Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 672
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Silence on role of custody
Custody services provider, Northern Trust, says the government’s recent pension reform proposals did not address a key aspect of the Myners report on the independence of custodianship. “We’re almost back to before Myners raised the question,” says Steven Hayward, head of UK pensions relationship management at Northern Trust. He says ...
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Large IPOs on fast track
Euronext has amended its rules, with the aim of allowing newly introduced large companies to be admitted more quickly. “After adopting general rules on the treatment of initial public offerings in June 2002, the Euronext Indices Steering Committee has decided to approval an additional rule which will see to quicker ...
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Give funds freedom to repair damage
The fall in the equity market performance meant Dutch pension funds (excluding insurance companies) lost E34bn in the first nine months of last year. This is the reason for the Dutch pension funds regulation authority for pension funds (PVK) to publish its letter at the end of September formulating the ...
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More returns without increasing risk?
Amid greater longevity and falling stock markets risk management has become a much more important issue for pension funds than ever before. However, different pension funds are tackling the problem or having the problem tackled for them in very different ways. Whilst a number of well resourced companies remain firmly ...
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Risk management providers
o Algorithmics Algorithmics was set up in 1989 to develop risk management software. It is based in Toronto, and has more than 140 clients in 26 countries. Products: The company focuses on implementing risk management software for enterprises. Its enterprise risk management software Algo Suite, provides a platform for a ...
