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PMI's Cobley becomes chairman of consulting firm
UK - Roger Cobley, the president of the Pensions Management Institute, has been appointed chairman of institutional consulting firm Stamford Associates.
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Pension funds face climate-change risks, says report
UK- The pensions industry needs to recognise the long-term impact of climate change and adapt their asset and liability management strategies accordingly or they face an uncertain future, according to a report by UK merchant banking group Climate Change Capital.
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L&G ready for capped index investments fund
UK – Legal &General is ready to operate a capped index investment fund for institutional investors requiring broader diversification as large cap UK companies increase in size and weighting.
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MLIM taps Gartmore’s Price as CIO EMEA Pacific
UK – Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has hired Gartmore’s Quintin Price as chief investment officer (CIO) for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Pacific region (EMEA Pacific).
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Zalm clarifies role of certifying actuaries
NETHERLANDS - Certification by an external actuary does not need to be mandatory for insurers, said Dutch finance minister Gerrit Zalm.
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Aon report highlights UK pension savings crisis
UK -- UK employees must come to accept that they will have either to work longer or save more to fund their retirement, according to new research from Aon Consulting.
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West Sussex CC makes State Street sole custodian
UK - The 740 million pounds (Euro 1.08 billion) West Sussex County Council Pension Fund has consolidated custody of its assets under State Street Corporation, one of its existing custodians.
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Are one-stop shops feasible?
Firms that offer multi-management investment services can save pension funds a great deal of administrative hassle – they provide the client with a layer of diversification without them having to deal with a large number of individual fund managers. And some multi-managers in Europe are now going a step further. ...
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Mercer expanding multi-manager service
International consultant Mercer says plans are “well under way” to expand its new multi-management service into the UK, Ireland and continental Europe following its US launch. The new business will use research into asset managers from Mercer Investment Consulting. Mercer says its Mercer Global Investments arm has now formally launched ...
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Making the right choice
For the majority of pension funds, taking on a multi-manager is an all-encompassing decision that can risk making the trustees look like they are just following the latest fad without boosting returns. As a result, trustees or those in charge of the pension scheme are being more cautious than multi-managers ...
