All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 102
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Economic forum calls for pension governance
GLOBAL - The World Economic Forum, the group that organises the annual Davos meeting of political and business leaders, has called for an international set of pension governance principles.
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Ex-Lombard Odier chief Keller joins SYZ
EUROPE – Jean Keller, former chief executive of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Asset Management in London, has joined Swiss bank SYZ & Co. as head of its alternatives arm.
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UBS sees consolidation in Swiss property market
SWITZERLAND – Pointing out that the number of real estate investment funds has fallen sharply in the last few years, UBS says the sector is now showing signs of “consolidation”.
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GSAM says European institutional AUM up 43%
EUROPE – Goldman Sachs Asset Management says its European institutional assets under management have risen by 43% in dollar terms.
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Trustee firm BESTrustees makes appointments
UK - Pension trustee group BESTrustees says three former senior pension figures have joined recently, taking its pool of independent trustees to 12.
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UK eyes new national health pension scheme
UK – The UK may create a new pension scheme for workers in the National Health Service as part of plans to raise the NHS Pension Scheme retirement age.
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Pensioners slam British Airways’ shift to equities
UK – A pensioner group has slammed as “much too late” a decision by the trustees of the British Airways Pension Scheme to cut its equities holding to 15% by the end of 2013.
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Deutsche Bank queries European crossing market
EUROPE – The European crossing market, where institutional investors such as pension funds aim to trade with little market impact, has little room for development, Deutsche Bank says.
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Pensions Institute to host longevity risk event
UK – The Pensions Institute is to co-host a conference on longevity risk and capital market solutions in London in February.
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NAPF names ABI’s Segars as policy director
UK – The National Association of Pension Funds has named Joanne Segars of the Association of British Insurers to the new role of policy director.
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Towers Perrin's Garcia joins T. Rowe Price
UK – Asset manager T. Rowe Price says it has hired Philip Garcia, head of UK investment consulting at Towers Perrin.
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SSGA launches liability matching for schemes
EUROPE - State Street Global Advisors has launched a flexible pooled vehicle, which lets schemes match future liabilities within different inflation environments.
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ICI scheme puts E100m into emerging bonds
UK - The pension scheme of chemicals group ICI has switched £70m (E100m) from equities into emerging market bonds, asset manager Ashmore says.
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KAS Bank names Tibboel as institutional director
NETHERLANDS - KAS Bank has named Egon Tibboel as director of institutional investors, a new role, in a revamp that has seen the creation of two new divisions.
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CalPERS resists
US - CalPERS has fought back against California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to shift the state’s pension schemes to defined contribution - saying the "slap-dash" idea would be a disaster for everyone.
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IBM HR chief joins pension trustee board
UK – Computer giant IBM has named Tony Marchak, its head of European human resources, to the board of its pension trustees.
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Hedge funds are asset industry’s iPods – Merrill
GLOBAL – Merrill Lynch, predicting a rise in the use of alternative asset management in Europe in 2005, has likened hedge funds to Apple’s iPod portable music system.
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Mercer survey: focus on liabilities, hedge funds
EUROPE - Liability-driven investment and hedge funds are seen by asset managers as the biggest growth areas for pension funds in 2005, according to a survey by Mercer Investment Consulting.
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“Bias” row erupts over Chilean pension model
GLOBAL – A row has erupted over errors in a review of the Chilean pension model published by the World Bank, with the authors facing accusations of “bias”.
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Watson Wyatt warns on higher Myners costs
UK – Pension consulting firm Watson Wyatt has warned of “unintended consequences” such as higher costs and disjointed decisions due to the Myners principles on the separation of asset allocation advice and manager selection.
