All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 174
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Pictet study makes contradictory SRI findings
EUROPE – A new study by Pictet Asset Management has come up with a contradictory view about socially responsible investing.
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Big names back new Dutch pension periodical
NETHERLANDS – Some of the biggest names in the Dutch pensions industry are backing a new pensions quarterly called Pensioen Bestuur & Management, or Pension Administration & Management.
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ABP wins IPE Gold Award for best European fund
EUROPE – The 144 billion-euro Dutch civil service pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP has won the Gold Award for best European pension fund at the 2003 IPE Awards.
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IPE Awards panelists stress communication
NETHERLANDS – Panelists at an IPE Awards panel in Amsterdam today stressed the importance of communication in the pension industry.
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Global custody market tops $50 trillion – survey
GLOBAL – The total global market for global custody has risen to 50 trillion dollars (42.4 trillion euros), according to a new survey.
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OECD seeking private pensions project staff
FRANCE – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is seeking to recruit project staff for private pensions.
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Baring AM hires Kiddie as Walker retires
UK - Baring Asset Management has hired David Kiddie, former head of equities at Rothschild Asset Management.
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IPE offers scholarship at Wharton Business School
GLOBAL - Now in its third year, IPE is once again offering a $5,550 scholarship to the AIMSE/Wharton Investment Institute, January 4-9 2004 at The Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Bolkestein wins IPE outstanding contribution award
EUROPE – European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein has won the IPE Award for Outstanding Industry Contribution for 2003.
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EU pensions tax question easily solved - professor
NETHERLANDS - The European occupational pensions tax harmonisation question is just a technical one that could easily be solved, an eminent taxation expert said at the IPE Awards today.
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Schroders loses E2.6bn in institutional business
UK – Schroders said it lost 1.8 billion pounds (2.6 billion euros) of institutional business in the third quarter – although asset management has swung into profit.
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Bank of New York names new Europe chief
EUROPE – The Bank of New York has named Timothy Keaney to take over from Jeffrey Tessler as head of Europe.
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Northern in M-o-M talks with Dutch, German banks
EUROPE – Northern Trust Global Investments says it is in manager-of-manager distribution talks with Dutch and German banks.
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Inderst leaves Law Debenture
UK – Georg Inderst has left Law Debenture as the trustee and investment trust company shifts its focus away from Europe.
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Cox to chair Association of Pension Lawyers
UK - Linklaters' pension partner Tim Cox taken over from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s David Pollard as chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers.
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Fund managers shift focus from balance sheets
GLOBAL – Fund managers have now shifted their attention away from corporate balance sheet problems such as underfunded pension plans, according to Merrill Lynch’s monthly survey of fund managers.
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Janus says international chief Garland resigns
GLOBAL – Richard Garland has resigned as chief executive of Janus International and managing director of Janus Global Adviser, the company said.
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British Airways pension costs to rise by E190m
UK – British Airways has completed its actuarial review of its two main pension schemes – ad found that its annual pension contributions would have to rise by 133 million pounds (190 million euros).
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CSAM boosts Swiss real estate team
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse Asset Management’s Swiss arm has named Werner Richli a senior research analyst for real estate.
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Baring AM hires Edgington as product head
UK – Baring Asset Management has hired Andrew Edgington from Northern Trust Global Investments to be head of product development.
