All IPE articles in December 2000 (Online) – Page 4
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Swedish investment arm closed
SWEDEN - Consultant William M Mercer has closed its three-strong investment consulting operation in Stockholm and will instead run it from the London office.
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Belgium's silver fund gets green light
BELGIUM - The Belgian government has given the green light to the implementation of both the proposed ‘Silver Fund’ reserve and to the establishment of industry-wide pension funds.
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Greek strike
GREECE - Greek bank employees carried out a two day strike in October in support of consolidation of the industry’s pension fund system, amidst fears that future pensions could be in jeopardy.
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French company plans reach Senate
FRANCE - Legislation on France’s ‘épargne salariale’ – savings plans for company employees has passed to the senate after successfully clearing the country’s Assemblée Nationale, albeit after amendment.
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Elmgren quits SPP for new IT fund
SWEDEN - Staffen Elmgren, vice president of Sweden’s SPP Investment Management is leaving to set up New Economy, a fund specialising in IT, telecoms and media companies.
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Directive hailed as 'revolutionary'
EU - The European Commission’s draft directive on supplementary pensions could be the precursor to cross border recruitment raids by pension funds on employees working in similar professions, according to Karel Stroobants, head of the Belgian Association of pension Funds.
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Trading cost system launched
EUROPE - A new trading cost analysis service for European-based pension funds has been launched by the WM Company and Elkins/McSherry.
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PPM pulls in 70% of Swedes
SWEDEN - Around 70% of Swedes in the north of the country have chosen to actively invest their assets in the second round of selection under the PPM (Premium Pensions Authority) national pension scheme.
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German pensions reform put back by a year
GERMANY - Reform of German pensions has suffered another setback after the government postponed the introduction of legislation leading to the introduction of private pensions. Private provision will begin in 2002, instead of 2001 as initially planned.
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New Danish consultancy
DENMARK - Jørgen Leschly has left SkandiaLink, the Danish Unitlink arm of Skandia group, to start a new consultancy, DCG Consulting, based in Copenhagen.
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Van Rees steps down at OPF
NETHERLANDS - Henri J Thoman, currently director of the executive body of KLM Pension Fund based in Amstelveen, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Dutch OPF, Association of Company Pension Funds, effective on January 1, next year.
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Robeco venture
NETHERLANDS Robeco has plucked a team of alternative investment specialists from NIB Private Equity, the venture capital joint venture of Dutch superfunds ABP and PGGM, to form part of a new alternative investments business unit.
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