All IPE articles in November 2003 (Online)
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Enormous potential for retirement products in Europe
GLOBAL – The retirement provision and asset management industries will profit the most from demographic ageing, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank.
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Fortis moves into High Yield, appoints Lupton
EUROPE – Fortis Investments is moving into the European high yield bond arena appointing John Lupton to head up the company’s new capability.
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Hibernian passes some asset management to London
IRELAND - Hibernian Investment Managers, (HIM) one of the five largest asset managers in Ireland, has split its fund management business between Ireland and the UK.
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UK pension consulting firm Argentia to close
UK – Argentia Pension Consultants Ltd. is to close, with founder Tim Sharples joining actuarial consulting firm Lane Clark & Peacock.
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Unions sue UK government over pensions
UK – Two UK trade unions are suing the UK government on behalf of 1,000 pension scheme members of Allied Steel and Wire (ASW).
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KAS Bank names successor to chairman
NETHERLANDS – Dutch custody services group KAS Bank has named Peter Goebel to succeed chairman F.S. von Balluseck.
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Morley hires Aberdeen’s Garrett-Cox as CIO
UK – Morley Fund Management has named Katherine Garrett-Cox to succeed chief investment officer Gerry Holtham.
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Top pension funds quiz firms on emissions
GLOBAL – Eighty-seven of the world’s leading institutional investors and pension funds have written to 500 companies asking for the disclosure of information regarding their greenhouse emissions.
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Bank of Ireland boosts UK institutional team
UK – Bank of Ireland Asset Management UK has expanded its client services team with the appointment of Alice O’ Dowd.
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Minister slams UK pension managers on activism
UK – The UK’s trade and industry minister, Patricia Hewitt, has criticised the lack of shareholder activism among pension fund managers.
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Universal's AUM increase from Master-KAG clients
GERMANY – Universal Investment has reported a growth in assets under management as a result of increased demand from institutional investors for Master-KAG services.
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Putnam Investments’ chief executive Lasser to leave
GLOBAL – Marsh & McLennan Companies has replaced Lawrence Lasser as chief executive of its Putnam Investments arm amid a regulatory investigation into the firm’s trading practices.
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Netherlands’ TNO scheme opts for Hewitt
NETHERLANDS – The 1.2 billion-euro pension scheme of Dutch research institute TNO has chosen Hewitt Heijnis & Koelman as actuary and pensions consultant.
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Gartmore buys Govett in 21m euro deal
UK – Gartmore Investment Management is to acquire Govett Investments Limited and its one billion pounds (1,464 billion euros) of assets under management.
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Perenco appoints Mercer for new DB and DC plans
UK – Mercer Human Resource Consulting has been appointed by petroleum company, Perenco UK, to provide services for its new pension arrangements.
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Nordea sees surge in Finnish assets
NORDIC – Nordea’s assets under management increased 5% in the third quarter, predominantly driven by growing business in the Finnish market.
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Schroders poaches from BGI for UK business
UK – Schroders has appointed Miles O’Connor of Barclays Global Investors as head of sales and client servicing for UK pensions and corporates.
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Flintshire tenders for 153 million euro mandates
UK - Flintshire County Council in Wales has put out to tender four mandates for the 450 million pound (682.8 million euro) Clwyd pension fund.
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ATP returns exceed 8% this year
DENMARK – ATP, the Danish labour market supplementary pension scheme, has reported returns of 8.4% for the first nine months of 2003.
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SEI joins with Commerzbank in German foray
GERMANY – SEI Investments has made its first move into Germany and has established an alliance with Commerzbank.
