All IPE articles in September 2006 (Online) – Page 9
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CSAM names European pensions group MD
EUROPE - Credit Suisse Asset Management has appointed Paul Bourdon as managing director of its newly created European Pension Solutions Group.
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Mercer names Italy investment head
ITALY – Nicola Carcano has been named as head of Mercer Investment Consulting in Italy, based in Milan.
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“Vast weight” of institutional real estate cash
UK – There’s a “vast weight” of institutional cash chasing commercial real estate in the UK, according to warehouse property firm Brixton.
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Watson Wyatt says it’s limited in Europe
EUROPE – Watson Wyatt Worldwide says it will be limited in the way it operates its new European subsidiary until the middle of next year.
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Credit Suisse replaces Swiss asset head
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse has named Peter Schmuki as its new head of asset management in Switzerland, taking over from Mario Seris.
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Cordares confirms Italian plans
EUROPE – Dutch industry-wide pensions provider Cordares is expanding into the increasingly attractive Italian pensions market, the company confirmed today.
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Morgan Stanley names European pensions head
EUROPE – Morgan Stanley has confirmed it’s hired PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Neville McKay as the new head of its European Pensions Group.
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UK pension regulator finds governance failings
UK – The Pensions Regulator has found a “significant minority” of UK pension funds have shortcomings in important areas of good governance practice.
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New Swiss pension scandal emerges
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss pension industry – already reeling from the Swissfirst insider trading allegations – has been dealt another blow.
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Italy-Germany cross-border pension fund planned
EUROPE - PensPlan, the pension services provider of the semi-autonomous Trentino Alto Adige region in northern Italy, is planning to offer a cross-border fund in Germany under the pension directive.
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IPE-QUEST: Three new fixed income searches
SWITZERLAND – There are three new fixed income searches from Swiss institutional investors on the IPE-Quest system.
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Norway’s Ringerike seeks pension provider
NORWAY – The pension fund of the Norwegian municipality Ringerike is looking for an occupational pension service provider.
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Two leave Hewitt’s Dutch practice
NETHERLANDS – Investment consultancy firm Hewitt Associates’ Dutch arm has lost senior consultants Dick van den Oever and Eddy Bannet.
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Big UK schemes warm to private equity
UK – Representatives of some of the largest UK pension funds have come out in favour of private equity as an asset class – though they say a “new professionalism” is needed.
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EU Parliament to study migrants’ pension rights
EUROPE – The European Parliament is to study ways for migrants to access their European pension rights when they return home.
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Dutch OPF wants one pensions supervisor
NETHERLANDS - The government should aim for only one pensions regulator instead of two, says the Foundation of Company Pension Funds, or OPF.
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Belgian funds return 0.99% in first half
BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds returned an average of 0.99% on their investments in the first half, according to the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions.
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Aegon outsources €40bn to Citigroup
NETHERLANDS - Aegon Netherlands is to outsource €40bn to Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking as part of wider investment platform plans. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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USS drops GSAM and LGIM
UK – The £22bn (€32.6bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme has dropped Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) and Legal & General Investment Management as external managers to take more assets in-house.
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Clayton joins Pension Real Estate Association
REAL ESTATE – The Pension Real Estate Association has named James Clayton as its new Director of Research as of today (September 1).