All articles by Helen Avery – Page 27
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UK’s Greenwich Council awards five mandates
UK – Greenwich Council’s 450 million pound pension fund has dished out five new mandates following a change of strategy, and a loss for Schroders Investment Management.
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French reserve fund appoints Mercers
FRANCE – The 13.1 billion euro French reserve state fund has appointed Mercer Investment Consulting to assist with selecting investment fund managers.
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S&P sees no pension hit for European finance firms
EUROPE – Standard and Poor’s ratings agency has said that European financial services companies are not expected to experience ratings changes as a result of post-retirement obligations.
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Credit Agricole wins KLM emerging market mandate
NETHERLANDS/FRANCE – Blue Sky Group, manager of the 6.5 billion euro pension fund of Dutch airline KLM, has appointed Credit Agricole Asset Management to run a global emerging market equity mandate.
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Austrians take to streets over pension reform
AUSTRIA – Ten of thousands of Austrians took to the streets today to protest against proposed pension reforms that could see working life increased and benefits reduced.
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KAS wins Gerling UK custody business
UK – Credit finance provider Gerling NCM’s UK Pension Scheme has appointed KAS Bank as custodian following a move out of pooled funds into segregated funds.
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S&P names European investment services head
EUROPE – Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has appointed Geoff Hawksworth to head up its European Investment Services business.
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Schroders in European property push
EUROPE – Schroders Property Investment Management is making a push into Europe, joining two European property associations, and adding one member to its team.
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Amex, Threadneedle decline comment on report
UK – American Express is reported to be close to finalising a deal to buy Threadneedle Investments – though all parties are declining comment.
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BNP Paribas rejects S&P's pension method
EUROPE – BNP Paribas has said that it “does not automatically see pensions provisions as debt”, and criticises S&P’s approach to incorporating pensions into credit analysis.
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State Street to provide custody to Aon
IRELAND – State Street Corp. Dublin has been appointed to provide investment services to Aon Asset Management.
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AXA’s UK pensions arm names Evans CEO
UK – AXA Sun Life, the UK life and pensions arm of the AXA group, has appointed Paul Evans as chief executive, following the departure of Andy Haste.
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Allianz’s PIMCO launches eight funds for Europe
EUROPE – PIMCO has launched eight new specialist pooled fixed income funds aimed at institutional investors across Europe.
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Trustees lift interest in multi-management
UK – Trustees are becoming more interested in multi-manager products, says the head of a multi-manager trade group.
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Mercer wins Omnetica actuarial job
UK – Siemens affiliate, Omnetica, has appointed Mercer Human Resource Consulting to provide actuarial and investment advice for its new defined contribution scheme.
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Austria agrees to less drastic pension overhaul
AUSTRIA – The Austrian government yesterday agreed to overhaul its pensions system, although conceded that some of the current proposals would be amended to be less drastic.
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Features
Irish launch for Mercer 360
Mercer Investment Consulting has launched a new product allowing smaller Irish pension funds access to international investment managers. The new service, Mercer 360, combines the investment consulting experience of Mercer with the fund management skills of Attica Asset Management. Attica provides manager of manager products in the UK, and is ...
