Advisers – Page 59

  • News

    Watson Wyatt poaches from Goldman

    2007-11-27T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CET 27-11] GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt has persuaded Paul Richards, head of consultant relations (ex-US) at Goldman Sachs, to join its global manager research team as a ‘sustainability’ expert.

  • News

    Hewitt strengthens presence in Austria

    2007-11-23T10:00:00Z

    [11:00 CET 23-11] AUSTRIA – Hewitt has signed a co-operation agreement with the Austrian firm ‘Benefit Consulting’ to increase its exposure in Austria.

  • News

    Flexibility deters schemes from fiduciary management - KPMG

    2007-11-21T14:00:00Z

    [15:00 CET 21-11] NETHERLANDS - Doubts about managers’ ability to deliver flexibility prevent many Dutch pension funds from choosing fiduciary management, claims accountancy advisory firm KPMG.

  • News

    Mercer plans catch up with Höfer merger (Updated)

    2007-11-21T13:00:00Z

    [Updated at 15:10 CET 21-11] GERMANY - Mercer Germany's Frankfurt-based operation and German pension consultant Höfer Vorsorge-Management are discussing a possible merger.

  • News

    Hewitt eyes risk as Watson Wyatt looks to DC

    2007-11-19T14:15:00Z

    [15:15 CET 19-11] UK/EUROPE - Consultancy firm Watson Wyatt has unveiled a pension provider research database services detailing how schemes operate across Europe, at the same time as rival firm Hewitt is turning its attention to enhancing pension funds' risk and reward potential.

  • Special Report

    How to raise pensions awareness

    November 2007 (Magazine)

    Alfred Kool suggests a way in which pension funds can organise the communication of information to their members in an efficient and professional way

  • News

    Norway seeks real estate expertise

    2007-11-09T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 09-11] NORWAY – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global has effectively confirmed its intention to invest in real estate by tendering for a real estate investment consultant.

  • News

    Aon closes Swedish investment consultancy

    2007-11-08T14:30:00Z

    [15:30 CET 08-11] SWEDEN – The global consulting company Aon has closed its investment strategy consultancy business in Stockholm following the departure of both Mats Langensjö and Martin Källström.

  • News

    Cardano replaces Hewitt at £3bn pension fund

    2007-11-07T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 07-11] UK – The newly-opened London office of Rotterdam-based consultant Cardano has won its first mandate, from the AstraZeneca pension fund.

  • News

    Free pension tracker to tackle info gap

    2007-11-07T14:30:00Z

    [15:30 CET 07-11] IRELAND – A free pensions tracker service has been launched by an Irish financial adviser firm which is designed to track down information on individuals’ past pensions.

  • News

    Deloitte under review at TPR

    2007-11-06T14:45:00Z

    [15:30 CET 06-11] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is tendering for a new internal auditor.

  • News

    HVB sells out pension consulting

    2007-11-05T15:10:00Z

    [16:10 CET 05-11] GERMANY – The Bavarian HypoVereinsbank (HVB) has sold parts of its subsidiary Pension Consult in order to focus solely on Pensionsfonds.

  • Features

    Why invest in company x?

    November 2007 (Magazine)

    Kurt Schacht proposes additions and amendments to current practices in the business reporting model

  • News

    AP7 names portfolio revamp technology

    2007-10-30T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CET 30-10] SWEDEN – The Swedish buffer fund AP7 has applied the New Frontier Advisors' IT platform for its latest major strategic asset allocation review.

  • News

    Pensions Board creates actuarial panel

    2007-10-29T12:30:00Z

    [13:30 CET 29-10] IRELAND – The Pensions Board is seeking five to six actuarial consultancy firms for future projects.

  • News

    PPF seeks help to clean up scheme data

    2007-10-25T11:00:00Z

    [12:00 CEST 25-10] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is tendering for services to review data of incoming pension schemes.

  • News

    PwC to advise Norwegian fund on real estate

    2007-10-24T12:30:00Z

    [13:30 CEST 24-10] NORWAY – The Oslo-based branch of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was awarded the contract for advising the NOK2trn (€250bn) Norwegian government pension fund on tax issues related to real estate investments.

  • News

    Mercer hires European head of implemented consulting

    2007-10-16T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CEST 16-10] EUROPE – Michael Kinney joins Mercer to head its European implemented consultancy services.

  • News

    Kensington and Chelsea fund seeks consultant

    2007-10-16T13:38:00Z

    [14:40 CEST 16-10] UK – The £425m (€610m) Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea pension fund is seeking an investment consultant to assist with asset allocation and external manager appointments.

  • News

    Watson Wyatt makes first Nordic acquisition

    2007-10-12T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CEST 12-10] SWEDEN – Watson Wyatt is buying Oakbridge Consulting, a Swedish consultancy specialising in HR, to grow its Nordic business.