Investor Strategy – Page 191
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JP Morgan's Paterson joins NAPF
UK - JP Morgan Asset Management's David Paterson is to take over as head of corporate governance at the National Association of Pension Funds from Geoff Lindey.
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ABP’s Boogaard joins Straatman at Pearl (updated)
NETHERLANDS – ABP Investments fundamental stock selection fund manager Erna Boogaard has quit to become external management head at Pearl Group – entrepreneur Hugh Osmond’s UK-based life assurance fund investment vehicle. (updated)
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Merseyside tenders European equities
UK – The £3.8bn (€5.5bn) Merseyside Pension Fund is looking for a manager for a £100m European (ex UK) equities mandate.
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Finland’s Keva invests in Hermes European fund
FINLAND – The €17.1bn Finnish Local Government Pensions Institution, Keva, has invested in Hermes’ European Focus Fund.
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Ex-Hewitt’s Fitzpatrick joins BESTrustees
UK - Nick Fitzpatrick, the global investment-consulting chief at Hewitt Associates, has joined the BESTrustees team as associate.
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Pension Protection Fund CEO steps down
UK - Myra Kinghorn, chief executive of the Pension Protection Fund, is to step down in the spring – less than a year after it began operations.
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UK schemes still eye international equities – MAS
UK – The roughly 55%-45% split between UK and overseas equities in many pension fund investment portfolios could be on the road to complete reversal, according to Mellon Analytical Solutions.
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AXA IM posts 25% rise in AUM
GLOBAL – AXA Investment Managers’ assets under management rose 25% to €432bn in 2005, according to the annual results.
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PGGM’s Noordzij to get €500k severance deal
NETHERLANDS – Karel Noordzij, who unexpectedly quit as chairman at €71bn Dutch health care fund PGGM today, will get a severance package worth more than €500,000.
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MN Services names fiduciary head
NETHERLANDS – MN Services has appointed Philip Jan Looijan as fiduciary management chief of MN Services Investment Management and member of the investment management team from April 1.
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FRR tactical asset head Morel joins Natexis
FRANCE – Christophe Morel, head of strategy and tactical asset allocation at the €26.6bn Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites or French Pensions Reserve Fund, has been appointed tactical asset allocation chief at Natexis Asset Management.
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BGI introduces Sudan divestment strategies
US - Barclays Global Investors has launched index strategies to help US pension funds to comply with new rules requiring them to divest of companies with ties to Sudan.
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Dutch doctors’ fund interim CIO moves on
NETHERLANDS – Ton Groeneveld, interim chief investment officer at Doctors Pension Funds Services, has left following the appointment of permanent CIO Jan Willem Baan.
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Hewitt opens human resources centre in Poland
POLAND – Hewitt Associates has announced the opening of a 300-person human resources outsourcing centre in Krakow, Poland.
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Hewitt CEO sees industry consolidation
GLOBAL – Dale Gifford, chief executive of Hewitt Associates, expects to see further consolidation in the human resources consulting and outsourcing industry in the coming years.
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Mercer hires three for Nordic expansion
LONDON – Mercer Investment Consulting has announced the expansion of its Nordic operations following three new senior hires.
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Xerox scheme taps PIMCO for LDI
UK – The roughly £1.3bn (€1.9bn) Xerox UK Final Salary Pension Scheme has awarded a £260m “cutting edge” liability-driven mandate to fixed income fund management firm, PIMCO.
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Hewitt launches specialist UK DC team
UK – Hewitt Associates has formed a new consulting team to provide retirement planning and investment strategy for defined contribution pension schemes.
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Dutch VB sees drop in premium revenues
NETHERLANDS – There will be a roughly 3% or €500m drop overall in premium revenues of Dutch industry-wide pension funds in 2006, according to the VB, the Dutch Association of Industry-wide Pension Funds.
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Lehman nabs Rubenstein for new pensions group
UK – Lehman Brothers has hired Alan Rubenstein, head of Morgan Stanley’s European pensions group, to launch a new pensions group.
