All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 123
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NewsBlackRock's O'Brien joins JP Morgan
GLOBAL – Mike O'Brien, former head of EMEA institutional business at BlackRock, has been named global head of JP Morgan Asset Management's (JPMAM) newly formed institutional client group.
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NewsUK roundup: ACA, NEST, KPMG
UK – More than 40% of employers are considering levelling-down their pensions because they are concerned about the costs of auto-enrolment, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has said.
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NewsUK tender roundup: Lincolnshire, Merseyside
UK – Lincolnshire County Council’s £1.1bn (€1.3bn) pension fund is tendering a five-year contract for the position of global custodian.
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German roundup: Absolute return, BAG, bAV
GERMANY – Absolute return funds in Germany have only returned 0.07% in the first six months of the year, research by asset manager Lupus Alpha has shown.
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NewsFriday people roundup
GLOBAL – 3A, Hargreaves Lansdown, Nikko Asset Management, LD, Royal London, AEGON Asset Management, HSBC Asset Management, rpmi
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NewsUK roundup: F&C, Thames River, Barnett Waddingham, Hargreaves Lansdown
UK – F&C Asset Management has announced it expects to complete its acquisition of Thames River Capital by the beginning of next month, after it was given authorisation by the Financial Services Authority.
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NewsMultinationals unhappy with governance, says Mercer
GLOBAL – A survey of multinationals by consultancy Mercer has found that fewer than one in five companies are satisfied with existing governance structures for their employee benefit programmes.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Mercer, Hermes, Insynergy Investment Management, LCH.Clearnet, RBC Dexia Investor Services, Otkritie.
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NewsAP7 hires Amundi, Axa for alpha mandates
SWEDEN – The SEK92.2bn (€9.5bn) AP7 fund, one of the Swedish national buffer funds, has hired Amundi and Axa to manage two of its Alpha portfolios.
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NewsUK roundup: Norfolk global equity tender, GAD on contracting-out
UK – The £1.5bn (€1.6bn) Norfolk Pension Fund is tendering for investment managers for several global equity mandates worth up to £400m each.
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NewsUK roundup: USS bonus payments, FTSE250 DB schemes
UK – The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has come under attack from the Universities and College Union (UCU) for the payment of £2.9m (€3.2m) in bonuses to its investment team.
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NewsLLMA unveils framework for longevity index
UK – The Life & Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) has published the governance framework for its planned longevity index.
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NewsNorway Global excludes companies for breaching Geneva Convention
EUROPE – The NOK2.8trn (€352bn) Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) is planning to exclude two Israeli companies and one Malaysian company, worth a combined NOK15m, from its investment universe.
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NewsMercer warns pension tax-relief proposals could accelerate demise of DB
UK – Mercer has warned that current proposals for pension tax relief could accelerate the demise of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the UK.
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NewsFinnish roundup: VER, Tapiola
FINLAND – Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), the country's state pension fund, saw its assets increase to almost €13bn in the first six months of 2010, as its equity portfolio performed best of all assets.
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NewsNAPF calls for six-month grace period for auto-enrolment
UK – The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the UK government to introduce a waiting period for auto-enrolment as to not damage already existing employer pension schemes.
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NewsTender roundup: Norfolk, Wandsworth Borough, Deloitte
UK – The £1.5bn (€1.6bn) Norfolk Pension Fund is tendering for investment managers for several global equity mandates worth as much as £400,000.
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NewsAegon awarded £300m mandate by Molins pension fund
UK – Aegon Asset Management has been awarded a £300m (€363m) mandate by the Molins UK Pension Fund, covering the retirement scheme's entire value.
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NewsUK roundup: CPI switch 'underestimated', EMI turns to TPR
UK – The head of investment strategy at Mn Services has warned the impact of the switch from the retail price index (RPI) to the consumer price index (CPI) has been underestimated.
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NewsNordic roundup: Pension Fennia, Etera
FINLAND – Pension Fennia and Etera have announced results for the first half of the year, with Pension Fennia's chief investment officer saying the economic outlook looks "exceptionally unstable".
