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ABP explains reasons for sticking to asset mix
NETHERLANDS – A top manager at the Dutch civil service pension fund ABP has expanded on the reasons why the 150 billion-euro fund has stuck with its long-term asset allocation.
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Wolters Kluwer pension director van Schie retires
NETHERLANDS – Cees van Schie has retired as director of the 500 million-euro Dutch pension fund of publishing firm Wolters Kluwer.
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Denmark’s PKA awards US small-caps to Russell
DENMARK - The €9.7bn pension administration company Pensionskassernes Administration has awarded Russell a US small-cap equities mandate worth around $140m (€110m)
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OECD to launch pension supervisors association
EUROPE - The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Private Pensions Working Party is to launch a new pension supervisors association in July.
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Watson Wyatt hires Deloitte’s Gavanou
FRANCE - Watson Wyatt has hired Jean-Francois Gavanou from Deloitte & Touche’s Paris office as a senior consultant.
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MLIM sees European institutional outflows
EUROPE – Merrill Lynch Investment Managers saw outflows from its European institutional business in the fourth quarter, according to its parent company’s latest earnings report.
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Tremonti mulls pension regulation revamp
ITALY - Finance and economy minister Giulio Tremonti has floated the idea of a “super authority” that would handle pension and other market regulation.
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Dutch pension fund coverage ratio talks underway
NETHERLANDS - Negotiations about the implementation of a new pension law in 2004 are reaching their final phase.
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Robeco names Goris as pan-Europe sales head
NETHERLANDS – Robeco has named Ger Goris as head of sales and distribution, a new role.
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Goldman Sachs AM sees liability-based mandates
EUROPE – Goldman Sachs Asset Management says it sees demand for mandates that take account of liabilities.
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Germany eyes civil service pension contributions
GERMANY – The interior ministry has confirmed that it is looking at raising civil service pension contributions.
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E. Europe pension funds
EUROPE - A new report has found that pension funds in central and eastern Europe have largely "conservative" investment strategies.
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Pioneer says hedge fund assets rise 60%
ITALY - Pioneer Investments says its hedge fund assets under management rose almost 60% in 2003.
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European institutions buy into DB real estate
EUROPE – Deutsche Asset Management has sold a 1.2 billion-dollar (940 million-euro) real estate fund to a group of European and US institutional investors and wealthy individuals.
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ISIS names Currie as N. American equities head
UK - ISIS Asset Management has appointed David Currie, former head of the US desk at Edinburgh Fund Managers, as head of North American equities.
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Robeco to begin “active voting” as assets rise
NETHERLANDS – Robeco says it will start actively exercising its voting rights at shareholder meetings this year – and that it will put its voting record on its web site.
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VB’s Martin van't Zet to join Optas
NETHERLANDS - Martin van't Zet is to leave his post as head of European and fiscal affairs at the VB, the Dutch industry-wide pension association, to join Optas Management.
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EAMA and FEFSI set date for merger discussion
EUROPE – The European asset management and investment funds bodies EAMA and FEFSI are to discuss their planned merger at extraordinary general meetings in February.
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CSAM names MLIM’s Haber as CFO
GLOBAL - Credit Suisse Asset Management says it has named Merrill Lynch’s Lawrence Haber as chief financial officer.
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T. Rowe Price investment chief Testa retires
US - T. Rowe Price says chief investment officer David Testa is to retire and be replaced by 22-year company veteran Brian Rogers.
