All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 172
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Watson hires 11 from Bode Grabner venture
GERMANY – Watson Wyatt says it has hired 11 staff for its new German arm from its German joint venture Wyatt Bode Grabner.
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Belgacom pension takeover “ad hoc” - IMF
BELGIUM – The Belgian government’s takeover of the Belgacom pension fund has been criticised by the International Monetary Fund as an “ad hoc” measure which masks the country’s true fiscal position.
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BNP Paribas AM hires MLIM's Rudigoz
FRANCE - BNP Paribas Asset Management says Olivier Rudigoz has joined its European Equity team as product head for euro equities.
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Moody’s says Dutch savings to offset ageing
NETHERLANDS – Moody’s Investor Services says the size of private retirement savings will help offset the problems of an ageing population in the Netherlands.
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Mellon boosts European transition management
EUROPE - Mellon Global Investments has hired Julie Dickson from Barclays Global Investments to be director of transition management marketing for Europe.
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BoNY undergoing “branding exercise”
EUROPE – The Bank of New York says it is undergoing a branding exercise to raise its profile.
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FEFSI data reveals pick-up in equity funds
EUROPE - New data from the European investment fund body FEFSI show that equity funds rose in the third quarter.
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Two top executives leave State Street
EUROPE – Two top executives – UK investor services’ Richard Fodder and Luxembourg funds’ Thierry Logier - have left State Street.
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Italy wants open pension dialogue with unions
ITALY – An Italian minister has said the government wants “open dialogue” with the unions on pension reform.
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DrKW launches index research product
GLOBAL – Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the investment banking arm of German insurer Allianz, has launched a new index research product.
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European firms not ready for new pension standard
EUROPE – Watson Wyatt has surveyed continental European companies and found that most are not prepared for the new accounting standard for pension costs, IAS19.
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S&P slams new German pension ratings report
GERMANY – Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has criticised a new academic report on the treatment of pension liabilities by credit rating agencies.
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Dutch pension fund tenders equities via IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch corporate pension fund has tendered a European equities mandate worth around 200 million euros via IPE-Quest.
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Morley names consultant relationship manager
UK - Morley Fund Management has named Zoe Mepham as consultant relationship manager in its UK institutional team, a new role.
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Credit Lyonnais AM names Coste as CEO
FRANCE – Credit Lyonnais Asset Management has named Thierry Coste as chairman and chief executive – replacing Pierre Persico.
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Italy’s Maroni rejects OECD pension call
ITALY – Italy’s labour, health and welfare minister, Roberto Maroni, has rejected the OECD’s call for speedier pension reform.
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Nordic SRI firm CaringCo. changes name
SWEDEN – Nordic socially responsible investment consulting firm CaringCompany has changed its named to GES Investment Services.
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ICI “actively diversifying” equity portfolio
UK – The treasurer of chemicals firm ICI says the company is actively diversifying its pension schemes’ equity portfolios.
