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Risk management providers
o Algorithmics Algorithmics was set up in 1989 to develop risk management software. It is based in Toronto, and has more than 140 clients in 26 countries. Products: The company focuses on implementing risk management software for enterprises. Its enterprise risk management software Algo Suite, provides a platform for a ...
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Market with split personality
Investors in European equities enter this year with an even greater degree of uncertainty and foreboding than the last. Enormous risks overhang the market, not least the fear of war with Iraq, but also concerns over a double-dip recession and the need for structural reform in heavyweight markets like Germany. ...
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ABP ups premiums to protect fund
ABP, the e146bn Dutch civil service pension fund, has announced that it will raise the rate of contributions from employers and employees from 13% to 15%, as a result of weak stock markets. Fernando Jadoul, ABP’s director of public affairs, said: “After looking at the scheme’s financial position, we felt ...
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'Avoid fashion' advice for funds
The head of the E2.4bn pension scheme for UK airport operator BAA says pension administrators should not follow fashion and try to work out their requirements for themselves. “Don’t be a dedicated follower of fashion, think about it, and work it out for yourself,” is BAA Pension Fund director Stuart ...
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Alecta's never-ending story
Alecta is the largest manager of occupational pension assets in the Nordic region, with more than SEK 300bn (E33.3bn) under management. Formerly known as SPP (Sveriges Privatanställdas Pensionskassa) Alecta re-branded itself following a decision in 2000 to sell off all business activities that were open to competition in the market ...
