All IPE articles in September 2002 (Online) – Page 5
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Pension funds are largest PE investors in Europe
EUROPE- Pension funds were the biggest investors of private equity funds in 2001, accounting for 277 of funds raised (e9.8bn), according to the quarterly newsletter of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
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Crédit Lyonnais announces new head of fixed income
FRANCE- Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management has appointed Jean-François Boulier as its new deputy chief investment officer and head of fixed income. Based in Paris. Boulier replaces François Marais, who was recently promoted to the position of CIO at CLAM.
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CalPERS names new chief executive
US- CalPERS, the US’s largest public pension fund, has appointed Fred Buenrostro as its new CEO, following the departure of James Burton after eight years in the role to head up the World Gold Council in London.
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Fortis opens new office in UK for fixed income
BENELUX/UK- As part of its expansion into fixed income, Fortis Investment Management plans to open a new investment centre in London that will be headed by Guy Williams.
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F&C appoints Invesco's Broccardo as CIO
UK- F&C Management has appointed Anthony Broccardo as chief investment officer after Arnab Banerji announced earlier this year that he was leaving the company to pursue a career in public services following his appointment as a member of the advisory panel of a government think tank.
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Leon Brasseur joins FRA Benefits Consultants
BELGIUM- Ex-head of the Belgian Pension Fund Society Léon Brasseur is joining FRA Benefits Consultants near Brussels as a senior consultant. Brasseur worked with the Belgian Pension Fund Society for 17 years as a director as well as working as manager of the contingency fund for pharmacists.
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Pictet launches European SRI fund
SWITZERLAND/LUXEMBOURG- Pictet’s fund management arm has announced the launch of a new socially responsible fund, known as Sustainable Equities Europe.
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S&P and Schroders launch fund of fund service
UK- Schroders Investment Management and Standard & Poor’s have launched a fund of funds sub-advisory service, offering European and other non-US banks the opportunity to break into the growing market.
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Deheuvels joins AGF as head of equities
FRANCE- AGF Asset Management, part of German insurer Allianz, has appointed Thierry Deheuvels as its head of equity fund management team. He will also undertake responsibility for developing and promoting AGF’s socially responsible investments.
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L&G remains largest manager of UK pension assets
UK- Legal & General remains the largest manager of UK pension fund assets according to the latest edition of an annual survey of investment managers by the independent consultant Hymans Robertson.
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CalPERS invests $200m in Japanese governance fund
US- CalPERS, the $135bn pension fund for Californian public employees, has approved a $200m investment in a fund that will employ corporate governance activism to turn around underperforming publicly traded companies in Japan.
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NAPF leads call for abolition of stamp duty
UK- Leading global financial authorities gathered today to call on the UK government to abolish stamp duty on UK share transactions. The average cost of stamp duty to consumers in defined contribution company pension schemes is about £8,000 over a 25-year contribution period and in the case of defined benefits ...
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AGIRC and ARRCO no closer to cutting costs
FRANCE- France’s two second pillar schemes, AGIRC, the general association of pensions institutions for managerial staff, and ARRCO, the association for the supplementary retirement scheme for salaried employees, seem no closer to answering the social partners’ demands of reduced management fees.
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FEATURE: Pensions 'Crisis'- Anne Maher interview
Head of the Irish Pensions Board Anne Maher shies away from referring to the current state of the industry as a crisis. “What we’re facing at the moment is a worrying and demanding time for pension provision rather than a crisis.”
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Managers would pay premium for better governance
UK- 80% of UK asset managers would rather pay more for shares of well-governed companies than take risks, in the light of corporate scandals from Enron, Tyco and WorldCom, reveals a survey by KPMG.
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FTSE Group opens Spanish office
UK/SPAIN- Index provider FTSE Group today has announced it is opening an office in Madrid to serve markets and investors in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
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IPE publishes top 1000 European pension fund list
EUROPE- Pension fund assets in Europe continue to grow in spite of the downturn in global financial markets. IPE’s annual survey of Europe’s leading pension funds pension funds shows that the top 1000 funds now account for E2.3trn in assets, up from E2.1trn last year. A total of 47 of the top 100 pension funds report a rise in assets.
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UK DC schemes can learn from US mistakes
UK/US- As defined benefit schemes in the UK increasingly give way to defined contribution schemes, trustees should look to the US and learn from the mistakes made there over the last twelve years, suggests Don Ezra, director of strategic advice at Frank Russell Company.
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MLIM loses e637m mandate as BAA changes strategy
UK- Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has lost a £400m (e637m) UK equities mandate following the decision by the British Airports Authority pension fund (BAA) to cut its UK exposure in favour of global equities.
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Hermes CEO Tony Watson resigns from EFM
UK- Tony Watson, chief executive of Hermes Investment Management, has resigned as non-executive director of the UK investment management house Edinburgh Fund Managers after a disagreement with the board over strategy.
