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Robeco's private-equiteers
Dutch financial services group Robeco has decided private equity is a sector it can no longer afford to ignore. It recently scored a coup by pinching two of Europe’s best-known names – Ad van den Ouweland from the Dutch health workers’ fund PGGM and Harrie Meijers from general civil servants’ ...
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Taking the regulators to task
In this month’s ‘Off the Record’ we asked about that most onerous of responsibilities – meeting the requirements of the regulator. No mean feat by all accounts… oops… did I mention accounts…. Seventy-five per cent of this month’s pension fund respondents say that regulations are one of their greatest causes ...
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UK: investment advice part of the package
The UK consultancy market is probably one of the most dynamic in Europe. The large size of the pension fund industry in terms of both number of schemes and assets under management, makes the UK a very attractive playing field for consultancy professionals . Investment consulting is now seen as ...
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Switzerland: consultancy still a local affair
Local consultancy firms still dominate the Swiss market although international houses are gaining market share. At a time when new regulations are forcing pension funds to go through an analytical process to put in place an investment strategy that follows the prudent man rule, opportunities for consultants have increased. Domestic ...





