All IPE articles in November 2002 (Online)
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RBC unit eyes European bond, equity mandates
UK – The new chief operating officer at the Royal Bank of Canada’s Voyageur Asset Management says that managing US equity and bond mandates of European pension funds will be key to its expansion.
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European insurer in e1.5bn search via IPE-Quest
UK - One of Europe's leading insurance companies today notified three US debt searches valued at more than 1.5 billion euros through IPE-Quest.com, IPE’s site that brings together Institutional Investors and asset managers
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Germany sees four million Riester sales
GERMANY - Germany’s health and social security minister Ulla Schmidt has said that German life insurers expect to sell four million Riester private pension schemes this year.
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IPE Magazine features Czech pension reform
EUROPE – Czech pensions reform is the cover story of the new issue of IPE Magazine. Features include Nordic asset management and cash management, alongside a full report of the second annual IPE European pensions awards.
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Janus targets European pension funds
EUROPE - Janus International, the US asset manager known for its growth style of investment, is launching four mathematically-based investment strategies aimed at Europe’s largest pension funds.
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European SRI group Eurosif names director
FRANCE – The European Sustainable and Responsible Investment Forum, or Eurosif, has hired its first executive director – Matt Christensen, a former director at UK media company Motley Fool.
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Glasgow IM ousts MLIM at Diageo
UK – UK drinks company Diageo says it has appointed Glasgow Investment Mangers to run a 280 million pound (438.6 million euro) all-equity mandate, taking over from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, though MLIM still retains a European equities mandate.
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Murray to head Deutsche investment trust arm
UK - Deutsche Asset Management, which manages 102 billion euros in European pension fund assets, has hired former Govett Investments deputy chairman John Murray as head of its investment trust business, to replace James Fox who is to retire.
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Germany’s AWD positive on corporate pensions
GERMANY – German financial services provider AWD Holding AG said its expansion into the corporate pensions market has been “very positive”.
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Liverpool University fund opts for Jardine Lloyd
UK – Liverpool University’s pension fund has ended its 30-year relationship with consultancy firm Mercers by appointing Jardine Lloyd Thompson to provide actuarial services, consulting and investment advice.
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Fortis adds to global custody team
BELGIUM - Fortis Bank has bolstered its global custody department in France and Belgium with the recruitment of Jan De Bolle from Kas Bank.
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France's Fillon reaffirms need for pension reform
FRANCE – France’s minister of social affairs François Fillon has reaffirmed the need for a “profound reform” to the state’s pension system, claiming that the pension reserve fund’s (FRR) 150 billion euro target by 2020 is “out of reach”.
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Sanpaolo's Fideuram sets up Dublin fund manager
IRELAND/ITALY – Sanpaolo IMI’s Banca Fideuram has established an operation in Dublin to manage a range of funds that are currently domiciled in Luxembourg.
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AXA sets up UK pensions support unit
UK – AXA says it will spend a “considerable sum” to position itself among the top five players in the UK corporate pension scheme market. It has set up a specialist unit to provide large schemes with a range of support services designed to let firms keep running costs ...
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Allianz Leben says company pensions “booming”
GERMANY – Allianz Leben says its company pensions business is booming, with growth coming from instant pensions and the “breath-taking” development of its Pensionskasse pension fund. But it sees challenges for pension provision ahead.
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Hewitt’s fourth-quarter consulting revenues surge
US – Pension and human resources consultant Hewitt Associates’ fourth-quarter consulting revenues rose 47% to 186.1 million dollars from 126.7 million dollars in the fourth quarter of 2001. It said the rise was partly driven by its purchase of Bacon & Woodrow in the UK.
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UK’s Brown disappoints on pensions
UK - The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has disappointed industry-watchers for providing no new incentives for pension provision in his pre-budget report.
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Netherlands' ABP to raise premiums to 15%
NETHERLANDS – ABP, the 146 billion euro Dutch civil service pension fund, has announced that it will raise the rate of contributions from employers and employees from 13% to 15%, as a result of weak stock markets.
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State Street: enhanced index funds gain in Europe
UK – State Street Global Advisors says it is getting a lot of interest from European institutions in its enhanced index funds.
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Gerling expands pensions consulting business
GERMANY – German insurer Gerling has expanded its employee benefits operation by merging of its internal pensions department with its existing pensions consultancy business.
