All IPE articles in November 2001 (Online) – Page 7
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USF didn't 'second-guess' Mercury, says CIO Mayall
UK – The Unilever Superannuation Fund (USF) did not know about the technical level of risk involved in the investment of a £1bn portfolio by Mercury Asset Management (MAM) and could not be expected to “second-guess” the advice of the investment manager, Wendy Mayall CIO of USF today (Nov 1) ...
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Swedish pension funds pool SKr200m mandate
SWEDEN – Stockholm based Carlson Investment Management has won a mandate to run an SKr 200m (€21m) Swedish equities portfolio for the so called G7-Group, a collaboration of seven southern Swedish municipality pension funds....
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Rothschild names new institutional client manager
UK – Rothschild Asset Management has appointed Marion Colverd as manager of its institutional client service team in London.
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Consultants call for better admin standards
UK – The Society of Pension Consultants (SPC) has called for a co-ordinated approach within the pensions industry to further raise pension scheme administration standards....
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Companies losing millions in ineffective benefits
GLOBAL – Millions of pounds are being lost each year as a result of companies around the world not managing their benefits plans effectively, suggests the latest Towers Perrin (TP) World-wide Benefits Management Report...
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Willis Corroon buys Danish investment consultancy
DENMARK – London-based risk management and insurance advisory firm Willis Corroon has bought out DCG Consulting, the Danish advisory company, in a bid to target the country’s growing investment consultancy and unit-linked market....
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Finnish exchange to get first ETFs
FINLAND – The Helsinki Stock Exchanges (HEX) is to see the introduction of the first exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Finnish market early next year, to be managed by Seligson & Co Rahastoyhtiö Oyj....
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Julius Baer Asset Management appoints new CEO
SWITZERLAND – Julius Baer Asset Management (JBAM) has appointed Urs Landolt as new chief executive officer (CEO) at its Zurich office, with effect from February next year....
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L&G selects Dresdner funds for stakeholder
UK – Legal & General (L&G) has selected two Dresdner RCM funds as part of its stakeholder pension offering - the £40.2m (€64.6m) DRCM global equity fund and the £148m (€238m) DRCM UK equity fund....
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FTSE announces new mediscience index
UK – FTSE has announced the creation of a new index, FTSE techMARK mediscience, designed to reflect the market performance of growth companies listed on the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) new market, techMARK mediscience....
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Cerulli: Italian pensions growth remains 'sedate'
ITALY – Growth in pension fund assets in Italy remains relatively sedate, despite being substantially upgraded following the implementation of tax enhanced benefits for contributions, says Cerulli Associates in a new report, entitled: Trends in the Italian Asset Management Marketplace.....
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Parliament to take first step on pension tax issue
EUROPE - The European Parliament committee on economic and monetary affairs (EMAC), will next week vote (November 6) on the adoption of the draft report on taxation of occupational pensions by Dutch socialist MEP, Ieke van den Burg....
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Blackstone lures Meaden for European hedge start
Nicola Meaden, chairman and CEO of hedge fund advisory group Tremont TASS (Europe) has quit the firm to join US outfit Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), which establishes its first physical presence in Europe with the appointment.....
