Advisers – Page 63
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Features
A man who survived Barings' collapse
Jack Johnson retired at the end of last month as pension fund manager at the £1.4bn (€2bn) Berkshire county council pension scheme 12 years with the fund. George Coats interviewed him
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News
Mercer seeks 30 consultants for pension risk group
[15:59 CEST 11/06] EUROPE – Mercer is pooling its accounting, funding and investment expertise in a European Financial Strategy Group (FSG) to advise corporate clients on pension fund risks.
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Mercer calls for earlier selection input
[16:57 CEST 08/06] EUROPE - Pension funds seeking real estate fund managers need to get involved in selection process discussions at an earlier stage because the bespoke nature of mandates is becoming more complicated, according to consultants Mercer.
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Berkshire chooses actuary
[11:12 CEST 08/06] UK – The £1.4bn (€2.1bn) Berkshire pension fund has chosen Barnett Waddingham as its new actuary.
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Kent appoints UK equity manager
[17:04 CEST 06/06] UK – The £2.4bn (€3.6bn) Kent County Council Superannuation Scheme has finalised the restructuring of its UK equities portfolio by naming Invesco Perpetual.
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Features
Leading soundbites
IPE put these questions to a selection of leading asset managers active in the European market place. Here are their answers:
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Features
Getting the training right
The German financial industry is seeing an increasing shift towards professionalism, with specialist qualifications now becoming a necessity, says Peter König
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How travel broadens the returns
Global bond managers are favouring Asian markets on the back of the region’s economic renaissance. Richard Newell looks at the strategy followed by Franklin Templeton’s fixed income team
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Special Report
Boosting the research environment
A serious chunk of commission is available to those investment banks that can put together quality research on a growing number of extra-financial issues, writes Sophia Grene
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Features
The pros and cons of being niche
Ownership structure is one of the most important determining factors in the culture of a firm and provides an early signal as to what drives and motivates its leaders, says Paul Trickett
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Features
Back to front office
Tony Freeman discusses the technological challenges faced by fund managers today
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Features
The science behind the art
Recent analysis throws light on the decisions that fund managers make. Rick Di Mascio reports
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News
Westbrom taps LCP
[16:34 CEST 31/05] UK – The £58m (€85.2m) pension fund of West Bromwich Building Society has tapped Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) to provide pensions actuarial, investment and administration services, as well as corporate advice.
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German consultants deal could see investment arms merge
[17:05 CEST 29/05] GERMANY – Watson Wyatt’s planned acquisition of German pensions consultant Heissmann will not lead to any changes in top management at Heissmann, though the investment consulting arms of both firms will likely be merged, IPE has learned.
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Wednesday people roundup
[16:47 CEST 23/05] GLOBAL – BNP Paribas, SEB, Watson Wyatt, Hewitt, UBS, IXIS, Stenham, Dexia AM, Credit Suisse, Aberdeen AM, SWIP, Arlington, JLT.
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Watson Wyatt set to buy Heissmann
[14:55 CEST 22/05] EUROPE – Watson Wyatt is intending to take over the established German consultancy firm Dr Dr Heissmann.
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IPE-QUEST: Up to €74m for European equity
[13:15 CEST 21/05] GERMANY – A German corporate pension fund is looking for a manager for a $50-100m (to €74m) European equity mandate using IPE-QUEST.
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Time is running out on partial Parmalat deal
[17:08 CEST 17/05] EUROPE - Fresh calls are going out to European pension funds who may be interested in receiving a payout from a $50m (€37m) partial legal settlement related to the Parmalat collapse.
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Limit powers of Personal Accounts Board, stakeholders urge
[17:04 CEST 17/05] UK – Stakeholders in the pensions industry want the authorities managing and setting up the individual accounts scheme in the UK to have a very focused and narrow remit, according to a study by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).
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Wednesday people roundup
[13:10 CEST 16/05] GLOBAL – Hewitt, Watson Wyatt, UBS, SWIP, Aegon, Barnett Waddingham, F&C, PIC, Nevsky, Welllington, Deutsche Bank.
