All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 2
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BGI staff twice as profitable as ABN Amro AM
GLOBAL – Barclays Global Investors is twice as profitable per employee as ABN Amro Asset Management, according to company figures.
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Report outlines pension funds' SRI practices
GLOBAL – A new report from the United Nations has highlighted the socially responsible investment practices of some of the world's most influential pension funds.
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Hewitt hires from Watson Wyatt
UK – Hewitt Associates has hired a senior consultant from rival Watson Wyatt.
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Asset shift hits Dutch corporate fund data
NETHERLANDS – Changes to Dutch corporate pension funds' investment strategies has meant that key performance data may not be published in full by their umbrella association, IPE understands.
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Turner slams "wreckage" of UK pensions
UK – Lord Turner, who chaired the Pensions Commission, has issued a broadside against the now-collapsed "house of cards" that was the UK’s pensions system.
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UK’s Marathon Club calls for statement of beliefs
UK - Pension trustees should be clear about their investment beliefs as well as focus less on short-term asset manager performance, says the Marathon Club.
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CSAM Germany posts institutional inflows
GERMANY – The German arm of Crédit Suisse Asset Management has reported mixed results for 2006, with its institutional funds posting inflows and its mutual funds hit by outflows.
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Brown comes out fighting on pensions
UK – Chancellor Gordon Brown came out fighting in a debate over his handling of occupational pensions yesterday.
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Assets surge at US custody banks
GLOBAL – Three of the largest US-based custody banks have reported a surge in assets under management and custody in the first quarter.
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UK’s Brown faces pensions vote
UK – Chancellor Gordon Brown was tonight facing a rare vote of confidence in the House of Commons about his pensions policy.
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British Airways cabin crew accept pensions deal
UK – British Airways cabin crew have voted to accept the pensions deal that was negotiated at the start of the year, a union says.
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State Street recruiting UK operations chief
UK – Custodian bank State Street is looking to recruit a head of operations for its UK investor services business.
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Fiduciary model set to grow - Watson Wyatt
EUROPE - The Dutch fiduciary management model for running pension assets is set to grow - with banks and consultants increasingly in competition, says Watson Wyatt.
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West Sussex reviews real estate
REAL ESTATE – The £1.5bn (€2.2bn) West Sussex County Council Pension Fund is reviewing its property mandate with Cushman & Wakefield Investors due to contract expiry.
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Link manager pay to data skills – study
GLOBAL – A new academic study has suggested that investment managers’ pay should be tied to their skills in using information.
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Investment banks set up longevity group
GLOBAL – A group of leading investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and UBS have formed a trade association focused on the mortality and longevity market.
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Parker to head consolidated HSBC DC business
UK – Banking group HSBC has consolidated its UK defined contribution pensions administration offering.
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Big future seen for US custodians – research
GLOBAL – Large US custody banks face a bright future, according to a research note from Deutsche Bank Securities.
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LDI should be scrapped – online poll
UK – Not a single respondent to an online poll thinks that liability driven investing is a useful term for pension funds – with most thinking it should be scrapped altogether.
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British Coal scheme goes into absolute returns
UK – The £11.9bn (€17.5bn) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme says is cutting its allocation to listed equities, especially those in the UK, and replacing it with a 20% exposure to absolute returns via private equity.
