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Buck Heissmann buys Dutch consultant ConAct
NETHERLANDS- The Dutch arm of consultant Buck Heissmann has merged with the Houten-based actuarial consultants ConAct in a deal that doubles Buck Heissmann’s workforce to around twenty.
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Mercers replaces Watsons as Home Group advisor
UK- Mercers Human Resource Consulting has replaced rival Watson Wyatt as provider of actuarial and consulting services to the pension funds of housing provider Home Group.
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Philip Robinson leaves Watson Wyatt
UK- Philip Robinson, a senior investment consultant at Watson Wyatt, has left the consultancy firm to pursue other interests.
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Watsons to publish data on recommended managers
GLOBAL- Watson Wyatt is following the lead of rival consultant Mercer Human Resource Consulting with publication next January of data on performance of the managers it recommends.
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Mercers appoints head of Hungarian operation
HUNGARY- Mercer Human Resource Consulting has appointed Juzsef Pour as head of its Hungarian consulting operations. Dr Pour has been managing director of the management consultant Hay Group in Hungary having starting it eleven years ago.
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BGI set to lose out as Torfaen tenders e770m
UK- Torfaen County Borough council has put out to tender over half of its £730m (e1.14bn) Greater Gwent Pension Fund.
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CSAM adds to its UK institutional team
UK- Credit Suisse Asset Management has announced the appointment of Annabel Stephens who is joining the UK institutional marketing team. Stephens, who joins from Barclays, will be responsible for pooled pension fund client servicing and for consultant relations.
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CalPERS yet to name replacement for departing CEO
US- CalPERS, the US’s largest public pension fund, has yet to appoint a replacement CEO for James Burton who is leaving to become head of the World Gold Council.
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Mercers calls for greater pensions education
UK- Consultant Mercers has criticised the government and employers for failing to invest in educating pension scheme members saying it is one of the biggest problems facing the industry.
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Schroders set to retain e313m Yorkshire mandate
UK- The £1.3bn East Riding of Yorkshire pension fund has drawn up a shortlist of three investment managers to run a £200m (e313m) global active equity mandate. Schroders, the incumbent manager, is rumoured to have been retained to run the funds.
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Standard Life launches new Dollar cash fund
IRELAND- Standard Life Investments has launched a new US dollar money market fund to complement its Dublin-based sterling and Euro-denominated sub funds.
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Gissings launches attack on multi management
UK- Pension consultancy Gissings has attacked the practice of multi management accusing it of lacking transparency and the ability to provide tactical asset allocation as well as being straightforward consultancy but in a different guise.
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Mellon appoints consultant relationship manager
UK/EUROPE- Mellon Global Securities Services has appointed Amanda Field to its newly-created position of consultant relationship manager. Representing both Mellon European Fund Services and ABN Amro Mellon, Field will build contacts with the European consultant community.
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Nestor joins Citi as European institutional head
UK- Henderson Global Investors’ director of institutional marketing John Nestor is leaving to take up a position as head of Citigroup Asset Management’s institutional business in Europe.
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IPE launches new international recruitment service
GLOBAL- The publishers of Investment & Pensions Europe magazine (IPE) and sister news service IPE-Newsline.com have launched a new international recruitment service.
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MLIM and J Sainsbury settle underperformance claim
UK- Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and the £2.4bn (e3.8bn) pension fund of retailer J Sainsbury have avoided going to court over alleged underperformance following a settlement of an undisclosed amount. The supermarket group had been pursuing a claim from Merrills following the landmark payment made to Unilever last year.
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Watson Wyatt names Eyre as multinational advisor
UK– Watson Wyatt has appointed Peter Eyre as a senior consultant advising multinational clients on the management of their worldwide employee benefits programmes.
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Towers to promote Russell's multi management
UK- Consultant Towers Perrin has announced an alliance with Frank Russell under which it will promote the latter’s multi management product for its UK pension fund clients.
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Watson Wyatt hires First Quadrant's Robert Brown
UK- Consultant Watson Wyatt has appointed Robert Brown from First Quadrant as a senior consultant in its investment practice.
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Morley beefs up UK institutional team
UK - Morley Fund Management has beefed up its UK institutional team with the appointment of Angela Campbell as a consultant sales director and Andrew Richmond as a client relationship manager.
