All IPE articles in September 2006 (Online) – Page 6
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Synesis taps Capita, seeks fixed income managers
UK – Synesis Life, the new pensions liability buyout firm, has appointed Capita Hartshead as third party administrator and said it is looking for one or more asset managers with a fixed-income focus.
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Institutional searches picking up – BlackRock
GLOBAL – BlackRock, set to announce a new branding following its merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Management, says institutional search activity is picking up again.
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German institutions eye structured, private equity
GERMANY – Pension funds and insurers are planning more investment in alternatives this year and next, but will only award mandates for structured products and private equity, according to a new survey by German consultant Heissmann.
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ABP taken to court over age discrimination
NETHERLANDS – The new Dutch Alternative Labour Union (AVV) says it has taken giant pension fund ABP to court over age discrimination in the pre-pension for government employees.
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UK national scheme seen impacting trustees
UK – Plans to introduce a national pensions savings scheme could have knock-on effects for existing pension fund trustees, a conference was told today.
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PWC aims to eliminate own pension deficit
UK – Kieran Poynter, UK chairman of consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), has announced the firm’s £140m commitment of additional funding will eliminate its staff pension fund deficit over the next three years.
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ABP and PGGM to invest in carbon reduction
NETHERLANDS - The large pension funds ABP and PGGM will invest €275m and €200m respectively in carbon trading and technology to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, they have announced.
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PPF appoints three consultants for levy calculation
UK – The Pension Protection Fund has appointed Barrie and Hibbert Ltd, Moody’s KMV and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) to provide analysis for levy calculations.
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NPRF invests €44m in property fund
IRELAND – Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund is to invest £30m (€44m) in specialist property fund The Mall as part of its €135m commitment to real estate.
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Swiss pension fund interest rate stays 2.5%
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss parliament has decided to leave the minimum interest rate for occupational pension funds at 2.5%.
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Mercer Netherlands’ manager Sprenkels leaves
NETHERLANDS - Ruud Sprenkels, head of the Netherlands at consulting firm Mercer Human Resources, has resigned (amends title).
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SWIP wins rare AMF Pension mandate
SWEDEN – The SEK245bn (€26bn) Swedish fund AMF Pension has awarded a European small-cap mandate to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership worth approximately SEK150m.
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ABP quant head Gupta joins UK’s Pearl Group
EUROPE – Pranay Gupta, head of global quantitative strategies - capital markets at ABP Investments, has become the latest figure from the Dutch pension giant to join the Pearl Group.
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Europe’s investors ‘in love’ with finance stocks
EUROPE – European investors have a “love affair with finance stocks” says Merrill Lynch Investment Manager’s David Bowers, following the firm’s September fund manager survey.
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Vervoer to utilise Mcube's AlphaEngine for fiduciary oversight
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch industry wide transport fund Pensioenfonds Vervoer has hired American investment technology firm Mcube to help it “measure, manage and monitor” its fiduciary investments, the fund announced today.
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BNP Paribas creates global head of pensions
UK – BNP Paribas appointed Tony Osborn-Barker as global head of pensions. He joins from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in London where he was head of investment services since 2000.
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New MD at Swiss Pensionskasse Post
SWITZERLAND – Pensionskasse Post, a CHF12.2bn (€7.7bn) pension fund for Swiss postal employees, says it has appointed Francoise Bruderer as its new managing director, effective from January 1.
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Quality control and search engine for Dutch schemes
THE NETHERLANDS - Dutch political parties are proposing to put into place a quality control certification for all Dutch pension funds. If implemented, contributors and pensioners will have the option to find out the current financial situation of their pension fund, its quality control and overall performance.
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PGGM hires SER chairman Rinnooy Kan as advisor
NETHERLANDS – Alexander Rinnooy Kan has been appointed as advisory member of PGGM’s executive investments committee, the €74bn Dutch pension fund for health care and social work announced.
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Denmark pension funds senior manager carousel
DENMARK – From November, the senior management at three Danish pension funds will change as a result of the retirement of Copenhagen-based AP Pension CEO Holger Dock.
