All IPE articles in September 2003 (Online)
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Irish union wants earlier pension provision
IRELAND – Ireland’s SIPTU union has called for the government to take “radical action” in the forthcoming budget to encourage workers to make earlier pension provision.
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Pension allocation to property under discussion
US – The amount pension funds should allocate to real estate has come under discussion by pundits at the Pensions Real Estate Association’s conference in Boston.
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Swiss court rejects challenge to Winterthur
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss federal council has rejected demands by the Federal Office for Social Security to re-examine Winterthur’s new second pillar model.
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NIB Capital buys majority stake of FundPartners
NETHERLANDS – NIB Capital, which is 50:50 owned by Dutch pension funds PGGM and ABP, has bought a 50.1% stake in pension solutions provider FundPartners.
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Bosch looking at transferring book reserves
GERMANY - German multinational Bosch says it is actively exploring ways to transfer its German book reserve commitments into a funded pension arrangement.
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Hewitt bolsters UK investment team
UK – Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has bolstered its investment team with the appointment of Anne Freeman and John Belgrove.
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AP1 names seven managers for E656m Asia brief
SWEDEN – Sweden’s first national pension fund, Första AP-fonden or AP1, has appointed seven managers for its actively managed Asia-Pacific equity portfolio.
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UK to legislate on pension protection fund
UK – The UK government has said it will legislate to introduce a new statutory pension protection fund.
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Pension tax case’s Ramstedt quits Skandia
SWEDEN – Ola Ramstedt, the employee at the centre of the pensions taxation test case known as the Skandia case, is stepping down as chief executive of the company.
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Schroders unveils indirect property fund
UK –Schroder Property Investment Management is launching a UK indirect property fund to institutional investors.
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Germany: Deutsche says ageing to hit property
GERMANY – Germany’s investment products must diversify more strongly across regions and property categories, says Deutsche Bank.
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Pensions savings Nobel winner Modigliani dies
GLOBAL – Economist Franco Modigliani, who won a Nobel Prize for his work on savings behaviour, has died aged 85.
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Irish DC members “need to raise contributions”
IRELAND – Members of Irish DC schemes need to raise contributions, says Raymond McKenna of the Irish Association of Pension Funds.
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PGGM names transport executive as new chairman
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the 45 billion-euro Dutch healthcare and social work pension fund which just submitted a recovery plan to the regulator, has named a successor to chairman Dick de Beus.
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Ex-PIMCO's Parry joins Schroders
UK – Mark Parry, formerly of PIMCO Europe, has joined Schroder Investment Management.
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Russell/Mellon CAPS names Benelux sales head
UK/BENELUX – Russell/Mellon CAPS has bolstered its sales team as it expands into the Benelux region.
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Dutch fund tenders hedge brief on IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund has tendered two hedge fund of funds mandates via IPE-Quest.
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BP’s investment arm seeks portfolio manager
UK – BP Investment Management, which manages the 21 billion-euro BP Pension Fund, is looking for a portfolio manager.
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Trustees, sponsors should work together - Hymans
UK – It’s time for trustees and companies to work together to find solutions – this is the message from actuarial consultant Hymans Robertson.
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Dexia AM eyes European expansion
EUROPE – Dexia Asset Management says it plans to expand in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Austria and Scandinavia.
