members to its investment team following increased demand.
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Glasgow IM the worst UK fund manager – HSBC
UK – The HSBC Actuaries and Consultants’ annual survey of UK balanced pension fund managers reveals that Glasgow Investment Managers is the worst performing fund manager in the UK, with J P Morgan Fleming coming out top.
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Invesco hires DC experts from Deutsche, Mercers
UK – Invesco has hired the head of Deutsche Asset Management’s defined contributions sales and a European principal from Mercer Human Resource Consulting as it seeks to gain market share.
