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Europol e2.6m fund seeks total pensions provider
NETHERLANDS - The e2.6m Europol Pension Fund, based in The Hague, for officials of the European police organisation, is seeking tenders for the administration, asset management and risk coverage of the scheme.
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Swiss funds beat benchmarks for 2000
SWITZERLAND - Swiss pension funds in the ASIP/Watson Wyatt performance universe managed to outperform two of their three performance benchmarks in 2000….
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Zurich Scudder appoints new European strategy head
Colin Robertson has been appointed as European head of global strategy at Zurich Scudder Investments...
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BFr2bn sector fund starts outsourcing
BELGIUM – Agoria, formerly FabriMetal – Belgium’s first sector-wide pension fund, for employees working in metal related industries, will begin transferring BFr2bn (e50m) in assets to four money managers next month, in a move which will be scrutinised by other industry sectors in the country considering creating pension funds on ...
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SEI gets £50m Man B&W Diesel injection
UK – Manager of managers firm SEI Investments has picked up its third UK mandate win with an appointment from the pension fund of MAN B&W Diesel to manage a potentially £50m (e81m) plus multi-manager portfolio....
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Boonstra appointed to ABN-AMRO supervisory board
NETHERLANDS – Cor Boonstra has been appointed to the supervisory board of Dutch financial services group ABN-AMRO, with effect from May 10, 2001.... And all the rest of this week's major people moves....
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Nasdaq to create European central counter-party
EUROPE – As part of its majority stake acquisition in Easdaq – the Brussels based pan-European stock exchange, US exchange Nasdaq says it is planning to establish a user-controlled European central counter-party (CCP), shaking up talks of a single continent wide system...
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F&C warns investors that euro may not be far off
UK – Investment manager Foreign & Colonial (F&C) has warned UK institutional investors that adoption of the euro could come sooner than they think and that they should now be taking pre-emptive steps to prepare portfolios accordingly...
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POSIT bumps up daily crossing rate
EUROPE - POSIT, the European intra-day crossing system for institutional investors is to increase the number of matches it operates per day from four to six...
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SEI up and running with first UK mandate
SEI, the US multi-manager firm has picked up its first UK institutional investment mandate since setting up its London operations...
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Royal Trust beefs up European sales presence
EUROPE - Royal Trust Global Securities in London has expanded its European sales team by appointing two new directors of business development... And all this weeks major European people moves
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CalPers chooses AXA for European equity brief
US – The giant US$160bn (e171.5bn) California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPers) has selected AXA Rosenberg Investment Management to manage a US$600m European broad market equity portfolio...
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Scheme specific benchmarks become the norm
UK- More than half of UK pension funds have now adopted their own benchmarks and follow a scheme specific investment policy, according to analysis by UK performance measurer CAPS...
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BAM sweeps £60m from UK supermarket fund
UK – Supermarket chain Somerfield’s £300m pension scheme has appointed Baring Asset Management as manager to a £60m UK fixed income portfolio...
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New fund invests in Balkan opportunities
UK - London-based Ashmore Investment Management has announced the closure of its new Balkan Regeneration fund with an initial subscription of $20m (e 21.5m) from institutional investors.
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PIMCO strengthens Benelux position
Marc van Heel has been appointed senior vice president and director of business development for the Netherlands and Belgium at PIMCO. And other moves of note.
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Standard Life stresses importance of UK budget
UK- Asset manager Standard Life Investments has warned investors to pay particular attention to Chancellor Gordon Brown’s March 7th budget given its proximity to the general election.
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Euroclear Group's turnover climbs by 15%
Euroclear group's turnover increased in 15% during 2000, according to figures released by the organisation today. These annual results confirm the group's position as the world's largest settlement system for domestically and internationally traded bonds and equities.
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IAIM assets under management reach Ir£48.2bn
Pensions assets managed by the13 members of the Irish Association of Investment Managers, rose by just 1.1% in 2000 to Ir£48.22bn. This includes not just assets in segregated accounts but those held in insurance policies and unit trusts.
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Schroders' assets under management fall £10.1bn
UK asset management group, Schroders, saw assets under management fall from £142.6bn (€223.2bn) in 1999 to £132.5bn in 2000, according to preliminary results.
