All IPE articles in September 2004 (Online) – Page 2
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Inarcassa names Di Grazia as general manager
ITALY – Inarcassa, the 2.3 billion-euro association which provides pensions for self-employed engineers and architects, has named Alfio Di Grazia as general manager.
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France: BNP, Dexia vie for top SRI slot - report
FRANCE - BNP Paribas and Dexia are vying for first place in the French socially responsible investing market, consulting firm Novethic said.
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Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow names ‘talent’ chief
UK – Hewitt Associates says its UK arm Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has named former Barclays executive Jamil Husain as head of its talent and organisation consulting business.
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Irish firms face prison over pension failures
IRELAND – The Irish pensions regulator has warned companies that they could face fines or prison sentences if they fail to comply with pensions legislation covering Personal Retirement Savings Accounts.
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Italy's TFR contributions could top E13bn
ITALY – The total amount of the so-called TFR payments that will be invested in Italian pension funds following this summer’s reform could reach 13.5 billion euros a year, according to Hewitt Associates.
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UK port firm in pension holiday, scheme revamp
UK - Associated British Ports, which operates 21 UK ports, has decided to continue its pension contribution holiday as well as revamp its investment arrangements.
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Sarasin boosts Austrian institutional business
AUSTRIA - Basel-based asset manager Sarasin says it is strengthening the institutional activities of its Austrian business with the appointment of former Credit Suisse executive Susanne Müssauer.
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Legg Mason plans European expansion
FRANCE - Legg Mason Investments says it has opened a Paris representative office - to be followed by similar moves in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
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Rabobank asset management profit falls 6%
NETHERLANDS – Rabobank says its asset management activities’ pre-tax operating profit fell six percent to 80 million euros in the first half of 2004.
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Schroders loses out to Muzinch at Hoover
UK - The pension scheme of domestic appliance maker Hoover has awarded its first international cross-over corporate bond mandate worth 18 million pounds (26.5 million euros) to Muzinich – resulting in a loss for Schroders.
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Deka scandal unlikely to faze investors – HVB
GERMANY – The scandal at Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH which has seen the real estate firm’s head dismissed, is unlikely to faze investors, an analyst at HVB says.
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Ageing now on agenda as EU revamps stability pact
EUROPE – Population ageing is now on the agenda being set by the European Commission as it puts forward plans to revamp the Stability and Growth Pact which underpins the single currency.
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DeAM’s Copley joins Mellon's European fund arm
EUROPE – Mellon Corp.’s European investment administration arm has hired David Copley from Deutsche Asset Management.
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DNB-PVK merger set for OK despite pension row
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch lower house of parliament will vote on the government’s proposal to merge the Dutch central bank and pension regulator on Tuesday September 7.
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UK’s FSA names Huertas to oversee asset managers
UK – The UK’s main financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority, has named Citigroup transaction services executive Thomas Huertas to oversee wholesale and institutional markets such as asset management.
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Swedish county pension head joins T. Rowe
SWEDEN - T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services has recruited the head of 850 million-crown (93 million-euro) Gävleborg County Council pension fund for its new office in Stockholm.
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IPE-QUEST: German fund tenders global equities
GERMANY- Swiss Consultant Kottmann Advisory is looking for a manager for an actively managed growth oriented large-cap global equity brief on behalf of a German pension fund.
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IPE-QUEST: Belgian insurer tenders E100m
BELGIUM - A Belgian insurance company has tendered up to 100 million euros via IPE-Quest.
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Hewitt develops new Irish pension fund index
IRELAND – Hewitt Associates’ Irish arm Hewitt & Becketts says it has developed a new index to evaluate the performance of managed pension funds in Ireland.
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Smith resigns as UK pensions minister
UK – Andrew Smith unexpectedly resigned as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions last night, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family and his constituents.
