All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 92
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NAPF chief wants to include fund managers
UK – The chairman of the investment council at the National Association of Pension Funds, Chris Hitchen, has called for pension funds to involve fund managers more in decision making.
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Mercer scathing about Myners revisions
UK – Consulting firm Mercer Investment Consulting has issued a broadside against the government’s proposed revisions to the Myners Principles on institutional investment.
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SSGA's Brown assigned 200% bonus pot
GLOBAL – Alan Brown, the chief investment officer of State Street Global Advisors, has been assigned a bonus pot worth 200% of his base salary.
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EU outlines three demographic priorities
EUROPE - The European Commission has outlined three priorities to deal with demographic ageing in a new Green Paper set to be published tomorrow.
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Hypo Real Estate takes insurance to ease DB risk
GERMANY – German property firm Hypo Real Estate says it has covered itself against defined benefit pension commitments by taking out an insurance policy with Allianz.
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Row erupts over new asset management forum
EUROPE – The European Fund and Asset Management Association says the launch of the rival Forum of European Asset Managers makes “no sense” because it means the industry will have two voices.
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Jobs threat as RWE outsources (Update)
UK – In-house pensions administration staff at a UK arm of German utility RWE have been offered voluntary redundancy amid an outsourcing deal with Capita Hartshead (updates with number of staff).
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Aon expands in Swedish pension market
SWEDEN – Aon Consulting says its entry into the Swedish pension consulting market last year has prompted a lot of interest from customers and potential employees.
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ABN Amro Mellon names Benelux sales head
BENELUX – ABN Amro Mellon, the securities services joint venture, has named John Gout as senior sales manager for Benelux.
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German doctors advised on occupational pensions
GERMANY – German doctors have asked financial services firm MLP to provide occupational pension advice.
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Watson Wyatt partners sad over lost independence
EUROPE – Partners at UK-based consulting firm Watson Wyatt LLP are sad over its plans to merge with its US affiliate, says managing partner Babloo Ramamurthy.
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Mercer to launch multi-management outside US
GLOBAL – Consulting firm Mercer says it plans to extend its new multi-management offering outside the US in 2005.
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Vernooy to retire from Unilever scheme
NETHERLANDS - Alco Vernooy is to retire as managing director at the €3bn Progress pension fund at Unilever and be replaced by Loek Sibbing from Volker Wessels.
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FRR seeks SRI, private equity consultants
FRANCE – The French reserve fund, the Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites, is looking to select consultants to help it select asset managers for socially responsible investment and private equity mandates.
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Danish bank scheme awards brief to State Street
DENMARK – State Street Global Advisors says it has been awarded a $160m (€118.9m) global enhanced equities mandate by Danish bank scheme Bank//Pension.
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IPE-QUEST: Four new searches on system
EUROPE – There are four new searches on the IPE-Quest system worth up to $210m on behalf of Swiss investors.
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Trustees eye credit default swaps – Hewitt
UK – Hewitt Associates says it has discussed credit default swaps with some companies and trustees as a way to help manage pension deficits.
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Dutch schemes focusing on low interest rates
NETHERLANDS – The way to position investment policy amid historically low long-term interest rates has become a key question at Dutch pension funds, IPE has learnt.
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European property association CEO Hill retires
EUROPE – Judy Hill, chief executive of INREV, the European Association for Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles, is to retire.
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BASF Pensionskasse imposes tariff on new staff
GERMANY – BASF Pensionskasse, the 177-year-old €4bn pension scheme of the German chemicals giant, has imposed a tariff on new staff.
