All IPE articles in October 2006 (Online) – Page 6
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Warwick-Thompson rejoins Hewitt Associates
UK - Andrew Warwick-Thompson has rejoined Hewitt Associates as a principal consultant with responsibility for the business development of the firm's retirement consulting activities.
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ABP names new quant head
NETHERLANDS – Erik Rubingh has been promoted to new manager for global quantitative equity strategies at the investment arm of giant Dutch pension fund ABP.
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IPE-QUEST: Two new searches on system
GLOBAL – There are two new searches, covering global developed markets currency and commodities, on the IPE-Quest system.
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Newham Pension Fund ventures into active currency
UK – The £540m (€747m) London Borough of Newham Pension Fund is looking to appoint one or more managers for a new active currency portfolio.
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Dutch union’s new DC scheme gets go-ahead
NETHERLANDS – Trade union FNV, the largest in the Netherlands, will go ahead with its new defined contribution pension fund for self-employed members from next year.
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Management change at Philips’ German fund
GERMANY – Philips Pensionskasse, the €650m pension fund of Philips’ German division, is looking for a new head of treasury.
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Woolworths pension head slams UK regulation
UK – Elisabeth Browning, group pensions manager at the £300m (€438m) Woolworths group pension scheme, has attacked UK pension regulation, calling it “crippling” and “confusing” for members.
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Dutch schemes return 3.8% in third quarter - WM
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Pension Fund Index for the third quarter showed returns of 3.8%, including currency hedging, WM Performance Services announced.
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French institutional assets rise 39% - study
FRANCE – Fund managers on the French market have seen a rise of 39% to €610bn (£387.8m) in French institutional assets under management, according to a study by consultancy firm Bfinance.
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Dutch rail scheme SPF returns 4.4%
NETHERLANDS - The railways pension fund SPF and the public transport scheme SPOV have returned 4.4% and 4% respectively during the third quarter, they have announced.
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Continental puts €300m pension assets into ETFs
GERMANY – Auto component maker Continental has confirmed it has invested all €300m in assets from a new external pension fund in exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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AP6 sees €16m in convertible bond deals
SWEDEN – The convertible bond product the Swedish buffer fund Sjätte AP-fonden, AP6, launched in January this year has been a success. Ideas for more product launches are being considered.
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EU to look into French postal pension scheme
FRANCE – The European Commission will start an “in-depth investigation” into whether planned changes to the French pension scheme for public sector postal workers employed by La Poste will give the company an advantage over its competitors.
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Siemens: sacked pension manager breached code
SWITZERLAND – Siemens says Swiss pension fund manager Roland Rümmeli was fired because he breached the industrial group’s business conduct guidelines.
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Academic urges Chilean-style reform for Germany
GERMANY – A leading economist has called for Germany’s pay-as-you-go state pension system to be replaced by a Chilean-style capital-backed arrangement.
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EU says six member states at high ageing risk
EUROPE – The European Commission says the public finances of at least six EU member states are at “high risk” due to population ageing.
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PME puts €250m into US forestry
NETHERLANDS – PME, the €19bn Dutch industry-wide scheme for metal and electro-technical engineering industry, has invested €250m in American forestry, the fund announced today in its third quarter results.
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Dutch funds’ commodities returns stall
NETHERLANDS – Commodities returns at three of the largest Dutch pension funds went into negative territory in the third quarter due to declining oil prices.
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PGGM tackles the hedge fund “dilemma”
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the €77bn Dutch health care pension fund, has confronted the hedge fund “dilemma” head on in its latest quarterly report.
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EU takes Italy to court over pension directive
EUROPE – The European Commission is to refer Italy to the European Court of Justice for not transposing the occupational pension fund directive into national legislation.
