All IPE articles in September 2003 (Online) – Page 8
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Tyne & Wear tenders for investment consultant
UK – The two billion-pound (2.9 billion euro) Tyne and Wear pension fund has put out to tender a mandate for an investment consultant.
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More than 30 schemes apply for Isle of Man OK
ISLE OF MAN – More than 30 schemes have applied for authorisation under the Isle of Man’s new international retirement benefits schemes legislation, says the Insurance and Pensions Authority (IPA).
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Carnegie and Russell in multi-manager tie
SWEDEN – Nordic investment bank Carnegie has signed an agreement with Russell to provide manager of manager funds to its private banking clients.
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Dutch resist pension change – central bank
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch central bank says the public is finding it hard to accept change to the pension system – and that is little awareness of future pension provision.
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UK pension annuity premiums could rise 10%
UK – Individual pension annuity premiums could rise by up to 10.6% a year over the next 10 years, according to the Association of British Insurers.
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Pension funds must control consultants, Watson says
GLOBAL – Pension funds need to exert more control over agents acting on their behalf such as investment consultants and asset managers, says Watson Wyatt.
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State Street launches institutional index
GLOBAL - State Street Corp. has launched a monthly index that tracks global institutional investors' confidence.
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Italian unions may strike over pension reform
ITALY – Italy’s unions are threatening to strike over pension reform plans, but prime minister Berlusconi says there is no way of avoiding reform.
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FondoPoste tenders for fund admin, deposit bank
ITALY – FondoPoste, the new pension fund for Italian postal workers, has put out to tender mandates for a deposit bank and a fund administrator.
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UK insurer tenders mandate via IPE-Quest
UK – A UK-based insurance company is tendering a UK equity mandate worth up to 15 million pounds (21.6 million euros) via IPE-Quest.
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Goldman Sachs AM revenues rise 20%
GLOBAL – Goldman Sachs’ asset management division saw its revenues rise by 20% in the third quarter to 481 million dollars (417.6 million euros), from 400 million dollars a year ago.
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Big UK firms’ pension deficit falls 22% - DrKW
UK – The pension deficit of companies on the FTSE 100 index has fallen 22% to 49 billion pounds (70.7 billion euros), according to new research from Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
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CSAM names Europe CEO, global bond head
GLOBAL – Credit Suisse Asset Management has made two senior appointments with Peter Roemer becoming chief executive for Europe and Dennis Schaney becoming global head of fixed income.
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Pensions directive comes into force
EUROPE – The European directive on pension funds has now officially come into force after being published in the EU’s Official Journal.
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Mercer's Tondreau joins Watson Wyatt
UK - Watson Wyatt has hired Jean-Francois Tondreau from Mercer Human Resource Consulting to be a senior international consultant in its benefits practice.
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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.
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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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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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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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Russell/Mellon CAPS names Benelux sales head
UK/BENELUX – Russell/Mellon CAPS has bolstered its sales team as it expands into the Benelux region.
