All IPE articles in September 2001 (Online) – Page 5
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Belgium starts round table talks on pension reform
BELGIUM – The Belgian government has instigated a round table discussion between unions and employer representatives relating to pensions issues, which includes issues of concern surrounding the new Vandenbroucke law on industry sector supplementary pension funds....
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Denmark's ATP in $3bn private equity project
DENMARK - ATP, Denmark’s funded supplementary first pillar pension plan is targeting private equity (PE) investment of up to $3bn (e3.3bn), which would make it one of Europe’s largest pension investors in the asset class....
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Unilever gets date for MAM high court showdown
UK - The £4bn Unilever Superannuation Fund is to finally present its £100m law suit against Mercury Asset Management, instigated in 1999, to the High Court on October 15.....
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** IPE RESPONSE TO US EVENTS **
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Europe's indices halt trading as mark of respect
EUROPE/US - European stock exchange indices responded to the tragic events in the US yesterday, by carrying out a one-minute silence and simultaneous halt of trading at 2.45pm CET today....
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Morgan Stanley chief addresses US tragedy
US SPECIAL: Philip Purcell, chairman of Morgan Stanley, which employed some 3,500 people in the World Trade Centre complex, has spoken compassionately about yesterday’s tragedy, while seeking to reassure clients that the firm’s businesses are functioning normally....
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Previmoda in RFP for bond/equity managers
ITALY – Italian fashion and textiles industry pension fund, Previmoda, is tendering for three managers to run two bond portfolios and one equity fund....
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German consultant adapts to pension reforms
GERMANY – Cologne based independent consultancy firm, Büro Dr. Heubeck, Cologne, has, changed its German legal status, becoming HEUBECK AG, in a move it says will better allow it to meet the increasing “requirements and demands” of the German market, particularly the Riester pension reforms....
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AXA pulls in former UBS chief to head up equities
UK/Global - AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has lured Richard Semark from UBS Asset Management to become its London-based global head of equity trading, with effect from November 1....
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EC pensions tax MEP calls on Commission to act
EUROPE – Ieke van den Burg, the Dutch MEP and European Parliament rapporteur on pensions taxation issues, is calling on the European Commission to present an action plan on pensions by the time of the EU summit in Barcelona in Spring 2002....
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Mellon to buy web-based investment solutions firm
US – Mellon Financial Corporation and Eagle Investment Systems have signed an agreement whereby Mellon will acquire Eagle, a privately held developer of web-based investment management software solutions....
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SEI hires Aller to manage European institutions
SEI Investments has appointed Robert Aller as its managing director for European financial institutions.....
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Europe's top pension funds list '2001' published
EUROPE – The Norwegian State Oil Fund was Europe’s fastest growing pension fund among the continent’s top 20 schemes in the year from September 2000 to September 2001, according to figures compiled by Investment & Pensions Europe Magazine (IPE) in its annual 'Top 1,000' survey of European pension funds.
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State Street launches new European sector ETFs
EUROPE – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched a new series of European exchange traded funds (ETFs) to be based on the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe sector indices....
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GE poaches Schroders director in Europe push
UK/EUROPE - GE Asset Management has poached Schroders director of international and Scandinavian business, John Simpson, in a bid to expand its European institutional operations....
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Andersen gets new global financial services head
GLOBAL – Financial services consultancy Andersen has promoted Stephen Kingsley to the position of global head of its financial services industry (FSI) practice....
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Reuters appoints head of asset management branch
UK/US – Reuters has named the executives who will head its four customer segments, following the announcement in June that it was to split its operations into four principal areas: asset management, investment banking and brokerage, corporates and media, and treasury.....
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POSIT crosses to Sweden and Finland
EUROPE - ITG Europe, the technology-based equity trading services group, is extending the reach of its POSIT intraday crossing system to cover equities from Sweden and Finland....
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Danish pension association cancels EFRP membership
DENMARK – The Danish association for company pension schemes, Foreningen af Firmapensionskasser, is to cancel its membership of the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) at the end of the year, citing dwindling membership of the association due to a fall in the number of Danish company pension plans....
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S&P starts new risk management service
UK – Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has established a new London-based risk management division for investors, called Risk Solutions....
