Advisers – Page 187
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Switzerland: consultancy still a local affair
Local consultancy firms still dominate the Swiss market although international houses are gaining market share. At a time when new regulations are forcing pension funds to go through an analytical process to put in place an investment strategy that follows the prudent man rule, opportunities for consultants have increased. Domestic ...
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UK: investment advice part of the package
The UK consultancy market is probably one of the most dynamic in Europe. The large size of the pension fund industry in terms of both number of schemes and assets under management, makes the UK a very attractive playing field for consultancy professionals . Investment consulting is now seen as ...
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Aon boosts London consulting practice
Aon Consulting in London has announced a major expansion of its UK investment consulting practice with a raft of appointments.....plus the weeks major pensions and investment industry moves...
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Nordea knits together life & pensions business
NORWAY – Scandinavian financial services group Nordea is integrating its life insurance and pensions businesses in Norway...
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Mercer opens Norway office
NORWAY/FINLAND - Consultant William M. Mercer has opened a Norwegian office and is set to double the size of its Finnish operations...
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Corporate giants question research independence
EUROPE – Europe's largest corporations are growing increasingly disenchanted with the independence of broker analysts involved in corporate transactions...
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Singer & Friedlander scoops European equity briefs
UK – Singer & Friedlander Investment Management (SFIM) has picked up continental European large cap equity mandates worth around £45m (e71m)...
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Schroders joins stakeholder race
UK – The investment group Schroders, with £140bn (e220bn) of assets under management, is offering an institutional stakeholder pension scheme, as part of its defined contribution (DC) services.
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Swedish church awards SEK65m global mandate
SWEDEN – The SEK130m (e14.6m) diocese of Skara, part of the Lutheran church of Sweden, has awarded a SEK65m global balanced brief...
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Government gets 'ruff' idea on stakeholder
UK - Only a quarter of adults have heard of stakeholder pensions...government launches ad campaign featuring talking dogs to boost profile...
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Swiss Life scoops balanced briefs
UK – Swiss Life Asset Management UK has been appointed to three balanced mixed fund mandates worth £12.4m (e19.4m) in total.
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Allianz's All Net brings in Heiligers
All Net, the international employee benefit network of Germany’s Allianz Group has appointed Rob Heiligers as regional director for UK, Ireland and France...
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Worcestershire outsources to Mercer
UK - The £830m (e1.3bn) Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund has appointed William M Mercer as its actuarial consultant...
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FOX may run free this summer
FINLAND – The Finnish Traded Stock Index (FOX) is to tighten its stock weighting rules and is also likely to adopt free float as its basis for overall calculation by August 1, 2001.
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Pecoma launches pooled pension plan
LUXEMBOURG - Pensions consultant Pecoma International is to launch a new pooled retirement vehicle ‘Luxpension’ this spring for small and medium sized enterprises...
