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Executives’ pension plans under EU scrutiny
EUROPE – The European Parliament’s rapporteur on the new transparency directive has called for the details of corporate executives’ pension plans to be disclosed.
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Ten managers hit as Belgacom closes
BELGIUM – The ten fund managers for Belgacom’s 3.6 billion-euro pension fund are to lose their mandates as the assets are handed over to the state.
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Asset managers seek credit market best practice
EUROPE – More than 25 of Europe’s largest investment management companies, including PGGM and ABP Investments, have published a consultation paper aimed at improving standards in Europe’s credit market.
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MLIM names Buckle as a fixed income director
UK – Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has bolstered its fixed income team with the appointment of David Buckle as director.
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Consultants blamed for asset-liability problems
GERMANY – The problem of pension fund assets showing little relation to liabilities is mainly due to consultants, according to a top executive at Deutsche Asset Management.
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Fortis Investments names head of Italian sales
ITALY – Fortis Investments has appointed a new head of sales for the Italian and Mediterranean market.
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Watson Wyatt calls for “dynamic” asset strategy
NETHERLANDS – The head of Watson Wyatt’s Dutch investment consulting practice, Gerard Roelofs, has called for a “dynamic” approach to strategic asset allocation.
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Robeco’s van Duijn: world bull market underway
NETHERLANDS – The chief strategist of Robeco, Jacob van Duijn, says he favours emerging markets and equities – and that a global bull market has now started.
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JPMorgan bolster Master KAG team
GERMANY – J P Morgan Fonds Service GmbH has bolstered its Master KAG team with the appointment of Joachim Treppner.
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MLIM's ex-Alpha team, Majedie, win first pension mandate
UK – Majedie Asset Management, the investment company established by five former Merrill Lynch Investment Managers employees, has won its first institutional mandate.
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Northern Trust to open Luxembourg office
LUXEMBOURG – Northern Trust is to launch a funds services business in Luxembourg.
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EAMA calls for managers to advise clients
FRANCE - The president of the European Asset Management Association (EAMA) says it is not just consultants who can advise clients.
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Call for European asset management directive
FRANCE - The head of the French asset management association has called for a European asset management directive.
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No change in investment strategy for UK employers
UK – UK employers are not planning on changing their investment strategy and are confident that they will ride out current pensions difficulties, according to research by Aon Consulting.
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Julius Baer asset management head Schuhen leaves
SWITZERLAND – Veit Schuhen, head of asset management at Julius Baer, has left the firm after only 10 months following “conflicting viewpoints”.
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Degussa revamps pension fund, tenders mandates
GERMANY – German chemical company Degussa has re-organised its 2.4 billion-euro pension fund resulting in six mandates being put out to tender.
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ABN AMRO Asset Management appoints new head
NETHERLANDS – Huibert Boumeester has been appointed to head up ABN AMRO Asset Management.
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Pension allocation to property under discussion
US – The amount pension funds should allocate to real estate has come under discussion by pundits at the Pensions Real Estate Association’s conference in Boston.
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Hewitt bolsters UK investment team
UK – Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has bolstered its investment team with the appointment of Anne Freeman and John Belgrove.
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AP1 names seven managers for E656m Asia brief
SWEDEN – Sweden’s first national pension fund, Första AP-fonden or AP1, has appointed seven managers for its actively managed Asia-Pacific equity portfolio.
