All IPE articles in July 2003 (Online) – Page 5
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Bilbé quits at custodian Brown Brothers Harriman
UK - After 18 months as managing director of Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) in London , David Bilbé has reigned. This is for personal reasons, as he wishes to pursue alternative career opportunities, he said.
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Towers Perrin’s new appointment to global consulting team
UK – Towers Perrin has added to its global consulting group with the appointment of Gavin Watkins.
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Robeco Alternative offers bond to diversify risk
NETHERLANDS – Robeco Alternative Investments has launched a multi market bond fund aimed at offering investors risk diversification.
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Welsh fund bond mandate goes to ISIS
UK – ISIS Asset Management has been appointed to manage a 125 million pound (178 million euro) bond mandate for the Welsh county of Rhondda Cynon Taf pension fund.
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Active share ownership can produce outperformance - research finds
UK - The link between corporate governance and investment performance depends on active ownership, and companies with active shareholders will tend to outperform.
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Gartmore offers cautious option to institutions
UK – Gartmore will be offering a cautious managed fund to institutional investors as they seek to reduce volatility.
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ETF use by European institutional investors grows 20%
EUROPE – The number of institutional investors using exchange traded funds (ETFs) or HOLDRs baskets of stocks is continuing to increase, particularly in Europe, according to research by Morgan Stanley.
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State Street has net loss of 23 million dollars in Q2
US – State Street Corporation has announced a net loss of 23 million dollars on revenues of 1,082 million for the quarter ended June 30. For the first six months, total revenues came to 2,102 million dollars and net income to 73 million dollars.
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Swiss appoint two commissions to review occupational pensions
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Federal Office for Social Security has set up two expert commissions to look into the country’s occupational pension system.
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Brunswick AM appoints Khmelnitsky as head of equities
UK – Russian equity specialist, Brunswick Asset Management, has appointed Anton Khmelnitsky as head of equities.
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European institutions eye US real estate - PGI
EUROPE - European institutions are showing an increased appetite for US real estate, says the new chief executive of US-based asset management firm Principal Global Investors' European operations.
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Fund managers coming out of defensive positions
GLOBAL – Fund managers across the globe are becoming more positive about the economy and are moving out of defensive investments, according to the monthly survey by Merrill Lynch.
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Ashcourt acquires BWH to boost asset offering
UK – Asset manager Ashcourt Holdings is about to acquire another London-based manager Barney Wilkins & Howard (BWH). The deal will add significantly to the assets managed by Ashcourt, increasing these from 250 million pounds (361 million euros) to 350 million pounds.
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JP Morgan Fleming adds to the dynamic range
LUXEMBOURG – Fund group JP Morgan Fleming is adding to its ‘dynamic range’ of investment funds by introducing the JPMF US Dynamic Fund later this week, following the mould of the UK, Europe and global dynamic funds, which have raised 650 million euros since launch. It is targeted at ...
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Insight appoints Ahern for institutional role
UK – Insight Investment has appointed Mark Ahern from Lazard Asset Management as director and head of institutional client services in London.
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DaimlerChrysler chooses Invesco for fund offering
GERMANY – INVESCO has launched DaimlerChrysler Bank’s first fund, which has already attracted 80 million euros of investments.
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UK manufacturer faces strikes over pensions moves
UK – Chemical manufacturer, Rhodia, is facing staff strike action this Thursday following announcements that it intends to close its final salary pension scheme to new employees.
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UK government pushes ahead with pensions credit
UK - The UK government says its wants to encourage the maximum take up of the new pensions credit which replaces the minimum income guarantee (MIG) in October.
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French senate agrees key elements of pensions reform
FRANCE – The French senate has formally agreed that pension contribution periods are to be increased, and that the public and private sector pension systems are to be harmonised.
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TUC names managers refusing to disclose how they voted
UK - The UK’s Trades Union Congress (TUC), which co-ordinates a network of over 1,000 pension fund trustees, has ‘named and shamed’ fund managers who refuse to disclose how they voted on behalf of their pension fund clients.
