All articles by Cecilia Valente – Page 30
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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”.
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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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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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Austria’s VPK and BVP complete merger
AUSTRIA- The two billion-euro multi-employer Vereinigte Pensionskassen AG, VPK, and the 1.2 billion-euro banking and insurance sector pension fund BVP-Pensionskassen AG have merged.
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Switzerland merges pension expert committees
SWITZERLAND - The Bundesrat, the Swiss executive arm, has decided to merge two expert committees working on pension-related issues into one commission.
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IPE-QUEST: Multi-manager tenders Japan equities
EUROPE - A European multi-manager has tendered an actively managed Japanese large-cap or all-cap equity brief through IPE-Quest.
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Capita, Watson win Next pension business
UK - Capita Hartshead and Watson Wyatt have been appointed by the Next Group Pension Plan.
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Watson, Hewitt involved in Austrian hedge move
AUSTRIA – Consulting firms Watson Wyatt and Hewitt bacon & Woodrow are both involved in an Austrian hedge fund venture launched by Raiffeisen Capital Management.
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Italian pension vote postponed
ITALY - The conclusive vote on the pension reform, widely expected in the lower chamber of parliament today, has been postponed under request of governing coalition member the Northern League.
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Austrian harmonisation a “leap in the dark”
AUSTRIA - The Green party has labelled the centre-right government’s planned harmonisation of the state pension system “a leap in the dark” with the “most negative” consequences for those affected.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mercer aids London councils’ alternatives move
UK - The pension funds of the London Boroughs of Islington and Brent are considering getting into alternative investments such as real estate, private equities and hedge funds – aided by consulting firm Mercer.
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Call for cut in German civil service pensions
GERMANY- The head of the employers’ association the BDA, Dieter Hundt, has called for civil servants’ pension privileges, which can be twice as much as other workers’, to be cut.
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Invesco German economist Kraemer joins HVB
GERMANY- Invesco Asset Management Deutschland’s Joerg Kraemer is to leave the company to join Munich-based HypoVereinsbank.
