All IPE articles in August 2005 (Online) – Page 3
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Achmea, Interpolis get OK for merger
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch competition authority has approved the previously announced merger between pension management firms Interpolis and Achmea.
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AP2, Alecta execs join Handelsbanken committee
SWEDEN – Representatives from Swedish pension bodies AP2 and Alecta have been appointed to a board election committee at banking group Handelsbanken.
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UK’s RAC awards €110m FX brief to SSGA
UK – State Street Global Advisors says it has been awarded a £75 (€110m) currency mandate by the RAC, the national motoring organisation that is part of insurer Aviva.
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Standard Life in €1.3bn institutional boost
UK – Standard Life Investments gained £912m (€1.34bn) of new institutional business in the first half of 2005.
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Watson Wyatt denies staff exodus
UK - Watson Wyatt has denied that staff are leaving en masse following its acquisition by its US affiliate Watson Wyatt & Co.
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‘No reason to celebrate’ for Swiss funds
SWITZERLAND – Despite a more than 6% return in the first half, Swiss pension funds have no reason to celebrate due to low bond yields, says the Swiss pension fund association ASIP.
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Dutch opposition calls for FTK delay
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch opposition has called for the new financial assessment framework, or FTK, to be delayed for a year.
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NAPF backs Dutch-style multi-employer schemes
UK – Christine Farnish, the chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds, has backed the idea of Dutch-style multi-employer pension schemes.
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Petroleum Fund funds five new mandates
NORWAY – The Norwegian Petroleum Fund says it funded two new fixed income and three new equities mandates in the second quarter.
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Mellon eyes stake in WestAM – FT
GERMANY – Mellon Financial Corp. is considering taking up to a 50% stake in WestAM, a German institutional fund provider that specialises in fixed income, according to the Financial Times.
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch scheme tenders up to €150m
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension scheme has tendered up to €150m in UK equity large-cap core equities via IPE-Quest.
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AP2 raises stake in Skandia
SWEDEN – Andra AP-fonden, the Second National Swedish Pension Fund, has raised its stake slightly in insurance group Skandia.
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Norway’s Kvaerner embroiled in UK pension row
UK – Norwegian industrial holding group Kvaerner ASA has become embroiled in a row over its relationship to the Kvaerner Pension Fund (KPF), the UK pension plan of the former Trafalgar House.
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Germany’s AWD sees growth in corporate pensions
GERMANY - Financial services firm AWD says its first-half results show it is on track to lifting the share of corporate pension products to 10% of total sales by the end of this year.
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Norwegian pension premiums set to rise, says KLP
NORWAY – Pension premiums are set to rise in Norway if the authorities decide to cut the maximum basic rate even further, occupational pensions provider KLP says.
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Mercer hires Clarke for European research
EUROPE – Mercer Investment Consulting says it has hired Watson Wyatt’s Debbie Clark as a member of its European manager research team.
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Unilever Denmark pension chairman leaves
DENMARK – Ole Lemvigh has taken over as chairman of Unilever’s €120m Danish pension fund from Frank Andersen.
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Netherlands’ Bouwend awards admin to NN
NETHERLANDS - Construction sector organisation Bouwend Nederland has awarded a pension administration contract to ING Group’s Nationale Nederlanden.
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T. Rowe Price opens Luxembourg office
LUXEMBOURG - T. Rowe Price has opened an office in Luxembourg, headed by senior product manager Ian Hoddy.
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COMMENT: Chaos in German state pensions
COMMENTARY - Germany’s state-run pension scheme has been thrown into chaos, but neither the governing centre-left coalition nor the Conservative opposition, which is likely to win September’s federal election, really cares.
