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NewsHammersmith prepares for 2009 adviser search
[13:15 CET 03-12] UK – The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is to begin looking for a new investment consultant for its £432m (€512m) pension fund, to be appointed early next year.
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Shropshire to add second global bond portfolio
[17:20 CET 01-12] UK – Shropshire County Council is seeking a fund manager to runs a second global bond portfolio for its £750m (€890m) pension fund.
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Nottingham signs Barnett Waddingham
[16: 40 CET 24-11] UK – Nottingham County Council has appointed Barnett Waddingham to take over responsibility for actuarial services from Mercer Consulting.
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SSgA wins Hillingdon's multi-asset mandate
[14:00 CET 19-11] UK – The London Borough of Hillingdon has appointed State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run a passive multi-asset portfolio for its £504.3m (€599m) pension fund.
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Special ReportLong on intentions but short on deliverables
In the first of a series of articles on a new study, Amin Rajan argues that Europe’s pension landscape is not fit for purpose post the credit crisis
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FeaturesThe fetters come off
Until now, Sweden’s AP7 has not had the benefit of a level playing field. That is about to change, finds George Coats
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Tempered optimism across Europe
IPE asked six pension organisations across Europe: ‘How have you been affected by the recent market turmoil?’ Interviews conducted by Nina Röhrbein/Liam Kennedy/George Coats
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FeaturesTemperature gauge
One of the many consequences of Lehman Brothers’ collapse just a few long weeks ago was that it highlighted the various counterparty risks to which pension funds and managers are exposed.
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HGB gets a facelift
German accounting reform will make book reserve pensions less attractive and will give Pensionsfonds the advantage over CTAs
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Special ReportRoom at the halfway house
With pan-European pension vehicles a distant vision, simpler cross-border schemes may be the way ahead, finds Gail Moss
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FeaturesPressure to re-bundle
Liam Kennedy concludes that the German version of fiduciary management will look different from its Dutch counterpart
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More than a compound noun
Iain Morse assesses trends in Germany’s Depotbank and master KAG segments
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FeaturesThe Swiss see calm amid the storm
As the US-centric credit crunch places some of its leading financial institutions, like UBS, under real stress, Nina Röhrbein reports on the usually sedate world of Swiss asset management
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FeaturesNo alternative to alternatives
Despite market turbulence having a negative impact on returns, diversification is set to increase after a regulations are relaxed, says Emma Oakman
