All IPE articles in September 2003 (Online) – Page 8
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European investment fund assets up 6.9% - Fefsi
EUROPE - The total assets of the European investment fund market rise by 6.9% in the second quarter, and the trend is positive for the future, says investment fund body Fefsi.
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Italian surveyors’ fund tenders two mandates
ITALY – The 1.2 billion-euro Italian pension fund for surveyors has put out to tender two mandates totalling 150 million euros.
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‘Dam has burst’ for UK corporate pensions
UK – The number of defined benefit schemes may be decreasing, but employers still remain the main contributors to occupational pension plans, according to the employers’ body the Confederation of British Industry.
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Irish group managed funds rose 3% in August
IRELAND - Irish group managed funds rose by around three percent last month, according to data from investment consultants.
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Hertford pension fund in private equity move
UK – The 2.2 billion pound (3.2 billion euro) Hertfordshire County Council Superannuation Fund has made a 55 million-pound (79.8 million-euro) move into private equity.
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Italy’s Laborfonds taps CDC Ixis for US equities
ITALY – Laborfonds, the 162.8 million-euro pension fund for workers in the Trentino Alto Adige region, has appointed CDC Ixis to manage a US equity portfolio.
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Asset management growth due to ageing and pensions
GLOBAL – Ageing populations and shifting pension arrangements mean that global asset management is a growth industry, according to a new report from Standard & Poor’s.
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Danish fund tenders credit brief via IPE-Quest
DENMARK – A consulting firm has tendered a mandate of around 125 million euros for a Euro credit manager on behalf of a Danish pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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Bank Leu launches hedge fund of funds
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse’s Bank Leu subsidiary is launching three new hedge funds of funds in response to demand from Swiss investors.
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Swiss fund tenders emerging markets on IPE-Quest
SWITZERLAND – A consulting firm has tendered a 40 million-dollar global emerging markets equity mandate on behalf of a Swiss pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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EU parliament committee OKs investment directive
EUROPE – The new investment services directive was passed at its first reading by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament yesterday.
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Icelandic pension body denies solvency report
ICELAND – The head of Iceland’s national pension fund association has denied a report that some Icelandic pension funds will probably fail to meet solvency regulations.
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Staff and employers in “conflict” over pensions
UK – A survey of industrial relations has found that employees and employers are in “direct conflict” over pensions.
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Long-term mandate competition down to last eight
GLOBAL – The competition set by a group of leading European and US pension funds to create a prototype long-term mandate has entered the short-list phase.
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Russia set to announce pension asset managers
RUSSIA – The Russian government is shortly expected to announce the list of asset managers that will be eligible to run the money of the occupational pension schemes.
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Morley hires fund managers from UBS, Invesco
UK – Morley Fund Management has boosted its pan-European equities team with the addition of David Shapiro and Daniel Roberts.
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Lothian pension fund seeks investment officer
UK – The 1.7 billion-pound (2.4 billion-euro) Lothian Pension Fund is seeking to recruit an investment officer.
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Ex-State Street research head Persaud joins GAM
UK – Avinash Persaud, former head of global research at State Street, is to join UBS’s asset management subsidiary GAM next month.
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Fidelity hires ex-Mercer consultant Matthews
UK – Fidelity Investments has appointed former Mercer consultant Kathryn Matthews as executive director of structured investments.
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Metalektro awards emerging debt to Ashmore
NETHERLANDS – The 12 billion-euro fund for metal industry workers, Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Metalektro, or PME, has awarded an emerging market debt mandate to Ashmore Investment Management worth 250 million dollars (230 million euros).
