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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.
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Schock to replace Bourven at State Street Banque
FRANCE - Monique Bourven is to retire as head of State Street Banque and be replaced by François Schock.
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Dutch union critical of widows’ pensions
NETHERLANDS – Dutch labour union federation the CNV says the pensions of widows and widowers are under threat.
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UK projects 12% rise in pensioners
UK – According to government projections, the number of pensioners is set to rise by almost 12% to 12.2 million in the next 10 years.
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Tate & Lyle fund taps State Street for lending
UK – The 600 million-pound (854 million-euro) Tate & Lyle Group Pension Scheme has named State Street as its securities lending agent.
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UK public pension numbers up and private down
The number of people in second tier pensions in the UK has risen in almost every year for the past 20 years, according figures from the Department of Work and Pensions. But private pension scheme membership has seen a dramatic fall.
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Pension funds cool on new Dutch code
NETHERLANDS – The new Tabaksblat corporate governance code has received a mixed response from pension fund bodies.
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ECB says pension funds’ shift to bonds continues
EUROPE – The European Central Bank says pension funds and insurers in the euro area are still shifting out of equities and into fixed income and mutual funds.
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Watson Wyatt names head of UK investment strategy
UK - Watson Wyatt has appointed Chris Ford to the new role of head of investment strategy in the UK following a three-year secondment in the US.
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Nordic SRI firm GES blacklists BASF, Nomura
GLOBAL - BASF and Nomura Holdings have been placed on an investment blacklist by Nordic SRI consulting firm GES Investment Services, for violating international ethical business guidelines.
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Somerset awards E143m in fixed income to F&C
UK – The 600 million-pound (867 million-euro) Somerset County Council Pension has awarded a 100 million-pound (143 million-euro) UK fixed income mandate to F&C Management.
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Northern unveils trade analysis for institutions
GLOBAL – Northern Trust has unveiled an automated trade execution monitoring tool for institutional clients - Trade Execution Analysis.
