All IPE articles in November 2006 (Online) – Page 3
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ABP’s role at real estate firm Corio queried
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension giant ABP risks being drawn into a row over the management of real estate firm Corio, in which it has a 39% stake.
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Pensions Board looking for new actuary
IRELAND – The Irish Pensions Board is looking for a new actuary following the promotion of Brendan Kennedy to replace Anne Maher as chief executive.
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McCreevy slams “myth” of unregulated hedge funds
EUROPE – Charlie McCreevy, the European Commission’s Internal Markets Commissioner, has attacked what he says is the myth that hedge funds are not regulated.
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Siemens files charges against ex-pension manager
SWITZERLAND – Siemens’ Swiss arm has filed criminal charges against Roland Rümmeli, the former investment head of its pension fund (Pensionskasse), but has not disclosed the nature of the charges.
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Pension funds behind venture capital boom – EVCA
EUROPE – Pension funds provided 43% of a considerable increase in venture capital fundraising last year, according to a new report by the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA).
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ABP board sees pan-Europe potential
NETHERLANDS - The board of Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the €201bn Dutch civil service pension fund, sees opportunities for European cross-border activities, pensions director Jaap Maassen says.
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Private sector to deliver NPSS – Hutton
UK – The new personal accounts (NPSS) to be outlined in next week’s Pension Bill will be delivered by the private sector, says pensions secretary John Hutton.
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PensionDanmark fixes 2007 rate
DENMARK – PensionDanmark, Denmark’s largest labour market pension fund, has fixed the long term pension savings interest rate for 2006 and preliminary for 2007 to 6% after tax, the fund announced today.
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Henderson opens Madrid office
SPAIN - Henderson Global Investors says it has opened a Madrid office headed by former Merrill Lynch executive Alastair Seymour.
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Pramerica names European fixed income chief
EUROPE – US firm Prudential Financial’s Pramerica fixed income arm has named former Threadneedle executive Peter Lindqvist to lead its institutional client relations Europe.
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De Geus role unclear after Dutch elections
NETHERLANDS – It was unclear if Dutch pensions minister Aart Jan de Geus would retain his post in the new government, after elections yesterday.
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UK's €5bn Pensions Trust names new CEO
UK - The Pensions Trust, the £3.6bn (€5.3bn) multi-employer occupational pension funds for the charity sector, has named Stephen Nichols to take over from retiring chief executive Richard Stroud.
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Dutch Doctors’ scheme nabs ABP’s Wu
NETHERLANDS - Meng-lei Wu has taken up the function of treasurer at the €12bn Doctors’ Pension Fund Services, or DPFS.
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Swiss govt OKs occupational pension cuts
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government has approved deeper cuts in occupational pension benefits from 2011, deeming the move necessary amid longer life-spans for retirees and dwindling capital market returns.
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Russian pension fund clean-up attempt
RUSSIA – The Russian financial market regulator has started an attempt to clean up some of the dead wood among the Russian non-state second pillar pension funds (NSPF).
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BlackRock MLIM names Benelux marketing manager
BENELUX - Mark Schipper has been named as marketing manager, Benelux for BlackRock Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.
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Finland’s VER goes hedge fund shopping with €2bn
FINLAND – Thanks to the good financial situation of the €8.3bn Finnish state pension fund VER, parliament has decided to inject €1.9bn into the fund by year-end 2007.
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British Waterways selects Barnett Waddingham
UK – The British Waterways Pension Fund has moved its actuarial and pension consultancy brief to Barnett Waddingham.
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Dutch associations in election plea
NETHERLANDS – The Netherlands’ three Dutch pension associations – the OPF, VB and UvB - have outlined their ideas for the sector ahead of today’s parliamentary elections.
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Fidelity names German institutional sales head
GERMANY – Fidelity’s German arm has recruited Hans-Jörg Frantzmann from a Frankfurt-based asset manager as its new head of institutional sales, effective January 1.
