All IPE articles in August 2004 (Online) – Page 7
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Higham hires ex-Law Debenture pension head
UK – Richard Thomas, the former head of Law Debenture's pension fund trustee business, has joined pensions and life insurance services firm Higham Group.
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Mellon names UK pooled fund manager
UK - Mellon Global Investments has appointed David Holding to the new role of pooled fund account manager to its institutional pooled fund team.
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UK doctors in pension timebomb warning
UK – The UK’doctors’ association has warned that planned higher pensions for consultants could lead to a potential shortage of senior doctors.
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London exchange issues governance guide
UK – The London Stock Exchange has published a guide to corporate governance in association with consulting firm RSM Robson Rhodes.
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DeAM names European distribution head
UK - Deutsche Asset Management has appointed Insight Investments’ Mark Connolly to the new position of European head of institutional distribution, a new role.
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Morley unveils European property arm
UK - Morley Fund Management is to start an indirect property investment unit in continental Europe to “roll out” its UK property fund management business.
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Petroleum Fund funds seven new equity mandates
NORWAY – The 942.4 billion-crown (114.1 billion-euro) Petroleum Fund says it has funded seven new equity mandates - and that its second quarter return was –0.15%.
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Swiss pension funds return 1.8% in H1
SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension funds returned an average 1.8% in the first half of 2004 compared with 9.5% of the whole of 2003 the Swiss pension fund association, ASIP, and Watson Wyatt said.
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Ross Goobey out at Hermes Europe arm
UK - Alastair Ross Goobey, chairman of BT Pension Scheme-owned Hermes Focus Asset Management Europe, has stepped down over a perceived conflict of interest.
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Singer & Friedlander CEO Hodson stands down
UK – John Hodson is to stand down as chief executive of Singer & Friedlander after 12 years in the job and be replaced by finance director Tony Shearer.
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Fortis boosts Dublin prime fund solutions arm
IRELAND - Fortis Bank Information Banking has named new relationship managers for its Dublin prime fund solutions office.
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HSBC AM hires two European equity managers
UK - HSBC Asset Management has appointed Legal & General’s Simon Sharp and Lazard Asset Management’s Angus Parker as senior European equity portfolio managers in London.
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FEFSI says investment fund assets rise 7.1%
GLOBAL – European investment fund association FEFSI says worldwide investment fund assets worldwide rose 7.1% in the first quarter of 2004 to 11.8 trillion euros.
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ABP-SSGA alliance buys governance firm stake
NETHERLANDS/US – The venture partnership between Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP and State Street Global Advisors has bought a minority stake in US corporate governance firm GovernanceMetrics International.
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Sweden: AP3 returns 5.7% in first half
SWEDEN – The 151.9 billion-crown (16.5 billion-euro) Swedish buffer fund Tredje AP-fonden, whose new chief executive Kerstin Hessius joins next week, says it made a 5.7% return on its investments in the first half.
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Aegon’s Kappelle named pension tax professor
NETHERLANDS - Herman Kappelle, head of Aegon’s legal and fiscal affairs arm, has been appointed special professor of tax law on pensions at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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European pension funds' role in oil hike unclear
EUROPE - Contrasting views have emerged today about the impact of European pension funds on the current rising oil price.
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Northern Trust boosts European multinats team
EUROPE - Northern Trust has boosted its European multinational pension fund team with the appointment of Claire Steele as senior relationship manager.
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Prudent person remains at heart of Dutch code
NETHERLANDS – The so-called ‘prudent person’ principle of investment remains at the heart of the new Dutch code of pension fund governance.
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Consultant recognition key for Schroders – Fitch
UK – Recognition from investment consultants and improved investment performance are key for Schroder Investment Management, says Fitch Rating Services.
