All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 203
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Norwegian, Danish property growth slips – IPD
NORWAY/DENMARK – The growth of the Norwegian and Danish property markets in 2002 was lower than in 2001, according to property data firm IPD.
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Watson Wyatt sees international boost
US – Watson Wyatt & Co. says it expects revenues from its international operations to rise by around 10% in 2003.
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Slovakia to change current PAYG pension system
SLOVAKIA – Slovakia’s finance minister says the country is planning pension reform that will see a transformation in its current pay-as-you-go system.
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Storebrand sees strong DB demand
NORWAY – Norwegian insurer Storebrand says it saw strong sales of defined benefit pension schemes to the corporate market in the first quarter of 2003.
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Three new mandates tendered via IPE-Quest
EUROPE - Three new mandates have been tendered via the IPE-Quest system.
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Commission hints at new pension directive
BELGIUM – The European Commission has hinted that it may propose a new directive aimed at enabling people who change jobs between countries to retain their pension rights.
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UK’s Opra seeks three new directors
UK – The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority, in a bid to become “more flexible, proactive, advisory and risk-focused”, is seeking three new directors.
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Switzerland's Adveq bullish on private equity
SWITZERLAND - Fund of funds manager of private equity investments Adveq has signalled its confidence in the private equity market.
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Black Mountain names European head
UK – US-based employee benefits consultancy Black Mountain has named a new head of its European business
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Northern Trust hires Martin Currie’s Sagraves
UK – Northern Trust Global Investments has hired Barry Sagraves from Martin Currie to head its European investment business.
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CSAM assets under management down 1.8%
SWITZERLAND – Assets under management at Credit Suisse Asset Management, the fourth largest manager of European pension fund assets, have declined by 1.8%.
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Hewitt’s consulting revenues rise 36%
US – Hewitt Associates’ net consulting revenues rose to 188.1 million dollars in the second quarter, from 133.6 million dollars in the second quarter of 2002.
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Commission eyes more legal moves on pension tax
EUROPE – The European Commission has signalled that it may take further proceedings against European Union member states over pension taxation.
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ING, BoNY launch European custody alliance
EUROPE – Dutch bank ING has launched its previously announced European global custody services alliance with Bank of New York.
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SWIP hires ex-RSA global funds head
UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has hired former Royal & Sun Alliance global funds head Tim Scholefield as head of international research and global sectors.
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European boost for Aon consulting revenue
EUROPE – Aon says its consulting revenue in the first quarter was boosted by good growth in Europe and the UK.
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Irish managed funds in positive territory
IRELAND - The average Irish managed pension fund rose 0.1% in the first four months of the year, according to research by Mercer Investment Consulting.
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P&O names Muzinich for E71.2m bond portfolio
UK – The one billion pound (1.4 billion euro) defined benefit pension scheme of shipping company P&O has awarded a 50 million pound (71.2 million euro) global high yield bond mandate to Muzinich & Co.
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UK actuaries call for pension reform
UK – The head of the Association of Consulting Actuaries has called for the government to look again at pension reform.
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EU says “crucial” to cut retirement incentives
EUROPE – European Commissioner Pedro Solbes says it is crucial for European employment growth that incentives for early retirement are removed.
