All IPE articles in September 2004 (Online) – Page 3
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Japan's pension manager DLIBJ in Europe push
DENMARK - Japanese pension fund manager DLIBJ Asset Management, which claims to be the largest Japanese asset manager, has raised its European profile with a sub-advisory brief from SEB Asset Management.
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Deutsche names Parker head of asset management
GLOBAL – Deutsche Bank has named Kevin Parker as the member of its executive committee with responsibility for asset management, replacing Tom Hughes.
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Mothercare ousts managers in revamp
UK - The pension fund of retailer Mothercare has sacked Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Societe Generale Asset Management and Legal & General Investment Management after an actuarial valuation.
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PGGM’s Munsters says funds stressed by changes
NETHERLANDS – Roderick Munsters, chief investment officer of the second-largest Dutch pension fund, PGGM, has said Dutch pension funds are “getting stressed” by the changes to the system.
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AP1 seeks strategic partners for private equity
SWEDEN - Första AP-fonden, the First Swedish National Pension Fund, is seeking “strategic partners” for around 400 million dollars (326.5 million euros) in private equity.
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S&P hires FTSE’s Davies for Europe role
EUROPE - Standard & Poor's Index Services says it has hired FTSE Group’s head of relationship management in Europe, John Davies, to the role of director of market development for Europe.
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Morgan Stanley adds E36.7bn institutional assets
GLOBAL – Morgan Stanley’s investment management arm has gained 45 billion dollars (36.7 billion euros) in institutional assets under management in the past year, the firm said in its third-quarter earnings report.
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Italy’s PensPlan enters national market
ITALY- PensPlan, the pension services provider of the semi-autonomous Trentino Alto Adige, is entering the national market with the launch of sister company PensPlan Services.
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Robeco names Vriezen’s replacements
NETHERLANDS – Robeco, the asset management arm of Rabobank, has named Edith Siermann and Mark van der Kroft to replace chief investment officer Marnix Vreizen, who resigned last week.
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Dutch government warns ageing to test solidarity
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch government has warned that ageing society will put the Netherlands’ traditional solidarity “to the test”.
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Goldman Sachs AM gains E8.9bn in AUM
GLOBAL – Assets under management at Goldman Sachs’ asset management arm rose 11 billion dollars (8.9 billion euros) in the third quarter – largely reflecting inflows into alternative investments, money markets and fixed income.
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Lucenti, Swissca slam Swiss pension rate rise
SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s decision to raise the minimum guaranteed interest rate for pensions from 2.25% has come in for criticism in new reports from Lucenti and Swissca.
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Global pension funds eye bonds - Watson’s Urwin
GLOBAL – Roger Urwin, global head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt, says more pension funds globally are now more inclined to consider diversifying into bonds and alternative assets.
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State Street loses as Folksam changes custodian
SWEDEN - State Street, SEB Securities Services and Foreningssparbanken have lost custody mandates with Folksam Insurance.
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Ex-Citigroup retail exec named as Fortis CEO
EUROPE – Fortis has named a former top retail executive at Citigroup, Jean-Paul Votron, to replace Anton van Rossum as chief executive.
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Nordea names German institutional sales head
GERMANY - Nordea Investment Management says it has named Jan Albers as director of institutional sales for Germany.
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Jobs safe as State Street exits German KAG biz
GERMANY - State Street Global Advisors is to exit the German KAG investment trust business, citing regulatory changes, to focus on asset management.
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Swiss pension fund control up for debate
SWITZERLAND - The Swiss Pension Funds Association, ASIP, has called for the launch of special quality standards for autonomous pension schemes “in the interest of long-term financing security”.
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PVK consults on funding calculation
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch pension regulator, the PVK, has raised the possibility of raising the minimum funding level to 130% in a consultation document.
