Asset Managers – Page 302
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SSGA names Europe balanced head
FRANCE – State Street Global Advisors has appointed Frederic Dodard to the new role of head of balanced portfolio management for Europe.
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Finland “clouded” by ageing – report
FINLAND – Finland’s long-term outlook is not only “clouded” by the imminent ageing of the population – but the pension reform set to come in next year is insufficient, says a new report.
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Call for “predictable” Swiss pension rate
SWITZERLAND - Swiss pension funds should see their real coverage ratio as 10-15% lower than their technical estimate, a consultant has warned – calling for a “predictable minimum interest rate policy”.
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AP3 warns on costs of Swedish governance code
SWEDEN – Tredje AP-fonden, the 16.6 billion-euro Third Swedish National Pension Fund, has said Sweden’s proposed new corporate governance code may lead to higher costs.
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German institutional funds up 3.6%, BVI says
GERMANY - Despite lacklustre financial markets, the volume of German institutional funds, or Spezialfonds, saw an increase of 3.6% in the first nine months of this year, statistics from German fund industry association BVI show.
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UBS asset management profit slips 20%
GLOBAL – Pre-tax profit at UBS Global Asset Management has slipped almost 20% in the third quarter despite three billion Swiss francs (1.9 billion euros) of new institutional business.
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Deloitte unveils pension pooling for multinationals
EUROPE - Professional services firm Deloitte has launched a pension pooling offering and said it is working with consumer products group Unilever on implementing pooling in practice.
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Germany: Universal adds E5bn institutional AUM
GERMANY - Universal Investment, a German provider of institutional funds, or Spezialfonds, said net inflows to the funds totalled 5.4 billion euros in the first nine months of this year – the highest of any provider based on statistics from German fund industry association BVI.
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Deutsche asset strategy queried amid AUM slump
GERMANY – Deutsche Bank’s asset management strategy has come under scrutiny in the wake of disclosures that its institutional fund arm DeAM lost 13 billion euros in assets in the third quarter.
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Features
Is passive passé?
Passive investment in equities is often seen as synonymous with indexation, a ‘low risk’ approach to investment that also has the advantage of low fees. However, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing and nowhere is this morew true than in the world of investment. During the TMT boom, ...
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USS, PGGM in broker research initiative
EUROPE - Two of Europe's largest pension funds, the UK's USS and the Netherlands' PGGM are among the founding members of an initiative to challenge sell-side research.
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Deutsche chief signals possible asset job cull
GERMANY - Rolf Breuer, chairman of Deutsche Bank’s supervisory board, has signalled further job cuts the bank – possibly in its investment banking and asset management businesses – as it scrambles to meet profit targets.
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Lothian scheme looking for consultants
UK - The two billion-pound (2.87 billion-euro) Lothian Pension Fund is looking for two consultants for asset liability studies and strategic advice.
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UK’s protection fund seeks investment head
UK – The Pension Protection Fund has advertised for a director of investment and finance to oversee its assets and resources.
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Mercer parent Q3 earnings delayed amid probe
GLOBAL – Marsh & McLennan Companies, the parent of pension consulting firm Mercer, has delayed its third-quarter earnings report amid a regulatory probe that has already cost its chief executive his job.
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Nordea asset management revenues slip
NORDIC – Nordea has seen its asset management revenues edge down on a sequential basis – although institutional client assets are slightly higher.
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New framework may change Dutch funds’ asset mix
NETHERLANDS - The new supervisory framework for Dutch pension funds and insurers may lead to a move out of equities and into bonds, experts have suggested – though the government doesn’t plan to change its bond issuance strategy.
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European asset managers boost profits – study
EUROPE - European asset managers were able to moderately improve their profitability and efficiency last year, according to a new study by the German arm of consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
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ADAM gains E9bn and changes name
EUROPE – Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, recording a nine billion-euro net asset inflow in the first half, has announced that it will change its name.
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New French and UK members for EFRP
EUROPE - The French asset management association and the UK insurance industry body have been named as full members of the European Federation for Retirement Provision.
