All articles by Cecilia Valente – Page 43
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Aviva scheme appoints Nomura for Japanese equity brief
UK – The Norwich Union Aviva Staff Pension Scheme has appointed Nomura Asset Management to manage a Japanese equities brief worth in the region of 100 million pounds (150 million euros).
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Monte Paschi and Hines in Italian property fund tie-up
ITALY- Monte Paschi Asset management SGR, the asset management branch of the bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena has formed an alliance with international real estate manager Hines to create a ‘value-added’ fund for institutional investors called MH Real Estate Crescita.
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Germany's Kapitalwerk hires Willis’ Leschly
GERMANY – New advisory firm Kapitalwerk has hired Willis Actuarial & Consulting Services partner and executive director Jorgen Leschly.
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Italian association ponders lack of 2nd-pillar
ITALY – The Italian association of pension funds, Assoprevidenza, says the limited take-up of occupational pensions in Italy is due to the lack of a pension fund for public employees.
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Claybrook names ex-IBMer as sales manager
UK - Pensions software firm Claybrook, which launched administration software Compendia earlier this year, has named Keith Lewis as sales manager, a new position.
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Switzerland’s PUBLICA names new director
SWITZERLAND - The 28 billion-Swiss franc (18 billion-euro) Swiss Federal Pension Fund PUBLICA has named Werner Hertzog as director.
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Italy sends new signal over pension reform
ITALY- In an unusual move, the welfare ministry has said that the government wants the controversial pension bill to be sent from the labour committee to the Senate for the second time in a few weeks.
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Swiss pension funds can 'suspend' 2.25% guarantee - Government
SWITZERLAND – The upper chamber of the Swiss Parliament, Staenderat, (SR) has confirmed that pension funds in need of restructuring could suspend the minimum interest rate guarantee of 2.25%..
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US pension funds welcome Marsh & McLennan board decision
US pension funds have welcomed the decision by Marsh & McLennan (MMC) to add Zachary Carter, an independent outsider, to the list of nominees for election to the board of directors at MMC.
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Noon to head up Hewitt European HR division
UK– Consultant, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow, has promoted human resources consultant Chris Noon to head the development of the company’s flexible benefits services for its European Human Resources and Flexible Benefits delivery practice.
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Standard Life says demand drives governance investment push
UK- Standard Life Investments is to build in activism and corporate governance aspects to its global investment process, prompted, it says by changes in the attitudes of institutional investors.
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Venture firm Pantheon in recruitment spree
UK - Private equity house, Pantheon, has revamped its global and European investment and client service teams...
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Stopford promoted to Investec fixed income top slot
UK - Investec Asset Management has promoted the head of its South African fixed income team, John Stopford, to head up the firm’s fixed income business.
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EU seeks expert advice for C&E Europe pension reform
C& E. EUROPE – A four million euro EU funded project to provide expertise and “enhance the design, implementation and sustainability” of pension reform in Central and Eastern Europe is seeking experienced pension professionals within companies to provide input to the scheme....
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Italian pension plan uptake 'slow' in 2003 - IAMA
ITALY- The number of Italian workers joining a personal pension scheme went up by 40% in 2003 while membership of the country’s open-ended occupational pension plans rose more slowly over the year by around 8%, according to consultant IAMA.
