All IPE articles in December 2006 (Online) – Page 2
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Dutch Maxeda scheme eyes transfer to industry fund
NETHERLANDS – The corporate pension fund of retailer Maxeda will transfer to the €4.6bn industry wide pension fund for the retail industry (BPFD), the firm has confirmed today.
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Investment Management Association gets new chair
UK – The UK’s Investment Management Association, the asset management trade body, has named Robert Jenkins as its new chairman.
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Interpolis asset management head leaves
NETHERLANDS – Interpolis’ head of asset management Herman Bril has left the Dutch insurer to join Aegon where he will lead the firm’s treasury and capital management activities.
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Robeco names international chief
GLOBAL – Robeco, the asset management arm of Rabobank, has named former ABN Amro Asset Management executive Frank Kusse to head up its international expansion.
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IBM names UK pensions trustee board member
UK – Computer giant IBM has appointed its European corporate treasurer Jean-Louis de Gandt to replace David Hershberg on the trustee board at the £4.9bn (€7.2bn) IBM UK Pensions Trust Ltd.
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European institutions ‘uneasy’ about bond trading
EUROPE – European institutions are becoming uneasy about developments in the fixed-income market – fearing hedge funds are taking too much of dealers’ attention, according to Greenwich Associates.
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Morgan Stanley AM quarterly profits down 50%
GLOBAL – Morgan Stanley has reported a 50% decline in pre-tax income at its asset management business for the fourth quarter.
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Dutch doctors award €100m European small-caps
NETHERLANDS – The €12bn Dutch Doctors Pension Fund has awarded Munros Capital Management with a €100m European small-cap equities mandate.
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Swiss banking watchdog rejects pensions role
SWITZERLAND – Eugen Haltiner, president of Switzerland’s banking watchdog (EBK), has rejected the notion that regulation of Swiss pension funds (Pensionskassen) would be improved if it were immediately handed over by the EBK.
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MN Services names commercial director
NETHERLANDS – AXA’s Pieter Kiveron is returning to Dutch pension servicing company MN Services as commercial director, it was announced today.
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AP3 taps Aberdeen for €221m in real estate
SWEDEN – AP3, the SEK196.1bn (€21.7bn) Swedish buffer fund Tredje AP-fonden, has appointed Aberdeen Property Investors to build a European real estate equity fund portfolio worth SEK2bn (€221m).
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Hewitt Associates’ information chief leaves
GLOBAL – Hewitt Associates’ chief information officer Perry Cliburn has left the company to join information services and human resources outsourcing firm Ceridian Corp.
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Denmark tops European pensions rankings - Aon
EUROPE – Denmark tops Aon Consulting’s new ‘European Pensions Barometer’ – with accession countries Estonia and Latvia also making the top four.
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AMF Pension issues warning on Swedish reform
SWEDEN – The Swedish pension fund AMF Pension argues that the recent pension reform will fail if the government does not put more resources into pension education and information.
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Consulting firm Blacket goes into liquidation
UK – Blacket Research, the firm set up to evaluate trustee decisions and investment consultants’ advice to pension funds, has gone into liquidation after heavy losses.
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch fund tenders euro zone debt
EUROPE – A Dutch n industry-wide pension fund has tendered $70m in euro zone debt via IPE-Quest.
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Turkey implements new pension parameters
TURKEY – The Turkish government says it will implement new pension parameters to help put its medium-term finances on a secure footing.
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Capital International institutional assets decline (amended)
EUROPE – Capital International has seen its European (including UK) institutional assets decline 5% since December 2005.
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PGGM confirms asset management-admin split
NETHERLANDS – The €77bn healthcare and social workers’ scheme PGGM, has officially announced the separation of its asset management and administration activities.
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Janus’ Intech arm wins $600m Dutch brief
NETHERLANDS – PGB, the €9bn Dutch pension fund for the printing industry, has awarded Intech a $600m (€459m) US enhanced equity mandate, the firm announced today.
