All IPE articles in August 2004 (Online) – Page 9
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European fund-of-funds growth levels off – report
EUROPE – Growth in the fund-of-funds market in continental Europe has “levelled off”, according to a report from Cerulli Associates.
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Hedge firm Tremont names London investment head
EUROPE - Tremont Capital Management, which produces a hedge fund index with Credit Suisse First Boston and owns TASS Research, has named Jim Mitchell to the new role of head of investment management, Europe.
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CSAM German institutional assets up 16%
GERMANY – Credit Suisse Asset Management’s German institutional assets under management have risen 15.9% to 4.21 billion euros in the first half, compared to the previous year.
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Hewitt revamps UK actuarial practice
UK - Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow is making some changes to its UK actuarial practice, splitting its retirement and financial management practices in two: RFM core services and RFM consulting.
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IPE publishes Top 1000 European pension funds
EUROPE – IPE has published its annual Top 1000 European pension fund supplement, which shows that Europe’s leading pension funds have come through relatively unchanged in terms of assets.
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Oil rise forces Petroleum Fund to lift FX buys
NORWAY – The Norwegian central bank is to increase its daily foreign exchange purchases for the Petroleum Fund, Europe’s second largest pension fund, due to higher oil prices.
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UK: pension rights safe in Abbey and gas deals
UK – Commitments to pension security have featured in two large corporate deals in the UK today involving Abbey National and National Grid Transco.
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Germany enters “new era” for private pensions
GERMANY – Germany’s old-age law that was passed by parliament in June has marked the ‘dawn of a new era’ for the pension market - according to HVB insurance analyst HVB Lucio di Geronimo.
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Technical problems delay Finnair pension shift
FINLAND – The Finnair Pension Fund has delayed the transfer of its 460 million-euro mandatory pension fund to Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co. by six months due to “technical problems”.
