All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 166
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European institutions buy into DB real estate
EUROPE – Deutsche Asset Management has sold a 1.2 billion-dollar (940 million-euro) real estate fund to a group of European and US institutional investors and wealthy individuals.
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Dutch fund tenders mandates on IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A consultant in the Netherlands has tendered three mandates on IPE-Quest on behalf of a Dutch pension fund.
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Moody’s says Norwegian pension reforms essential
NORWAY – Ratings agency Moody’s says Norwegian pension reform will be “essential” as the light of a rapidly ageing population.
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Jones Lang LaSalle CEO Peacock resigns
GLOBAL – Chris Peacock has resigned as president and chief executive of real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle to “spend more time with his family”.
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Jobs threat as GUS outsources to Capita
UK – The jobs of pensions administration staff at retailer GUS are under threat following an outsourcing agreement with Capita Hartshead.
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UK deficits halved as equities recover – Hewitt
UK – Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow says that pension scheme deficits “will have been halved” due to favourable markets – but warned that schemes are not yet fully out of danger.
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Insight hires names ex-Amex AM CIO Burgess
UK - Insight Investment says it has named Mark Burgess from American Express Asset Management as head of equities.
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Abbey does not deny State Street fund link
UK - Financial services firm Abbey National has not denied a newspaper report that it plans to outsource 28 billion pounds of funds (40 billion euros) to State Street.
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UK pension funds switch into bonds, says WM
UK – UK pension funds switched from equities to bonds in 2003, according to new analysis from WM Co.
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CS sees lower returns hitting Swiss pensions
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse’s top economist says the Swiss pension system will be hit not just by demographic factors but by lower capital market returns.
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EAMA, FEFSI consult with Commission on capital
EUROPE – The European asset and investment fund management bodies EAMA and FEFSI have responded to a European Commission consultation paper on the treatment of losses.
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Investment directive targets pension efficiency
EUROPE – The latest version of the proposed Investment Services Directive put forward by the European Parliament contains a new item concerning the efficiency of pension funds and over-the-counter, OTC, trading.
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Irish pension funds return 12.5% in 2003 - Buck
IRELAND – Irish group pension managed funds returned 12.5% in 2003, according to Buck Consultants.
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FTSE eyeing investable hedge fund index
UK – Index company FTSE Group is looking at developing an investable hedge fund index.
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EU wants Austrian pension reform review
AUSTRIA - The European Commission has called for a review of some aspects of Austria's pension reform in order to make long-term prospects “more certain”.
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UK pension returns 15.8% - Russell/Mellon CAPS
UK - Russell/Mellon CAPS has estimated that overall UK pension fund returns for 2003 was 15.8% - which it called the best return since 1999.
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Standard Life taps BoNY for fund services
UK – Standard Life Investments has awarded the Bank of New York a contract for multi-manager fund administration.
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Robeco to begin “active voting” as assets rise
NETHERLANDS – Robeco says it will start actively exercising its voting rights at shareholder meetings this year – and that it will put its voting record on its web site.
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VB’s Martin van't Zet to join Optas
NETHERLANDS - Martin van't Zet is to leave his post as head of European and fiscal affairs at the VB, the Dutch industry-wide pension association, to join Optas Management.
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Aon Consulting managing director Dyson to leave
UK – The managing director of Aon Consulting, Maurice Dyson, is to leave at the end of this month and be replaced by Robert Middleton.
