All IPE articles in November 2003 (Online) – Page 7
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fortis Investments' assets up to e77bn
BELGIUM – Fortis Investments has reported an increase in assets under management for the first nine months of 2003.
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USS and Railpen in global engagement forum inititative
GLOBAL – Two of the UK’s largest pension schemes have established a forum for global investors to address the issue of cross-border shareholder activism and corporate governance.
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Pensions key for new Spanish government – report
SPAIN – Whoever wins the election next year, reform of Spain’s pension system will be a key priority, says the International Monetary Fund.
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Hult leaves as Carnegie AM splits from private banking
SWEDEN – Bertil Hult, head of Carnegie Asset Management and private banking will be leaving following the separation of the two business areas.
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OECD highlights pensions at four European states
EUROPE – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has highlighted four of its member countries - Norway, Italy, Belgium and Finland – where pension reform and population ageing are most pressing.
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UK seeks to boost effective retirement saving
UK – The UK government says it will introduce legislation to encourage people to save more effectively for their retirement - and companies are also to be encouraged to provide “good quality” pensions.
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Northern Trust adds to European client service
UK – Northern Trust Global Investments has made two new appointments to its European institutional client service team.
