All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 161
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UK's Lincoln awards global custody to J P Morgan
UK - The 650 million-pound (952.1 billion-euro) pension fund of Lincolnshire County Council has awarded a global custody mandate to J P Morgan Investor Services.
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Aon sees higher UK corporate pension deficits
UK – Aon Consulting says higher life expectancy may have added up to 10 billion pounds to top companies’ pension fund liabilities.
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Mercer names Towers’ Ellston as European principal
EUROPE - Mercer Human Resource Consulting says it has appointed Clive Ellston as a European principal, based in London and Birmingham.
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UK funded pensions bill goes to parliament
UK – Former social security minister Peter Lilley has introduced a bill to parliament calling for the introduction of a universally funded second pension – though the bill has no chance of success.
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Denmark: PFA consolidates custody with J P Morgan
DENMARK – PFA Pension has consolidated its custody with the award of 25 billion dollars (20.1 billion euros) to J P Morgan Investor Services.
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EU financial action plan to boost pension values
EUROPE – European Commissioner Fritz Bolkestein says the Financial Services Action Plan could help boost pension values at retirement by nine percent.
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UK's Pension Institute moves from Birkbeck
UK - The Pension Institute under Professor David Blake is moving across London, from Birkbeck College to the Cass Business School.
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Hewitt Associates’ consulting income falls 14%
GLOBAL – Hewitt Associates says its consulting income fell 14.4% in the first quarter – but added that its competitive position was “as strong as ever”.
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Belgian association sees 9.87% average return
BELGIUM – The Belgian pension association’s preliminary survey has found the average return in 2003 was 9.87%.
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'Could do better'
For a grouping founded on the principles of peace and harmony, it’s surprising just how much conflict there is between the various constituent parts of the EU. Of course, some conflicts are higher profile than others – witness the fracas over the Stability Pact. But there is other evidence of ...
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Drift from equities in mature markets
The head of investment at consultants Watson Wyatt, Roger Urwin, says there is a gradual move to lower equity allocations in mature pension countries. “In countries with maturing pension funds there seems to be a gradual move to lower equity allocations,” says Urwin, global head of the consulting firm’s investment ...
