All IPE articles in October 2004 (Online) – Page 3
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Germany’s BVI dismisses real-estate fund fears
GERMANY - German fund industry association BVI has dismissed fears of a liquidity crisis facing German-based mutual funds investing in real estate.
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Governance firm ISS names global research head
GLOBAL – Corporate governance firm Institutional Shareholder Services has named Randall Hancock as general manager of its global research business unit.
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Industriens looking to add value with currency
DENMARK - The four billion-euro Danish industry pension fund, Industriens Pensionsforsikring, could decide to adopt currency management strategies next year to “add value”, its chief investment officer has told IPE.
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UK's PPF looking for five non-exec directors
UK - The Pension Protection Fund is looking for three to five non-executive directors to assist executives with “key decisions” says chairman Lawrence Churchill.
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UK protection fund: weaker schemes to pay most
UK - Lawrence Churchill, chairman of the new Pension Protection Fund has said that schemes more likely to turn to the PPF for help will contribute the most.
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Polish pension funds return 2.3% - report
POLAND - Poland's 16 pension funds saw an average rate of return at 2.3% in September, which was the best result in seven months, according to Analizy Online, a company which monitors the Polish pension fund market.
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AP2 awards eight fixed income mandates
SWEDEN – Andra-AP fonden, the Second Swedish National Pension Fund or AP2, has awarded fixed income mandates to eight external managers.
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Firms could use loans for pension funding - PWC
UK - Companies could use corporate debt or bank loans to tackle their pension schemes' funding problems, a conference has been told by a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner.
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IPE-QUEST: Insurer tenders E40.5m
LUXEMBOURG - A mutual insurance company has launched a request for tenders for an actively managed large cap global equity mandate via IPE-Quest.
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ICI sets aside E360m for pension contingencies
UK – Chemicals firm ICI has set aside 250 million pounds (360 million euros) in a contingency fund to help it meet its pension liabilities, the firm’s benefits director says.
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Fonditel among winners at Spanish awards bash
SPAIN - Fonditel, the investment house that began life as the Telefonica pension fund, was among the main winners last night at the Spanish pensions industry awards on a good night for the domestic managers.
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EU says no single market for asset management
EUROPE – The European Commission has said the single market is “not a reality” for asset management and clearing and settlement.
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DeAM absorbs DB Advisors hedge fund arm
GLOBAL – Deutsche Asset Management is understood to have absorbed DB Advisors, Deutsche Bank’s in-house structured trading business following the resignation of the unit’s head Roger Ehrenberg.
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Russell/Mellon to open Amsterdam office
NETHERLANDS – Institutional information provider Russell/Mellon says it is to open an office in Amsterdam on October 11.
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Dutch government may split up ABP and PGGM
NETHERLANDS – The two largest Dutch pension funds, ABP and PGGM, could be split up under new government proposals.
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Mercer enters partnership with Greece’s Planet
GREECE - Mercer Human Resource Consulting says it has entered into a partnership agreement with leading Greek consulting firm Planet SA, which ended a relationship with Ernst & Young earlier this year.
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DB trustees face dilemma over deficits – S&P
UK – The trustees of defined benefit schemes should have ‘appropriate tools’ to help them balance cutting deficits and keeping costs to the sponsor within limits, a conference has been told.
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US elections seen affecting asset managers
GLOBAL - Asset management firms could be among those most affected by the US presidential election.
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UK milk fund awards bonds to Axa
UK - The 275 million-pound (398 million-euro) Milk Pension Fund has diverted 33 million pounds from a gilts portfolio managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers into a segregated UK fixed income mandate managed by AXA Investment Managers.
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Dutch workers willing to invest in pensions
NETHERLANDS – Dutch employees are prepared to invest an additional 6.5 billion euros to reach an acceptable pension level, a Dutch insurer has said.
