All IPE articles in August 2001 (Online) – Page 5
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Majority of firms will contribute to stakeholder
UK - The overwhelming majority of UK small and medium companies will make contributions to stakeholder pensions – despite any legal obligation to do so, according to UK employee benefits and corporate pensions consultancy firm, PIFC....
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European hedge fund investment to rise by 500%
EUROPE/HEDGE FUNDS - European investment in hedge funds is expected to grow by around 500% in the coming years, with pension funds and insurance companies representing over three quarters of the new users of the asset class, according to research published today (August 9) by asset management research firm ...
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Dutch to change law on M&A pension rights
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch parliament looks set to ratify European legislation on pension transfer rights in the event of company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) next month, following a favourable decision by the country’s second and most powerful legislative chamber.....
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Hermes lands £220m passive brief from Croydon
UK – The £400m (e645m) London Borough of Croydon pension fund has chosen Hermes Investment Management to run a £220 million FTSE 100 indexed portfolio following a head to head with two other investment management firms....
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Luxembourg to reduce funds subscription tax
LUXEMBOURG – A proposal to reduce the annual subscription tax from 0.06% to 0.05% that investment funds in Luxembourg pay on their net assets under management is included in the draft budget for 2002 to go before parliament in September....
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Settelmeyer leads Russell/Mellon in Europe
UK/EUROPE - Russell/Mellon Analytical Services has appointed Fred Settelmeyer as managing director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa......
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Law firm creates pensions dispute forum
UK – Law firm Linklaters' Pensions Litigation Group has launched a unique Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) training initiative, to provide practical advice to clients on IDR....
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UK pensions policy risks 'unravelling', says IPPR
UK - The government’s current pensions policy is at risk of unravelling, according to a report launched today (Aug 8) by IPPR, a leading UK centre-left think tank....
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Irish managed funds post 5.5% in Q2
IRELAND – Managed pension funds in Ireland returned an average of 5.5% in the second quarter of this year, according to Mercer’s quarterly pension pooled fund survey....
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Pension funds in decline says Dutch regulator
NETHERLANDS – The total number of registered pension funds in Holland declined in 2000 to 986 from 1,014 in 1999, according to figures released in its annual report by the Dutch supervisory body Pensions & Verzekeringskamer (PVK)....
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ATS23bn Austrian fund selects seven new managers
AUSTRIA – The Vienna based ATS23bn (e1.7bn) Vereinigte Pensionskasse has appointed a new roster of seven investment managers, including five international firms, to manage ATS8bn in assets under a new multi-manager, multi-style approach....
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TASS records largest ever hedge fund inflows
HEDGE FUNDS - The second quarter of this year saw hedge funds receive their largest inflow of assets in a single quarter since records began, according to figures compiled by hedge fund research outfit TASS.
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AIMR membership passes the 50,000 mark
US – Membership of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), the world’s largest association of investment professionals, has exceeded the 50,000 mark....
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Japan joins global alternative investment body
UK/GLOBAL – The London based Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has created a new chapter in Japan, bringing the number of chapters worldwide to five....
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DeAM reshuffle precedes Europe high yield launch
UK/US – Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has reshuffled a number of key staff members in its bond teams between the US and London as part of a strategy to strengthen its fixed income capabilities....
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Toner quits Salomons for UBS Warburg
UK/EUROPE – Ian Toner has joined UBS Warburg as European head of marketing and distribution management, moving from Salomon Smith Barney (SSB), where he was global head of marketing for global index systems....
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Robeco advises institutions to switch bond indices
NETHERLANDS – Dutch institutional investment manager Robeco has advised its institutional clients holding euro denominated fixed-interest investments to replace the current government loans index with an index consisting of both government loans and credits.....
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Mellon adds Lamere to executive management group
US - Mellon Financial Corporation has named David Lamere as the latest addition to the group’s now eight-member Executive Management Group, the firms most senior management body, which sets corporate strategies and policies and oversees day-to-day operations....
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Smaller companies face £2.5bn in stakeholder fines
UK – As much as 22% of smaller companies – those employing between five and 10 staff - could incur government fines to a total value of £2.5bn (€4bn) for not having stakeholder pension arrangements in place in time...
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Royal London gets Carter as CIO
UK – Independent investment management company, Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has a new chief investment officer, Andrew Carter.
