All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 131
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IPD unveils pan-European real estate index
EUROPE – Real estate measurement firm IPD has released an 11-country pan-European index for consultation.
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NAPF to host conference for pension trustees
UK – The National Association of Pension Funds is to hold a conference for pension scheme trustees amid fears that the traditional trustee system in the UK is facing decline due to regulatory pressure.
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Mercer unveils interactive pensions modelling
UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting says it has launched interactive pensions modelling software called Provecta.
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Prohibit unfunded occupational schemes - OECD
GLOBAL – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says companies’ unfunded pay-as-you-go pension schemes should be “prohibited”.
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T&N pension trustees in crisis talks
UK – The trustees of the threatened 1.2 billion-pound (1.8 billion-euro) T&N Retirement Benefit Scheme have met the government to seek information about financial assistance.
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ABN Amro targets pension funds with MiniSwaps
EUROPE – ABN Amro has launched a new interest-rate swaps product – MiniSwaps - aimed at institutions such as pension funds and insurers as well as corporates and fund managers.
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Commission raids Euronext and other firms
EUROPE – The European Commission has raided pan-European exchange Euronext and other financial services companies as part of an antitrust probe.
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German standards board differs on IAS19 proposal
GERMANY – The German accounting standards board says it has “differing views” with proposed amendments to the International Accounting Standards Board’s pension accounting standard IAS19.
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EU’s Barroso says pensions more than safety net
EUROPE - José Manuel Barroso, the new president of the European Commission, says social protection systems should be more than “just a safety net” as population ageing looms.
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Watson Wyatt sees final salary ‘hard core’
UK – Consulting firm Watson Wyatt says there will be a ‘hard core’ of UK companies sticking with final salary pension provision, for organisational and competitive reasons.
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Mineworkers’ scheme seeks skilled trustee
UK – The 10.4 billion-pound (15.6 billion-euro) Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme is seeking to appoint a skilled trustee who will be able to debate investment strategy and assess consultant advice.
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FTSE says investable hedge index goes live
EUROPE – Index firm FTSE Group says its investable hedge fund index has now gone live.
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UK says schemes must address own problems
UK – Pensions minister Malcolm Wicks has said that companies must address problems with their pension arrangements themselves.
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MEPs say directive could save firms up to E40m
EUROPE – The European Parliament’s economic affairs committee says multinational companies could save up to 40 million euros by pooling pension assets under the European occupational pensions directive.
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OPRA CEO Hobman to head new UK regulator
UK – The current chief executive of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority, Tony Hobman, has been named as CEO of its successor body the Pensions Regulator.
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State Street names UK pension servicing head
UK - State Street Corp. has named Peter Baker to head of its London-based pension and collective investment servicing business.
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DWP: consultants unchallenged post-Myners
UK – Trustees of occupational pension schemes in the UK are finding “barriers” to challenging their relationships with investment consultants, says a new government report on the uptake of the Myners Principles.
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UK's NAPF worried about pension directive
UK – The National Association of Pension Funds has expressed concern about the impact of the European pensions directive on the UK.
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CSAM hires Pictet’s Hayes for pooled pensions
UK - Credit Suisse Asset Management has named Jonathan Hayes as director and head of pooled pensions business development.
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Population ageing could hit euro – Commission
EUROPE – The European Commission has warned that population ageing may be one of the “asymmetric shocks” that could hit the euro.
