All IPE articles in October 1997 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Features
France looks to the world
The recent creation of CCR Actions shows just how things are changing in the French money management industry. CCR is the French subsidiary of Commerzbank. CCR Gestion manages Ffr39bn($6.5bn) but is overweight in fixed-income and money market products, which are generally declining. It needed to develop its equities business and ...
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UK support for EU pension reform
The UK pensions minister, John Denham, has strongly backed the Monti green paper, fuelling speculation that pensions reform could become a major theme of the UK’s forthcoming EU presidency.Warmly welcoming the green paper, Denham said: The commission’s analysis of the pensions problem is very much in line with the government’s ...
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Not as easy as it sounds
For any multinational considering moving to DC in Europe, it is important to understand the environment in each country, as it is most unlikely that sophisticated US 401K-type DC plans will be possible. The European DC market is still developing, in terms of concept, employee acceptance and the tax regime. ...
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Docherty joins M&G
David Docherty is joining M&G Investment Management as a UK institutional fund manager from Gartmore this month, reporting to Will Nott, head of institutional business.
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Italy: the future is DC
Italy’s first law regulating private pension plans was Law Decree 124/1993, issued on 21 April 1993. The most significant elements are that: only DC plans are allowed for employees (with only the self-employed being able to choose DB); strict limits are placed on the amount of tax-deductible contributions that can ...
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LBSS extends custody services
Leading Swedish bank Nordbanken AB has appointed Lloyds Bank Securities Services (LBSS) to provide sub-custody services for its UK portfolio values at £110m ($175m). The portfolio was previously handled by Barclays Securities Services, but the arrangements were reviewed when Barclays was taken over by Morgan Stanley.LBSS has also been appointed ...
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New CSAM director
Credit Suisse Asset Management has announced the appointment of Richard Brumby as director, head of UK institutional funds. He was formerly with Schroder Investment Management where he managed institutional client portfolios. His role will be to develop institutional client service on the UK equity side. He will report to CSAM ...
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Croydon looks for whizz kids
The London Borough of Croydon is busy poring over replies from fund managers to its recent advertisement. The local authority invited expressions of interest” from fund management companies in managing their overseas equities investments. This may or may not result in a formal tender for the overseas equity mandate, the ...
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Finding the right counterpart
The Register of International Securities Financing Counterparts is a central database, held and managed by Securities Finance International, containing profiles of many of the world’s major securities lending custodians, agents, intermediaries and proprietary borrowers. Selecting the right counterparts is a critical part of the securities lending process. Use of the ...
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