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Swedish pension funds pool SKr200m mandate
SWEDEN – Stockholm based Carlson Investment Management has won a mandate to run an SKr 200m (€21m) Swedish equities portfolio for the so called G7-Group, a collaboration of seven southern Swedish municipality pension funds....
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Rothschild names new institutional client manager
UK – Rothschild Asset Management has appointed Marion Colverd as manager of its institutional client service team in London.
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Consultants call for better admin standards
UK – The Society of Pension Consultants (SPC) has called for a co-ordinated approach within the pensions industry to further raise pension scheme administration standards....
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FeaturesKottmann quits
Felix Kottmann has left leading Swiss consultant Complementa after nine years with the St Gallen-based firm to become an independent consultant to a number of Swiss pension funds and, more directly, the retirement schemes of the troubled Swissair group. Kottmann, who was a member of the executive committee, says: “After ...
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AXA Rosenberg wins £44m from Ciba scheme
UK – London based quantitative asset manager, Axa Rosenberg, has won a £44m (€71m) pan-European equity mandate from the £449m pension scheme of Ciba Specialty Chemicals UK….
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HypoVereinsbank lands German chemical sector deal
GERMANY – The Munich based financial services group, HypoVereinsbank (HVB), is to set up and manage the new industry-wide German chemical workers pension fund, as reported by IPE-Newsline on October 4....
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Russell poaches Towers consultants for London team
UK – Frank Russell Company (Russell) has poached two new consultants from rivals Towers Perrin for its institutional investment services team in London....
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Dellsperger becomes CSAM head of global equities
UK/GLOBAL – Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) UK has appointed Peter Dellsperger as head of global equities products in London, but with supervision and responsibility for teams in London, New York, Tokyo and Zurich....
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Punter Southall wins £67m BACS fund brief
UK – Pensions and benefits consultancy firm, Punter Southall, has been appointed as actuaries and administrators to the £67m (€107m) defined benefit (DB) pension fund of BACS, the global automated clearing house company....
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Watson Wyatt loses senior Swiss consultant
SWITZERLAND – Watson Wyatt in Switzerland has lost one of its senior investment consultants with the departure of Gioacchino Puglia to Swiss private bank Darier Hentsch....
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Only one in ten expect state pension to suffice
UK – Only one in ten adults in the UK expects to be able to live off the state pension, yet 39% have made no provision for their retirement, according to research undertaken by HSBC....
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Mercer has right chemistry for £50m DuPont mandate
UK – Chemical firm DuPontSA has appointed William M. Mercer as consultant and actuary for its new £50m (€80m) UK pension fund...
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US DB plans 'fine-tuning' portfolios, says Mercer
US - Defined benefit plan sponsors are fine-tuning their investment portfolios rather than making any dramatic changes, according to a survey by consultant William. M. Mercer....
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Punter Southall wins £85m fund advisory brief
UK – Consulting actuary firm Punter Southall has won the mandate to administer and advise on the £85m (€135m) defined benefit (DB) scheme of Oxford Instruments, a medical and superconductive equipment provider....
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German pensions consultant registers with US SEC
GERMANY/US – Siemens Financial Services (SFS) pension advisory team has become the first German pensions consultant to be registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
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Credit Suisse buys SLC Asset Management
UK - Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has acquired SLC Asset Management Group (SLCAM), the UK asset management subsidiary of Sun Life Financial of Canada, in a deal that will add around £11bn to CSAM’s assets under management.....
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Watsons pulls in new HR consultants from industry
UK – Watson Wyatt has boosted its eHR consulting team with the appointment of two new consultants from industry, Ranbir Heyre from Microsoft and Guy Riches from Infinium Software....
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AXA IM confirmed as GIPS compliant
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has been confirmed as compliant with GIPS - the Global Investment Performance Standards, as well as attaining the Association for Investment Management and Research’s (AIMR) PPS grade (Performance Presentation Standards)....
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Kottmann quits Complementa to go independent
SWITZERLAND - Felix Kottmann is leaving leading Swiss consultants Complementa after nine years with the St Gallen-based firm. Kottmann, who is a member of the executive committee, says: “After this time, I feel it is important to take a break and do something new. I think it is the ...
