All articles by Hugh Wheelan – Page 2
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How the good times returned to Europe
Comparing performance returns between pension funds in different European countries is by no means an exact science. Indeed, comparing pension fund returns between two performance measurers in the same European country can be equally imprecise. Take Switzerland for example. Publishing its 2003 universe figures, performance measurement firm InterSec recorded that ...
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Real estate manager PRICOA in MBO from Prudential parent
London-based PRICOA Property Investment Management (PPIM) has confirmed that it is in discussion with US parent company Prudential Real Estate Investors about a management buy-out (MBO) of the European operations.
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Budget Special - UK moves towards introduction of REIT structure
UK Budget Special - The UK has moved a step closer to the introduction of a version of US Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)..
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UK Budget Special - New pensions tax structure unveiled
UK BUDGET SPECIAL - Pension saving in the UK will be taxed under a single regime with a tax-privileged pot for retirement set at a maximum £1.4m, rising incrementally to £1.8m by 2010, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, today announced in the annual Budget Statement.
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Dutch government launches pensions awareness
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch minister of social affairs, Mark Rutte, has launched a cross-industry initiative to promote pensions awareness amongst Dutch citizens.
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VB may take government to court over Staatsen
NETHERLANDS - The VB, the Dutch Association of Industry-wide Pension Funds, says it may have to take the Dutch government to court if it decides to introduce a form of quantitative investment restrictions for Dutch pension funds as part of the findings of the Staatsen Commission.
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Static asset allocation risky for schemes says AXA
UK pension funds using traditional, static approaches to asset allocation with an average 60% allocation to equity could be bearing a one in four risk of a 10% plus fall in solvency...
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Irish DB plans return 13.3% for 2003
Ireland – Irish defined benefit (DB) funds returned an average of 13.3% for 2003, according to figures released by Mercer Investment Consulting in Ireland.
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UK real estate returned almost 11% in 2003 - IPD
UK - UK property returns remained strong during 2003 with overall performance figures of 10.9% for the year, more than a percentage point higher than 2002’s 9.7% returns, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD).
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Nexans linked 'by principles'
Just over a century since the creation of the Société Française des Câbles Électriques (1897), a pioneer in the world of electric cables, the firm began the 21st century in a new incarnation as Nexans, following a spin off from the Alcatel group (where it was the Alcatel Cable arm) ...
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SocGen heads R&M league table for custodian services
EUROPE - Société Générale has pushed Pictet from the top spot in the twelfth annual global custody survey by R&M Consultants, which aims to show how clients view the services provided by their custodians.
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Parliament backs crucial ISD changes
The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (EMAC) has given majority backing to a string of amendments to the revamped Investment Services Directive (ISD)...
