All IPE articles in November 2001 (Online) – Page 5
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FT creates European fund ratings service
UK/EUROPE – The Financial Times group (FT) has launched FT Fund Ratings (FTFR), a new ratings service offering the funds industry comparative information on funds across Europe’s major markets....
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Myners steps down from Gartmore chair
UK – Paul Myners, chairman of Gartmore Investment Management, is to step down from his post at the end of the month....
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Watson Wyatt enters multi-manager market with CAAM
EUROPE – Crédit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) has entered into partnership with Watson Wyatt, the global investment consultancy, to develop CAAM’s multi-manager fund business across continental Europe....
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Cross-border real estate investment rises
EUROPE - European cross-border investment in real estate rose for the third quarter of this year but remains some 25% below the record figures of last year, according to the latest report from DTZ Research....
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Fund managers heed profit warnings, says PwC
FUND MANAGEMENT – The fund management industry appears to be responding to warnings of significant profit declines after a year of increased competitive pressure, with profit margins falling less than expected reports, according to a survey by consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers....
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Gensec becomes 'io' in Europe multi-manager push
EUROPE – South African investment firm, Gensec International Asset Management, has rebranded itself to become io investors, in a bid to refocus its multi-manager offering to the European market....
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BBA hands £350m custody to ABN Amro Mellon
UK – ABN Amro Mellon has won the mandate to provide global custody services to the £350m (€565m) pension fund of the BBA Group, the industrial group that services the aviation and industrial markets....
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Russell appoints French institutional sales head
FRANCE – Frank Russell has strengthened its institutional investment services team in Paris with the appointment of Ludovica Grisi della Pie as sales manager....
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Goldmans and Natexis in multi-manager alliance
FRANCE/UK – Paris based Natexis Banques Populaires (NBP) and London based Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (GSAMI) have signed a cooperation agreement to consolidate their respective positions in the multi-management market....
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Spanish tax push to shake up pensions market
SPAIN – Government proposals to introduce tax incentives to get people saving could shake up the asset management and pensions industry in Spain, says Ana del Solar at Towers Perrin in Madrid....
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AP7 shortlists six advisors for alternatives brief
SWEDEN - The e2.3bn AP7 fund has whittled down its search for an advisor to an approximately e180m tender for hedge fund and private equity exposure to a shortlist of six consultants, with a public decision expected in the next few days.....
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Sweden's AP7 reveals e180m hedge/venture plans
SWEDEN - The e2.3bn AP7 fund – the default fund for Sweden’s PPM system - has laid out its plans for the investment of around e180m in hedge fund and private equity assets in tandem with the selection of a consultant to advise on the process....
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GE hires UK/Ireland institutional sales director
UK – London-based GE Asset Management Limited has hired Gary Walker to become its regional director for institutional sales & marketing in the UK and Ireland....
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Pension reform protects European equities
EUROPE – European equities could provide a safe haven for investors and potential for long term capital growth, with pensions reform having a significant impact, according to Gartmore research....
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UK gets dedicated government pensions department
UK – The Government is to launch a completely new dedicated pensions department within the department for work and pensions, Ian McCartney, pensions minister announced at the NAPF’s autumn conference in London today....
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US firm triumphs as AP7 e180m alternatives advisor
SWEDEN – US specialist investment consultancy firm New England Pension Consultants (NEPC) has beaten a field of some of Europe’s biggest consultants to become the advisor to Sweden’s e2.3bn AP7 fund for a tender worth around e180m in hedge fund and private equity assets, according to sources close to the ...
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German metalworkers tender enters second phase
GERMANY – The tender process for selecting investment managers for the German metal and electronics workers’ new retirement provision company, as reported by IPE-Newsline in September, has entered its second phase, with three of the original nine players left in contention, and other industries ready to participate....
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Jørgensen to head DeAM Nordic sales push
NORDIC REGION - Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has poached Steen Jørgensen from Schroder Investment Management to become the firm’s head of institutional sales for the Nordic region....
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SRI lacks definition say financial managers
EUROPE – An overwhelming majority of financial analysts and managers across Europe believe that there is a lack of transparency in the definition of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) criteria and that this is holding back its development, according to a survey on SRI carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres.... ...
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Schroders appoints senior EAFE manager
Schroder Investment Management (Schroders) has appointed Sheridan P. Reilly as executive vice president and senior Europe and Far East (EAFE) portfolio manager....
