All IPE articles in October 2006 (Online) – Page 9
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Watson Wyatt hires Hewitt’s Everness
UK – Watson Wyatt says it has hired Hewitt Associates’ Graham Everness as a senior consultant in its Pensions Technical Unit.
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ECB hikes rates, cites pensions
EUROPE – The European Central Bank raised its key interest rates today, saying it did so in part to create stable conditions for pension reform amid population ageing.
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New UK pension buyout firm eyes Europe - FT
EUROPE – The new pensions buyout firm Pension Insurance Corp. has gained £1bn (€1.47bn) in financing and may target deals outside the UK, the Financial Times reported.
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TKP Pensioen names new CEO
NETHERLANDS - Frans de Beaufort has been appointed chief executive at TKP Pensioen, the pensions provider owned by Aegon.
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Schemes 'unsatisfied with funds of hedge funds'
GLOBAL - Mercer Investment Consulting says only 23% of pension schemes are satisfied with funds of hedge funds investments.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish fund tenders Europe large caps
DENMARK – Danske Bank is conducting a search for long-only European large-cap equities on behalf of a Danish pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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Custody hires at BNP Paribas, JP Morgan
EUROPE – BNP Paribas Securities Services and JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services have separately announced senior appointments.
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Deloitte to expand pension investment group
UK – Professional services firm Deloitte is looking to expand the pension and investment services group within its Deloitte Total Reward & Benefits Investment Services practice.
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Big UK schemes in climate change plea
UK – Some of the UK’s largest pension institutions, including Hermes, USS and the LPFA have banded together to encourage companies and governments to cut global carbon emissions.
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France’s FRR seeks SRI service providers
FRANCE - The €27.6bn Fond de Resérve pour les Retraites, the French Pensions Reserve Fund, is looking for assistance in socially responsible investing.
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Dutch consultant HV&P joins Milliman
GLOBAL – Milliman Global has added Dutch employee benefits consultant HV&P to its global network of independent actuarial and consulting firms, it was announced today.
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Irish NPRF seeking real estate, pvt equity admin
IRELAND – The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) is looking for administrative support for the National Pension Reserve Fund’s property and private equity portfolios.
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Hedge funds past their peak, says UK’s Field
UK – Former UK pensions minister Frank Field reckons the best days of hedge funds are over.
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Extra €75bn goes to external managers - report
EUROPE – European institutional investors have put an extra €75bn with external asset managers, according to consulting firm Greenwich Associates.
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Deutsche asset chief Benkner to depart
GERMANY – Axel Benkner, chief executive of Deutsche Bank’s retail fund firm DWS and the de-facto number two in the bank’s global asset management business, has decided to step down, IPE has learned.
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ABP’s CFO critical of UK pension system
EUROPE - Dick Sluimers, chief financial officer at Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, has criticised the UK pension system.
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New hires at Mercer and Lane Clark & Peacock
UK – There have been a series of new appointments at pension consulting firms Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Lane Clark & Peacock.
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Swiss schemes’ first-half returns barely positive
SWITZERLAND – In the first half of 2006 a sample of Swiss pension funds achieved a net overall performance of just under 0.6%, against 5.6% a year before.
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New chairman at AMF Pension Fondförvaltning
SWEDEN – AMF Pension Fondförvaltning’s, the fund administration company owned by AMF Pension, has named Tor Marthin as its new chairman.
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Paternoster awards custody brief to State Street
UK – New pensions buyout firm Paternoster has appointed State Street to provide it with custody and securities lending services.
