All IPE articles in December 2000 (Online) – Page 3
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Myners calls for custodians for all
UK - Paul Myners, the Gartmore chief executive reviewing the UK pension fund industry, has recommended to chancellor Gordon Brown and secretary of state Alistair Darling that UK pension funds employ custodians to oversee their assets.
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New manager system launched
SWITZERLAND - Felix Kottman, executive vice president of St Gallen based Swiss consultants Complementa, has launched managerselection.com - a new internet based data platform for pension funds, consultants and asset management companies.
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Howlett quits Baillie Gifford
UK - Gareth Howlett, who was a director for Baillie Gifford Overseas, has joined Edinburgh-based Stewart Ivory Wealth Management, the private client division of Colonial First State Division which has assets for £22bn.
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Van Rees stays on at EFRP
EUROPE - Kees van Rees will remain chairman of the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) until at least October 2001, after he was elected to remain in his current position at the EFRP's annual conference meeting of members in October.
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Bacon and Callan reach parting of ways
UK - consulting actuary firm Bacon & Woodrow and US consultants Callan Associates are set to unravel their global consultancy relationship.
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EC take on 'sustainability'
EU - The European Commission has issued a communication looking at the sustainability of pensions and how best to maintain adequate pension provision while keeping public economies in "good shape."
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Northamptonshire county appoints Northern Trust
UK - Northamptonshire county council has appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody for its £750 (E1.12bn) pension fund.
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Exel appoints Chase Manhattan
UK - Exel Retirement Plan has appointed Chase Manhattan Bank's global investor services division to provide global custody for approximately £1bn (E1.7bn) in assets.
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Cross-border sponsors
EU - Speaking at the Brussels press conference on the launch of the directive, European internal market commissioner Frits Bolkestein noted that ‘obligation’ was a difficult tack for the Commission to take with member states regarding pensions, when questioned about the directive in the light of Europe’s demographic problems.
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Something for everyone
EU - It was expected to be the final piece of the European financial services jigsaw. In time-honoured European tradition, though, it came as something of a shape-shifter … a little bit of everything for everybody.
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AP funds in competition
SWEDEN - Management of Sweden’s pay as you go pension system is undergoing a major restructuring due to finish by the beginning of next year.
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French delay
FRANCE - The French government has delayed plans to detail the structure of its reserve fund (Fonds de Reserve), including the all important question of who will manage the funds assets – set to reach around a trillion francs by the year 2020.
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German anger
GERMANY - German unions are angry with the government for reneging on its guarantee to commit to the launch of a second pillar pension scheme.
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Irish funds focus on managers' process
IRELAND - Irish plan sponsors are becoming more aware of the investment strategies of their funds.
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UK funds review SRI issues
UK - Jardine Reeves Brown consultants and actuaries has published its fourth annual ‘Survey into Pension Plan Compliance and Standards’ in the UK.
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ABN Amro acquires Alleghany in US
EUROPE - Leading Dutch financial group ABN Amro is acquiring US-based Alleghany Asset Management, for $825m (e981m) in cash. The agreement will increase the bank’s global assets under management by 40% to $155bn.
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Overlay team at Barclays
UK - Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays in London, is launching a new FX outsourcing service for corporate and institutional clients by forming a currency overlay team.
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All PPM's 455 funds attract cash
SWEDEN - Funds available under Sweden’s premium pension system (PPM) have taken delivery of their first assets following the return of thousands of catalogues from the country’s northern regions.
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SSgA and MSCI team up on ETFs
EUROPE - The opportunities that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can bring to European investors have driven Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and MSCI to sign an agreement to launch a range of MSCI-based ETFs.
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