All IPE articles in December 2003 (Online) – Page 3
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Watson sees average global funding at 80%
GLOBAL – Watson Wyatt has estimated the average funding level in the global pensions industry at 80%.
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Ageing could boost German markets – report
GERMANY – A new academic report has argued that demographic ageing is not necessarily a bad thing for German capital markets.
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Aegon awards E19bn custody mandate to KAS
NETHERLANDS – Aegon Asset Management Netherlands has awarded KAS Bank a 19 billion-euro mandate for the custody and administration of European bonds and Dutch equities.
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Average Irish pension fund slips –0.5%
IRELAND - Group pension managed funds returned an average -0.5% in November, according to new data.
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AMF Pension names AP4’s McPhee as CIO
SWEDEN – AP4’s head of performance and risk control, Sarah McPhee, has accepted what she termed an “irresistible offer” to join AMF Pension as chief investment officer.
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KPMG sells Swiss and Belgian consulting arms
EUROPE – KPMG has sold Swiss and Belgian consulting operations to Mercer and Aon respectively.
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Petroleum Fund tenders active equity mandates
NORWAY – The 803 billion-crown (99.4 billion-euro) Petroleum Fund is seeking managers to run active global and emerging market equities.
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Final Tabaksblatt governance report due
NETHERLANDS – The final report of the Tabaksblatt committee of corporate governance will be presented to the Dutch government tomorrow.
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Allianz sets up asset management admin arm
GERMANY – Allianz’s Deutscher Investment Trust says it wants to position its new Fondsdepot subsidiary as an independent administrative centre for the asset management industry.
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Corp. of London hands custody to ABN Amro Mellon
UK - The Corporation of London, the municipality for the City of London financial district, has awarded an 800 million-pound (1.1 billion-euro) custody mandate to ABN Amro Mellon.
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ABN Amro sees Dutch funds’ bond shift
NETHERLANDS – ABN Amro expects Dutch pension funds to move to a higher bond allocation – driven by regulatory factors and the change to a fair discount rate.
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Italians take to streets over pension reform
ITALY – Italians took to the streets of Rome on Saturday in protest at the government’s pension reform plans – though the government says the action will complicate matters.
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Northern unveils trade analysis for institutions
GLOBAL – Northern Trust has unveiled an automated trade execution monitoring tool for institutional clients - Trade Execution Analysis.
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Gartmore says it boosts US equities team
UK – Gartmore Investment Management has hired Gil Knight as vice president, senior portfolio manager, to boost its US equities team.
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Dutch MPs set to debate ABP law
NETHERLANDS – Dutch MPs are set to debate changes to the ABP law on Wednesday.
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Grafische Bedrijfsfondsen names new chief
NETHERLANDS – The 6.4 billion-euro pension fund for the Dutch printing industry, Stichting Pensioenfonds voor de Grafische Bedrijfsfondsen, has named Paul van Leeuwen as its new general director.
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Marsh & McLennan, CalPERS in spat over Putnam
US – Marsh & McLennan has hit back at CalPERS’ claims that the market timing problems at its Putnam Investments arm are Enron-like, saying the claim is “outrageous”.
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Czechs to introduce notional DC system
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Czech Labour Ministry wants to start to reform the current pension system by introducing a so-called Notional Defined Contribution (NDC) system.
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Former CalPERS chief hails UK gold listing
UK - James Burton, the former chief executive of CalPERS who now runs the World Gold Council, has hailed the first day of dealing in a new gold stock aimed at institutional and retail investors.
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Linde taps Mercer for UK investment consulting
UK – German industrial group Linde – in the news over the treatment of pension liabilities by ratings agencies - has appointed Mercer Human Resource Consulting in the UK.
