All articles by Cecilia Valente – Page 45
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Ethix in talks with institutions, Wassum tie
SWEDEN – Socially responsible investing consultant Ethix has confirmed it may sell a stake to institutional investors – and that it has entered a cooperation with Hewitt affiliate Wassum.
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Danish asset manager tenders E40m via IPE-Quest
DENMARK - Consultant Kirstein Finans tendered a 40 million-euro emerging markets mandate on behalf of a Danish asset manager through IPE-Quest.
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ABA’s Koenig to head DVFA asset management society
GERMANY – Peter Koenig, chairman of the investment committee at German pension body ABA, has become managing director of the German investment analysis and asset management society.
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PKA taps PIMCO, Schroders and Danske for EM debt
DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration, the third largest pension fund in Denmark, says it has awarded emerging market debt mandates to PIMCO, Schroders and Danske.
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Italian industry funds return 5.2% - Mefop
ITALY – Italian industry pension funds recorded an average return of 5.2% in 2003 – with returns ranging from under one percent to almost 10% - according to data from pension association Mefop.
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Spain brings pension law in line with directive
SPAIN – The Spanish parliament has passed an amendment of the law regulating pension funds, the Reglamento de Planes y Fondos de Pensiones, to bring it into line with the European Union’s pension directive.
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Myners at odds with Pickering over trustees
UK - Paul Myners says he disagrees with European Federation for Retirement Provision chairman Alan Pickering about the future of trustees – though the NAPF said its former chairman had raised an “interesting point”.
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CDC IXIS chairman Daniel Roy leaves
FRANCE – Daniel Roy, chairman of CDC IXS Asset Management, is to leave the company and be replaced by the head of the group’s North American operation Peter Voss.
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Threadneedle boosts institutional marketing
UK - Threadneedle Asset Management says it has appointed J P Morgan Fleming’s Louise Valli as institutional marketing project manager.
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Pallada CIO says reform boosts Russian pensions
RUSSIA – The chief investment officer of State Street’s Russian affiliate Pallada says reform has “breathed new life” into the Russian pension system.
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Italian pension reform pointless - Eurispes
ITALY - The pension reform in Italy is a “ ghost reform” put forward by the prime minister to “dismantle” the previous ones and “ distracts” the Italians from more pressing problems, the president of indipent think-tank Eurispes said.
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Italian pension reform bill to go to senate
ITALY- The Italian Welfare ministry confirmed today that minister Roberto Maroni is to present the final draft of the pension reform bill to the senate tomorrow...
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McCaughey resurfaces at Citisoft as senior adviser
UK- Former head of global investor services at HSBC, Terry McCaughey, has joined investment management consulting firm Citisoft as senior adviser to the board of directors...
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Reckitt taps SSGA for E74.5m in enhanced equities
UK – The 550 million-pound (818 million-euro) pension fund of household cleaning products company Reckitt Benckiser UK has awarded State Street Global Advisors a 50 million-pound (74.5 million-euro) enhanced indexing equity mandate.
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Laborfonds tenders E20m via IPE-Quest
ITALY – The 190 million-euro Italian pension fund Laborfonds has tendered a total of 20 million euros in equities and bonds through IPE-Quest.
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Strong take-up in German corporate pensions
GERMANY – Take-up in German company-sponsored pension schemes has risen substantially – and is developing into a “new strong pillar”, a new report says.
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Hewitt hires Swiss pension fund body’s Walser
SWITZERLAND – Hewitt Associates has hired the president of the Swiss Pension Fund Federation, Hermann Walser.
