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    US managers not waylaid by markets, says Mercer

    2001-06-18T06:00:00Z

    US - Despite the current worldwide down turn of the stock markets, US investment managers are largely staying on course rather than changing their business strategy, according to a recent survey by consultants William M Mercer....

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    Morley lands £1bn Marconi fund assets

    2001-06-18T05:52:00Z

    UK – Communications group Marconi has appointed Morley Fund Management to run a £1bn (e1.63bn) bond portfolio on behalf of its UK pension plan.

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    Finnish supervisory body names new MD

    2001-06-11T06:04:00Z

    Jukka Rantala has been named managing director of the Finnish Central Pension Security Institute (ETK), the supervisory body of earnings-related pensions.... And all the week's major people moves...

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    EMAC to take June 19 vote on pensions directive

    2001-06-11T06:03:00Z

    EUROPE - The European Monetary Affairs Committee (EMAC) has announced that it is to vote on and adopt the Karas report on the directive for occupational pension provision on June 19....

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    ISMA appoints new board at AGM

    2001-06-07T05:42:00Z

    LUXEMBOURG – Members of the Zurich based International Securities Market Association (ISMA) have elected a new member and re-appointed four existing members to the board of the association, at its annual general meeting in Luxembourg today (June 7)....

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    Mercer names O'Faherty as new Irish head

    2001-06-05T03:54:00Z

    IRELAND - Paul O’Faherty has been appointed as chief executive of consultant William M. Mercer in Dublin, effective from July 1....

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    Actuaries warn of Myners' one size fits all slant

    2001-06-04T05:38:00Z

    UK – The actuarial profession has become the latest in a line of pensions industry bodies to express concern over recommendations in the Myners Report on institutional investment...

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    SPC warns UK Treasury over damage to schemes

    2001-06-01T04:59:00Z

    UK – The UK Society of Pension Consultants has warned that hasty adoption of the Myners Report on institutional investing could lead to the demise of occupational pension schemes...

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    Mercer expands consultancy business east

    2001-05-30T06:27:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC/TURKEY – Human resource consulting firm, William M. Mercer, has opened new offices in Prague and Istanbul, expanding its presence in central Europe and Turkey to four offices.

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    Finnish consultancy restructures to become Silta

    2001-05-29T10:19:00Z

    FINLAND – The Helsinki based actuarial consultancy and pension scheme administrator, Pension Service (EPS) has undergone a radical re-structuring and changed its name to Silta....

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    Mellon chief quits to join AXA

    2001-05-25T05:38:00Z

    Christopher Condron, president and chief operating officer of Pittsburgh based Mellon Financial Corporation, has resigned to join New York based AXA Financial.....and all this week's major people moves...

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    Pension funds to make up 40% of hedge fund capital

    2001-05-25T05:34:00Z

    EUROPE – Corporate pension funds are planning to boost investment in hedge funds and are likely to comprise some 40% of hedge fund source capital by the end of the year, second only to private investors, according to a survey published by Goldman Sachs....

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    Cross-border joint ventures wane, says Cerulli

    2001-05-24T05:59:00Z

    UK/US – The number of cross-border fund management joint ventures between US or UK fund managers and their counterparts worldwide dropped dramatically to 13 last year, compared to its peak of 26 in 1999, according to research and consultancy firm Cerulli Associates (CA)....

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    SEI hosts UK trustee summer seminars

    2001-05-24T02:37:00Z

    UK – Manager of managers firm, SEI Investments, will host a series of seminars around Britain addressing investment issues for pension funds in June and July. The seminars are aimed at trustees and investment committee members of pension funds...

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    Thomas Murray appoints investor services director

    2001-05-23T05:38:00Z

    UK - Aidan Dennis has been appointed as a director of investor services at London based information, ratings and research company Thomas Murray....

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    Irish e6.5bn fund tenders for custodian

    2001-05-23T04:35:00Z

    IRELAND – Consultant Bacon & Woodrow has been appointed to advise the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) on the selection of a global custodian for the e6.5bn National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF)....

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    UK consultant appoints four new partners

    2001-05-21T06:22:00Z

    UK – Rachel Evans has been promoted as a partner at Amersham based actuary and consultancy Barnett Waddingham, the first non-actuary partner in the company.

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    France's FIXAGE boosts consultancy team

    2001-05-18T12:36:00Z

    FRANCE – Paris based actuarial consultant FIXAGE has boosted its épargne salariale and social protection division with the appointment of two new senior consultants from the French investment and insurance arena....

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    Luxembourg multi-manager fund targets institutions

    2001-05-18T12:03:00Z

    LUXEMBOURG – Premium Select Lux, the Luxembourg based multi-manager outfit, has unveiled a new multi-manager fund family for institutional and high net worth individuals....

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    NAPF chairman exits with European challenge

    2001-05-18T12:03:00Z

    UK/EUROPE – UK National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) outgoing chairman Alan Pickering has called for European pension systems to be based on four cornerstones – diversity, inclusiveness, simplicity and stability - in his opening address at today’s (May 17) NAPF Annual Conference in Birmingham....