All IPE articles in May 2005 (Online) – Page 3
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MLIM’s Germany sales head joins AXA
GERMANY - Frank Richter, director of institutional sales for Germany and Austria at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, is to join AXA Investment Managers.
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Pensions directive at risk amid German vote
GERMANY - Germany could miss the deadline for transposing the directive on occupational pensions if early elections take place, pension experts say.
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EU committee sees more pension supervision
EUROPE – The European Union’s committee of pensions supervisors has signalled further supervisory “attention” on occupational pension schemes.
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GSAM names Curtis head of sub-advisory
UK - Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed Merrill Lynch’s David Curtis to the new role of head of sub-advisory.
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Commodities need governance - consultant
UK - Lack of time and resources are among the factors behind the lack of development in commodities in the UK, according to a Watson Wyatt consultant, Alasdair Macdonald.
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Consultants ‘lack house view on commodities’
UK - Consultants need to reach a “house view” on commodities says Barclays Global Investors’ head of commodities strategy.
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Dutch cabinet consults on later retirement
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government has started a consultation process on removing legal obstacles for people who prefer to keep on working after the present retirement age of 65.
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EU Commission eyes hedge fund regulation
EUROPE – The European Commissioner in change of the internal market, Charlie McCreevy, has identified the “patchwork quilt” of hedge fund regulation in Europe as something that needs to be looked at.
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Watson Wyatt names global benefits head
GLOBAL – Watson Wyatt Worldwide has named Gene Wickes as global director of benefits consulting.
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Luxembourg insurance expert James Ball dies
LUXEMBOURG - It is with great regret that IPE announces the very sudden death of James Ball, head of insurance and employee benefit consultants JBI Deloitte in Luxembourg.
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EBRD says close to agreement on pensions
EUROPE – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development says it is close to an agreement with staff over changes to its retirement structure.
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UK €8.7bn scheme transferring to Dublin CCF
UK – A £6bn (€8.7bn) UK-based pension fund is being transferred into a Dublin-domiciled Common Contractual Fund, according to a report from the Investment Management Association.
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Schlumberger admin staff join Watson Wyatt
UK - Oil services firm Schlumberger has transferred the administration of its UK pension scheme to Watson Wyatt, resulting in the transfer of up to five staff to the consulting firm.
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AXA loses €16.7m Age Concern mandate
UK – AXA Sun Life Investment Management has lost a mandate worth about £11.5m (€16.7m) to Schroder Investment Management at the pension scheme of the Age Concern charity.
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Italian banks OK pension compensation fund
ITALY – The Association of Italian Banks has agreed to the launch of a fund to compensate employers who chose to pay employees’ severance pays to pension funds.
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Watson Wyatt names German investment head
GERMANY - Watson Wyatt’s Munich office has hired a senior manager from investment consulting firm FERI to head its German investment consulting team. (Updates with Watson comment.)
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IPE-Quest: Swiss manager tenders €150m
SWITZERLAND – A Swiss asset manager has tendered the management of a €150m quantitative global equities portfolio via IPE-Quest.
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French reserve fund in SRI move
FRANCE – The French reserve fund, the Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, has made progress in its move towards socially responsible investing.
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AWD sees boom in German corporate pensions
GERMANY – Financial services firm AWD says it is seeing a “boom” in company pensions as well as higher demand for new pension products.
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Dutch party proposes pension age of 67
NETHERLANDS - Boris Dittrich, the chairman of the centre liberal D66 party, the third party in the Dutch government, has proposed raising the pension age from 65 to 67 within the next 25 years.
