All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 173
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Confidence index rises
Institutional investors’ confidence rose in October, according to a new State Street index. “The October index shows investor confidence rose 1.7 points to 104.2 from a revised September level of 102.5,” says State Street. It added that the increase continues the trend seen throughout much of 2003. Confidence was at ...
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Lifting the lid on the trade-offs
They say all roads lead to Rome. Well, they did recently for some key players in the European community’s pension arena, attendees to a forum on the pan-European pension funds directive organised by Mefop, the Italian foundation for the development of the Italian pensions market. Among the speakers in the ...
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Britannic hires finance chief from Winterthur UK
UK – Britannic Group, which recently closed its retirement arm to new business, has named Graham Singleton as group finance director.
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UK says trustees highly dependent on consultants
UK – A new report commissioned by the government’s pensions department says trustees are “highly dependent” on investment consultants.
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Institutional investors could aid stability – BIS
GLOBAL – Institutional investors could have a role in market efficiency and stability, says the Bank for International Settlements.
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Pensions to boost asset management – McKinsey
EUROPE – The development of the European pensions industry and shifting demographics are set to boost Europe’s institutional asset management industry, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.
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Austrian pension reform a boost for tax - IMF
AUSTRIA – The International Monetary Fund says Austria’s recent pension reform will boost the country’s long-term fiscal sustainability.
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Icelandic pension funds return –3% in 2002
ICELAND – Pension funds in Iceland returned –3% in 2002, according to the Financial Supervisory Authority, or FME.
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UK seeks to boost effective retirement saving
UK – The UK government says it will introduce legislation to encourage people to save more effectively for their retirement - and companies are also to be encouraged to provide “good quality” pensions.
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OECD highlights pensions at four European states
EUROPE – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has highlighted four of its member countries - Norway, Italy, Belgium and Finland – where pension reform and population ageing are most pressing.
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Pensions key for new Spanish government – report
SPAIN – Whoever wins the election next year, reform of Spain’s pension system will be a key priority, says the International Monetary Fund.
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Dutch fund tenders emerging markets via IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund has tendered a mandate for up to 70 million euros in global emerging markets equities via IPE-Quest.
