All IPE articles in December 2001 (Online) – Page 2
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BFr8bn Flanders tender reaches second phase
BELGIUM – The selection process to appoint asset managers for the BFr8bn (€2bn) Flanders healthcare fund has entered its second phase, though no final announcement is expected before next spring, says Edwin De Boeck, managing director of KBC Asset Management in Brussels....
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Nordea forms new asset management division
DENMARK – Copenhagen based financial group, Nordea, has formed a new asset management and life assurance business, Nordea Asset Management & Life, which itself will be subdivided into six business units....
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Callund scoops award for Russian pensions work
UK/RUSSIA - Callund Consulting has been named British Small Consultancy Firm of the Year in recognition of its work on pension reform in Russia.....
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Mercer lures Barclays' Lacey to communications job
UK - Rosie Lacey has joined consultants William M. Mercer as a senior communications consultant....
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Parliament calls for financial services experts
EUROPE – The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is to set up a panel of financial services experts to advise it on the package of measures outlined in the Financial Services Action Plan - which includes the European pensions directive, and the Lamfalussy report.....
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Morley hires Tremblay for global COO role
UK - Morley Fund Management has appointed David Tremblay as global chief operating officer with responsibility for the group’s operations, IT, facilities and change management functions.....
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Spain to give companies tax boost for pensions
SPAIN - Spain looks set to introduce new rules on occupational pension schemes in the New Year after approval in the senate on rules to equalise pension fund board membership as well as give a tax boost to companies making pension contributions.....
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Campaign to lobby pension funds on workers rights
GLOBAL - War on Want, the anti poverty charity, is launching a campaign on Monday urging pension contributors and trustees to lobby companies they invest in to respect workers’ rights....
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Cranston steps down as NAPF director general
UK – David Cranston, director general of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), is to step down from his position at the end of this year after 18 months in the job....
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Zurich grooms replacement for CFO Gose
Zurich Financial Services Group has promoted Thomas Buess, currently CFO Zurich North America, to become deputy chief financial officer with a view to replacing Gunter Gose as the group’s CFO on his retirement in mid 2002....
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IBN adds four consultancy firms to global network
GLOBAL - International Benefits Network (IBN) has added four new member firms to its roster....
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Russell wins £18m Institute of Physics fund brief
UK – Frank Russell Company has been appointed to run the full £18m (€29m) pension scheme of the Institute of Physics Retirement Pension Plan....
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Standard and Poor's buys Russian ratings firm
RUSSIA – Ratings agency, Standard & Poor's, has strengthened its presence in Russia with an agreement to acquire a majority stake in EA-Ratings, Russia’s first independent credit rating firm....
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NAPF and Deminor in European governance venture
UK - The UK National Association of Pension Funds’ (NAPF) Voting Issues Service (VIS) and corporate governance research and ratings advisor, Deminor Rating, have joined forces to offer coverage of major European companies in 16 countries....
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UK funds review managers in light of Unilever case
UK - Almost half of the pension funds surveyed by SEI Investments (47%) in the light of the Unilever/Merrill Lynch court case, settled out of court last week, say that they will review their investment management arrangements as a result....
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European Parliament to pass pensions tax bill
EUROPE – The European Parliament was today expected to pass with a clear majority the report on the elimination of tax obstacles to cross-border provision of occupational pensions by Dutch MEP Ieke van den Burg....
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Norwegian asset management/property firm launches
NORWAY – The Norwegian State railway, Norske Stadsbaner (NSB), and Aberdeen Celexa Property Investors Nordic Region (ACPINR) have jointly created Celexa Eiensdomsforvältning (CE), a new asset and property management and administration company...
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Lack of knowledge deters hedge fund investment
GLOBAL – A lack of knowledge and understanding of how hedge funds work is deterring investors from using alternative investments to diversify their portfolios or reduce volatility, says Baring Asset Management (BAM)....
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Bank of New York switches ADR index to free float
US - The Bank of New York (BNY) is to convert the BNY ADR Index from a full market capitalization to a free-float adjusted system....
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Scottish Widows/Russell strike multi-manager deal
UK - Scottish Widows and Frank Russell have announced a strategic alliance to offer a ‘best of breed’ multi-manager investment programme to UK personal investors....
