All articles by Robert Fuller – Page 6
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Missed opportunity on stakeholder SRI, says report
UK – A great opportunity has been missed for Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) to take its place in the new stakeholder pensions arena – to become legally applicable next month, according to research commissioned by Friends Provident among 200 small to medium sized UK companies.....
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Gartmore gets green light for SICAV in Ireland
LUXEMBOURG/IRELAND – Gartmore Investment Management’s Luxembourg domiciled SICAV range of funds has gained registration from the Irish authorities to begin marketing in Ireland....
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UK schemes 'underfunded'
Increasing numbers of the UK’s largest pension funds are finding themselves under-funded, according to the latest annual study of company accounts to be published next week by consultant Bacon & Woodrow. The study of companies listed in the FTSE 100 index reveals that a wide variation exists in funding levels ...
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Elusive signs of recovery
There’s still no end in sight to the slowdown in the Euro-zone equity markets. This is the opinion of Marc Breutsch, head of economic research for Swiss Life Asset Management in London and Zürich, who says persistent negative macroeconomic data is not stimulating growth despite some areas of the market ...
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Luxembourg’s international déjà vu
In becoming the world’s second largest investment fund centre, Luxembourg proved itself not only a canny operator but also one step ahead of its European counterparts. With the creation of the so-called ASSEP (Association d’Epargne Pension) and SEPCAV (Société d’Epargne Pension), there’s a distinct feeling history is repeating itself. In ...
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UK launch of multi-strategy fund of hedge funds
UK – London based alternative investment specialist, Global Investment Advisers (GIA), has launched a multi-strategy tracker fund of hedge funds into the UK market....
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Towers Perrin takes Newsquest actuary slot
UK – Regional publishing group Newsquest has appointed Towers Perrin as actuaries to its pension fund, which has over 4,000 members....
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Property grows as volatility rocks equity marts
GLOBAL- Property continues to grow as an asset class as volatility continues to impact adversely on equity markets and low interest rates make real estate more attractive, according to new research by DTZ.....
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Competition will drive stakeholder fees below 1%
UK – Fierce competition in the UK’s new stakeholder pension scheme market will drive the controversial one per cent fee even lower, says employee benefits consultancy, Gissings.....
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BGI wins Aon cash mandate
UK – Barclays Global Investors (BGI) is to manage a new cash fund for Aon International Risk Management Group (AIRMG), the captive management arm of Aon Corporation....
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MFR is adding to pensions underfunding problem
UK – The pensions underfunding problem highlighted in a Bacon & Woodrow report this week are being compounded by the minimum funding requirement (MFR), according to employee benefits firm, Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT)....
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Russell names new client services director
UK – Frank Russell in London has appointed Philippa Drury as director of client services for its institutional investment services team.
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UK schemes are increasingly underfunded, says B&W
UK – Increasing numbers of the UK’s largest pension funds are finding themselves under-funded, according to the latest annual study of company accounts to be published next week by consultant Bacon & Woodrow.....
