All IPE articles in November 2003 (Online) – Page 2
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HSBC AM recruits Mellon's Cookson
UK – HSBC Asset Management in the UK has appointed Colin Cookson as head of business development for the Group’s corporate and institutional client base.
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Dutch fund tenders emerging markets via IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund has tendered a mandate for up to 70 million euros in global emerging markets equities via IPE-Quest.
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Pictet study makes contradictory SRI findings
EUROPE – A new study by Pictet Asset Management has come up with a contradictory view about socially responsible investing.
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Stork names new MD to replace fired Van Gastel
NETHERLANDS – The 1.5 billion-euro Stork pension fund has appointed a new managing director.
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OPRA probes UK pension scheme deficits
UK – The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority has reached the second stage of its pilot project to more fully understand why UK pension schemes are in deficit.
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Big names back new Dutch pension periodical
NETHERLANDS – Some of the biggest names in the Dutch pensions industry are backing a new pensions quarterly called Pensioen Bestuur & Management, or Pension Administration & Management.
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ABP wins IPE Gold Award for best European fund
EUROPE – The 144 billion-euro Dutch civil service pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP has won the Gold Award for best European pension fund at the 2003 IPE Awards.
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IPE Awards panelists stress communication
NETHERLANDS – Panelists at an IPE Awards panel in Amsterdam today stressed the importance of communication in the pension industry.
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BNY Securities boosts European pension offering
EUROPE – The Bank of New York has expanded the services of the BNY Securities Group to offer a “full suite” of products for investment managers and pension funds in Europe.
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Global custody market tops $50 trillion – survey
GLOBAL – The total global market for global custody has risen to 50 trillion dollars (42.4 trillion euros), according to a new survey.
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WM Co. names new UK managing director
UK – State Street’s performance measurement division WM Co. has appointed Michael Walsh of HSBC as its new UK managing director.
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Funds should manage core internally - IPE panel
NETHERLANDS - European pension funds should manage the core of their business internally, and outsource only the specialist areas of asset management to external managers.
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Handelsbanken in E25m pensions stance
SWEDEN – Handelsbanken Liv has announced that it will not follow mutually-owned life insurers and cut pensions – at a cost of more than 25 million euros.
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OECD seeking private pensions project staff
FRANCE – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is seeking to recruit project staff for private pensions.
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Baring AM hires Kiddie as Walker retires
UK - Baring Asset Management has hired David Kiddie, former head of equities at Rothschild Asset Management.
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IPE offers scholarship at Wharton Business School
GLOBAL - Now in its third year, IPE is once again offering a $5,550 scholarship to the AIMSE/Wharton Investment Institute, January 4-9 2004 at The Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Dexia sees rise in institutional inflows
BELGIUM – Dexia’s institutional fund management business has seen increasing net in flows over the first nine months of the year.
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Irish pension contributions not enough - Mercer
IRELAND – “Pension contributions in Ireland are inadequate,” according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
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Gartmore outsources cash to Morgan Stanley
UK – Gartmore Investment Management is to outsource the investment management of its cash management business to Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
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EU pensions tax question easily solved - professor
NETHERLANDS - The European occupational pensions tax harmonisation question is just a technical one that could easily be solved, an eminent taxation expert said at the IPE Awards today.
