All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 59
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Where the grass is greener?
There seem to be two Irelands when it comes to pensions. The first is the dynamic financial centre that is looking to become a pensions hub for Europe once the occupational pension fund directive kicks in. The second by contrast is a country that is wrestling with its very own ...
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Sweden's red light zone
The Swedish financial regulator Finansinspektionen (FI) has launched a consultation on a proposal to identify possible problems at occupational pension funds and life companies using the so-called traffic-light model. Sweden plans to just use red as a signal. “Using the traffic-light model, FI will be able to identify at an ...
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Norway starts mandatory pensions
The Norwegian government has put into motion the process of setting up a mandatory occupational pensions regime that could affect up to 600,000 people. The proposed new law will come into affect from next year and follows a white paper and consultation period. The parliament, the Storting, decided in May ...
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KAS Bank wins €75m VW brief
UK – Dutch securities services specialist KAS Bank says it has won a £51m (€75m) global custody mandate from the Volkswagen Group Pension Scheme.
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CalPERS CIO Anson to take over at Hermes
UK – Mark Anson, the chief investment officer of CalPERS, is to take over from Tony Watson as chief executive of Hermes Pension Management, the asset manager owned by the BT Pension Scheme.
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Aberdeen AM distributor eyes Libya
EUROPE – A joint venture partner of Aberdeen Asset Management is in dealings with the Gaddafi regime in Libya, it has emerged.
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch scheme issues two tenders
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund has tendered up to $200m in pan-European and US small-cap equities in two separate briefs via IPE-Quest.
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Janus names new CEO amid inflows
GLOBAL - Janus Capital has named investment head Gary Black to take over from chief executive Steve Scheid amid a recovery in asset inflows.
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Hewitt’s six dimensions of control for pensions
GLOBAL – Hewitt Associates has identified six areas where companies need to exert control of their global retirement benefits activities.
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GSAM consultant chief named as MD
EUROPE – Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s European consultant relations head Paul Richards has been promoted to managing director level at the firm.
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UK pension buy-out growth inevitable – regulator
UK – More competition in the UK pension buy-out market is inevitable, says the Pensions Regulator.
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Mn Services eyes European, UK expansion
EUROPE – Dutch pension group Mn Services is considering expanding out of its home market – possibly into the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
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IPE to host online pensions symposium
EUROPE – Investment & Pensions Europe magazine is to host an online symposium on European occupational pensions next month.
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UK says new rules to save schemes £10m
UK - The Department for Work and Pensions says new "bulk transfer" rules will save smaller schemes around £10m (€14.7m) a year.
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Dutch funds' AlpInvest in €550m spin-off
NETHERLANDS - AlpInvest, the private equity house owned by ABP and PGGM, is to spin off its buy-out team into a new company.
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Watson announces five client wins
EUROPE – Consulting firm Watson Wyatt says it has won five new clients recently.
