All IPE articles in July 2003 (Online) – Page 2
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New Italian post office pension fund approved
ITALY – The Italian pension fund supervisor COVIP has authorised the establishment of a new pension fund for Italian post offices and their subsidiaries.
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UK employers say pension gap to hit investment
UK – The UK’s employers’ body says corporate pension deficits are set to limit the amount of cash available for investment.
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Jardine Lloyd eyes UK pension reform, expansion
UK – Insurance and consulting firm Jardine Lloyd Thompson says its business will benefit from planned UK pension reform – and that it will move into human resource advice and administration.
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UK pensions institute sets up trustee group
UK – The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched a new Independent Trustees Group in order to improve procedures for opening and closing pension schemes.
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Horlick quits as SGAM’s UK chief
UK – Societe Generale Asset Management UK co-founder Nicola Horlick has stepped down from her role as chief executive.
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Putnam hires J P Morgan bond researcher
EUROPE – Putnam Investments has hired Maria Garcia Lomas from J P Morgan for its European corporate bond research team.
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Mellon GSS hires two for Dublin fund operation
IRELAND – Mellon Financial has made two appointments in its Dublin-based asset servicing arm, Mellon Global Securities Services.
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Northern Trust hires State Street’s Chapman
UK – Northern Trust has appointed Paul Chapman as head of global fund services relationship management.
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Swiss association set up to protect pensions
SWITZERLAND – A new association to protect Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises has been established to combat moves by insurers to reduce conversion rates and thereby cut pensions.
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Universal-Investment’s former MD Guhr dies
GERMAN Y – The former managing director of German asset manager Universal-Investment, Hans-Martin Guhr, has died at the age of 65.
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Swiss manager tenders three mandates on IPE-Quest
SWITZERLAND – A Swiss asset manager has tendered three active equity mandates worth up to 60 million euros in total via IPE-Quest, covering Europe, Japan and Asia.
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Dutch fund tenders Asian equities via IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A pension fund in the Netherlands has tendered a 100-milion euro mandate for Asian equities via IPE-Quest.
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French pension bill passes final vote
FRANCE – The French parliament has officially adopted the controversial pension bill reforms that have been debated since January.
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T. Rowe says well positioned for institutions
US - T. Rowe Price Group says it is well positioned for institutional investors following a 3.8% rise in profits.
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UBS GAM global investment chief to retire
GLOBAL – The global chief investment officer of UBS Global Asset Management, Jeffrey Diermeier, is to retire.
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French reserve fund issues E16bn mandate details
FRANCE – The French pension reserve fund has announced details of 27 mandates worth a combined 16 billion euros to be put out to tender in late July or early August this year.
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Bacon & Woodrow boosts Hewitt’s revenue
US – Hewitt Associates expects the acquisition of Bacon & Woodrow to fuel a more than 20% growth in its consulting revenues.
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Irish reserve fund returns 5.2% so far this year
IRELAND - The Irish National Reserve Fund has returned 5.2% so far this year, following a -16.1% return in 2002.
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Aviva’s Morley and Hibernian eye consolidation
IRELAND/UK – A consolidation of Aviva’s two fund managers, Morley Fund Management and Hibernian Investment Managers looks to be on the cards.
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Portugal’s Tranquilidade Vida swings to profit
PORTUGAL – Espirito Santo Financial Group says its life and pensions arm, Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade Vida, made a net profit of 13.2 million euros in the first half, against a loss of 59.7 million euros a year before.