All IPE articles in December 2000 (Online) – Page 2

  • News

    Multinational asset questionnaire

    2000-12-14T06:37:00Z

    Bacon & Woodrow in collaboration with IPE have conducted a survey on the use of common pension asset managers by multinationals in different countries

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    Interest wanes in PPM funds

    2000-12-14T06:36:00Z

    SWEDEN - Fewer Swedes in the South have made a personal investment choice under the new PPM system than their fellow countrymen in the North

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    Danske to launch new private equity fund

    2000-12-13T12:59:00Z

    DENMARK – Danske Capital Management will seek institutional capital for a new private equity fund of funds in the first half of next year

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    Commission updates investment directive

    2000-12-13T12:16:00Z

    EU - The changes in investing services and securities trading in the European Union have forced the European Commission to update the Investment Services Directive (ISD), which has been in force for five years.

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    Dutch doctors' funds to collaborate with PGGM

    2000-12-13T12:15:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - The Netherlands' second largest pension fund, the Dfl110bn (e50bn) PGGM scheme, has signed a letter of intent on collaboration with the board of the Fl25bn (e11bn) Dutch Doctors' Pension Funds (Artsenpensioenfondsen).

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    Myners spells out end of MFR

    2000-12-13T12:14:00Z

    UK - As expected Paul Myners, the chief executive of Gartmore, has recommended in his interim report on the UK pension fund industry that the minimum funding requirement be scrapped as a safeguard for pension funds.

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    FCPE shift

    2000-12-13T12:13:00Z

    FRANCE - The marked shift into shares within France’s FCPE (Fonds Communs de Placement D’Entreprise) individual company savings plans, is under scrutiny following recent dips in the equity markets, according to Richard Deville, managing director of Watson Wyatt in Paris.

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    Finns to examine competition option

    2000-12-13T12:11:00Z

    FINLAND - The Finnish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs has set up a working group to look at competition elements between pension institutions in the country.

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    Stadlmann joins WestAM

    2000-12-13T12:10:00Z

    AUSTRIA - Markus Stadlmann has been appointed as product specialist for global balanced mandates at WestAM.

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    Another trophy for Carlson

    2000-12-13T12:09:00Z

    SWEDEN - The Swedish municipality of Bollnäs has appointed Skandia owned Carlson Investment Management in Stockholm to run a SEK140m (e16.3m) international equity portfolio - replacing incumbents Alfred Berg Asset Management.

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    Merlin to reappear as DG's assistant

    2000-12-13T01:15:00Z

    EUROPE - One of the European Commission's prominent players in the recent draft directive launch will leave his post in the new year...

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    Sampo scoops Mandatum

    2000-12-13T01:06:00Z

    FINLAND - Sampo-Leonia, Finland's largest financial group, is set to take over Helsinki-based Mandatum Bank in a stock swap deal with a share in Sampo-Leonia offered for every five and a half shares in Mandatum.

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    Dutch funds build for the future

    2000-12-13T01:04:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - Six Dutch pension funds will move into the same building next year, in a move which could herald future investment collaboration.

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    APAM adjusts European focus

    2000-12-13T01:03:00Z

    EUROPE - Allianz PIMCO Asset Management (APAM) is reshaping its European investment management business in a move it says will introduce best practice and avoid marketing conflicts across the continent.

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    Diageo decides on custodian

    2000-12-12T10:00:00Z

    UK - The UK-based Diageo Pension Scheme has re-appointed The Bank of New York (BNY) to act as global custodian for its fund, valued at £3.6bn (e6bn)

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    Settlements across borders

    2000-12-12T09:59:00Z

    EUROPE - SIS SegaInterSettle, the Swiss settlement system, and its UK partner, CRESTCo, have started co-operation to offer cross-border securities settlement in pan-European exchange trading.

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    Securities lending online

    2000-12-12T09:58:00Z

    USA - CalPERS, the $160bn California Public Employee's Retirement System has announced that it has joined forces with South Africa's Old Mutual to establish eSecLending, LLC, a new firm offering a web-based auction system for securities lending.

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    Three more funds opt for BGI

    2000-12-08T05:09:00Z

    UK - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has been awarded three new mandates by the UK based pension funds of companies ArvinMenitor, Lasmo and Thomson Directories'.

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    Russell switch

    2000-12-08T05:08:00Z

    UK - Frank Russell has appointed AXA Rosenberg Investment Management to manage a Europe ex-UK Broad Market portfolio, previously run by Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM).

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    Cornwall splits global mandate

    2000-12-08T05:06:00Z

    UK - The £600m (e990m) Cornwall County Council Superannuation Fund has split a Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) global balanced mandate into two, following a review in conjunction with consultants Hymans Robertson.