All articles by Fennell Betson – Page 12
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Portugal: property is top performing asset class
IBERIA - The Portuguese real estate market was one of the most resilient markets last year, according to new indices for the market calculated by IPD. The total return from all property classes rose 13.5%, marginally down on the 14% of 2001, according to the IPD Portugal Indices.
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International Benefits Network expands membership
UK – Finland is one of the three new countries included in the consultancy network operated by International Benefits Network (IBN), a worldwide grouping for employee benefits services. Three new member firms have been added to give greater international presence.
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OPAS slams UK occupational pensions practices
UK – A public worried about their occupational pensions are increasingly coming to the doors of the pensions advisory service OPAS, the London based body to handle pension enquires, for “help and reassurance”.
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Consultants HBW launch ‘conflict free’ fund service for pensions
UK – Major consulting firm Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow(HBW) has introduced the Fund Delivery Service enabling pension funds to choose investment funds from a wide range of managers, but on a basis that claims to avoid any conflicts of interests.
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FTSE moves ruffles DJ Stoxx feathers
There has been a lively reaction to the arrival of the FTSEurofirst tradeable indices series from the FTSE Group and Euronext, with Dow Jones Stoxx branding the product as a copy of its DJ Stoxx 50. In late spring, the FTSEurofirst 80, representing Euro-zone performance and the FTSEEurofirst 100 covering ...
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'Conflict free' fund service
Major consulting firm Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow(HBW) has introduced the Fund Delivery Service enabling UK pension funds to choose investment funds from a wide range of managers, but on a basis that claims to avoid any conflicts of interests. This is for defined contribution and smaller defined benefits plans as ...
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Property at ‘inflection point’ – Morgan Stanley
UK - Investors need to be cautious about which real estate sectors they invest in, Struan Robertson of investment bank Morgan Stanley told a property conference in London, organised by the group.
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Europe, US face different demographic challenges
EUROPE – The demographic challenges facing Europe were contrasted with those facing the US by international commentator Fareed Zakaria in London today.
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Ex-Watson Wyatt consultant joins Investit
UK - Former Watson Wyatt senior investment consultant Philip Robinson has joined specialist consultancy Investit in London to boost its strategic marketing and investment process practice.
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UK real estate funds returned 12.6% in 2002
UK - Investors in UK property limited partnerships obtained better returns on average in 2002 than pension funds and other institutions investing directly in property, according to a new study.
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Glaswegian wins State Street Caledonian Challenge
UK - The organisers of the State Street Caledonian Challenge will know later this week how many of 1,620 who registered to walk the designated 54 mile stretch of the West Highland Way in a 24 hour period actually completed what is reckoned to be the country’s “premier endurance challenge”.
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UK: Dow Corning awards E46m equity mandate to SEI
UK – The UK arm of US-based silicon technology firm Dow Corning has gone for a multi-manager strategy for part of its defined benefit plan and appointed SEI Investments to manage a 32 million pound (46 million euro) global equity mandate.
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ECB cut could be positive for equities say pension funds
EUROZONE - The 50 basis point cut in Euroland interest rates announced by the European Central Bank is seen as having a generally positive effect for pension funds, despite having been largely priced into the market.
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EVCA joins push for more PE disclosure by European investors
EUROPE - The EVCA is backing efforts to look into disclosure of private equity performance in Europe. At present public institutional investors in Europe are not under pressure to disclose the underlying performance of their individual investments to the public, unlike in the US.
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Europe switches to money market and bond funds
EUROPE - Last year was a dismal one for Europe’s mutual investment funds, with year on year net sales down 52% to 98.3 billion euros, according to FERI Fund Market Information. Of this, money market funds accounted for 78 billion euros, 78% of 2002’s total.
