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FeaturesLooking for more diversification
The civil servants’ scheme is searching for both an investment consultant and a new CEO to lead a diversification of its investment universe. George Coats reports
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FeaturesWaiting for a breakthrough
Investment consultants has seen little change since the 2003 reforms but actuaries find business is booming, says Rachel Fixsen
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Capita Hartshead moves into investment advice
[16:40 CEST 31-03] UK – Capita Hartshead has launched a new investment consultancy service that aims to provide a range of advice services for both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes.
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North Yorks seeks actuary as Lothian reappoints SLI
[16:35 CET 19-03] UK – North Yorkshire County Council has issued a tender for a provider of actuarial services for its £1.2bn (€1.5bn) pension fund.
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'Tackle weak links' – Ambachtsheer
[15:00 CET 14-03] GLOBAL – Tackling weak links such as herding and poor integration across key functions could help pension funds prevent falling trap to further ‘predictable surprises’, according to pension expert Keith Ambachtsheer.
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Generali goes after Austrian pensions business
[15:00 CET 13-03] AUSTRIA – Hemma Massera, former head of actuarial and benefit consultant Greco, joins Generali to head a new unit specialised in occupational pension products.
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Trustees need help with wind-up deadline
[14:50 CET 10-03] UK – A joint consultation statement on the winding-up of pension schemes has been criticised by Hymans Robertson for failing to explain how trustees are expected to complete the process within two years.
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FeaturesDealing with external advisers
IPE asked three pension services – in Germany, the UK and Poland – the same question: ‘How do you make use of consultants?’ Here are their answers
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NewsInvestment consultants given thumbs up
[12:00 CET 07-03] UK – Investment consultants have been given a resounding vote of approval by UK pension funds for services delivered, but questions have been raised about their value for money along with the need for improve communications.
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Hewitt reveals details of its delegated consulting future
[11:00 CET 05-03] GLOBAL - Hewitt is to offer pooled liability matching fund and a diversified growth fund as part of its move to what it terms delegated consulting, the firm has confirmed.
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MLP strengthens occupational pension position
[16:40 CET 04-03] GERMANY – Financial services group MLP has acquired pension consultant TPC for an undisclosed sum.
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Barnett Waddingham expands
[16:35 CET 03-03] UK – Barnett Waddingham, the UK-based actuarial consultancy company, has bought fellow consulting actuary Garvins for an undisclosed amoun
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FeaturesOverdue for an overhaul
International accounting standards have served pensions accounting well, but it is time for an update, argues Andrew Lennard
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Fiduciary roles
Fiduciary management is now established in the Netherlands, but what role do consultants play when a fiduciary is appointed? Pirkko Juntunen investigated
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Dividing core tasks
The increasingly complexity of the pensions environment is driving trustees to look at outsourcing more of their fund services. Rachel Fixsen reports
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FeaturesThe consulting kaleidoscope
Investment consultants, asset managers and investment banks are increasingly operating on each other’s territory. Rachel Fixsen charts the overlapping boundaries in the advice market and canvasses views on how potential conflicts of interest can be managed
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Special ReportInvestment consultants forum
Liam Kennedy spoke to senior figures from Hewitt, Mercer and Watson Wyatt about the new partnership-based relationships that they are forging with their clients
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FeaturesMoving further afield
Entering a new market poses challenges. Nina Röhrbein assesses the factors required to make it a success
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The rise of the specialist adviser
Rachel Fixsen charts the emergence of niche consultants and advisers in the pensions advice market
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Looking for alternative advice
Pension funds and other institutional investors usually go to established consultants for advice about traditional investments. But where do they go for advice about alternative investments, and in particular, hedge funds? David White reports
