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Nordic institutions move to alternatives - survey
NORDIC – Nordic institutional investors are continuing to move into alternative assets, according to research conducted by Prospera Research.
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Ex-Watson’s van Aalst sets up own consultancy
NETHERLANDS – The former head of Watson Wyatt’s Dutch investment practice, Paul van Aalst, is setting up a new consulting firm called Strategeon Investment Consultancy.
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Danish regulator under fire for pension stance
DENMARK – Denmark’s financial regulator has come under fire for forcing pension funds to sell shares and miss out on the current recovery in share prices.
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Deutsche buys Dresdner’s German custody unit
GERMANY – Deutsche Bank has bought Dresdner Bank’s German custody arm for an undisclosed sum.
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Pension funds to have large role in SRI - report
EUROPE – Socially responsible investment among European institutional investors is increasing, and pension funds will play a large role in developing the market further, says Eurosif.
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Consultants entered USS mandate competition
UK – Two investment consultants entered the USS long-term, said Nick Fitzpatrick, head of global investment consulting at Hewitt Associates, which helped organise the contest.
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UBS sees unbundled German pensions market
GERMANY - The German pensions market is likely to see its services unbundled towards a more specialist approach, according to Tim Blackwell, managing director of UBS Global Asset Management in Germany.
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USS long-term mandate shortlist announced
UK – Three corporate entries have made it onto the shortlist of eight candidates in the Universities’ Superannuation Scheme’s long-term mandate competition.
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Petroleum Fund says it fires SRI firm CaringCompany
NORWAY – The Norwegian ministry of finance has decided not to continue the Petroleum Fund’s relationship with ethical consulting firm Caring Company/Etikanalytikerna.
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Swiss fund PUBLICA’s director Dueggeli to leave
SWITZERLAND – Peter Dueggeli, director of the Swiss fund PUBLICA (formerly PKB), has announced he will be leaving the position at the end of next June.
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Executives’ pension plans under EU scrutiny
EUROPE – The European Parliament’s rapporteur on the new transparency directive has called for the details of corporate executives’ pension plans to be disclosed.
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Morley reappointed at Lincolnshire fund
UK – Morley Fund Managers has been reappointed to run a 100 million-pound (143 million-euro) fixed income mandate for Lincolnshire County Council pension fund.
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Fortis Investments names head of Italian sales
ITALY – Fortis Investments has appointed a new head of sales for the Italian and Mediterranean market.
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Watson Wyatt calls for “dynamic” asset strategy
NETHERLANDS – The head of Watson Wyatt’s Dutch investment consulting practice, Gerard Roelofs, has called for a “dynamic” approach to strategic asset allocation.
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Multinats split on directive
EUROPE - European multinationals are evenly split as to whether the adoption of the pan-European pension directive will prompt them to review whether it is currently worth establishing a pan-European pension fund.
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No change in investment strategy for UK employers
UK – UK employers are not planning on changing their investment strategy and are confident that they will ride out current pensions difficulties, according to research by Aon Consulting.
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Hewitt bolsters UK investment team
UK – Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has bolstered its investment team with the appointment of Anne Freeman and John Belgrove.
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Germany: Deutsche says ageing to hit property
GERMANY – Germany’s investment products must diversify more strongly across regions and property categories, says Deutsche Bank.
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Irish DC members “need to raise contributions”
IRELAND – Members of Irish DC schemes need to raise contributions, says Raymond McKenna of the Irish Association of Pension Funds.
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Russell/Mellon CAPS names Benelux sales head
UK/BENELUX – Russell/Mellon CAPS has bolstered its sales team as it expands into the Benelux region.
