Advisers – Page 113
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Royal London deputy CEO made redundant
UK - David Hughson, deputy chief executive of Royal London Asset Management, has been made redundant.
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German institutions ‘eye mutual funds amid IFRS’
GERMANY - German institutional investors are preparing to increase investments in mutual funds amid stricter accounting standards for traditional German institutional funds (Spezialfonds), according to a new study.
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IAPF chairman Ryan leaves Eircom
IRELAND - Gerry Ryan, the chairman of the Irish Association of Pension Funds, has left his position as pension fund administrator at Dublin-based corporate pension fund Eircom.
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Mercer separates Dutch pension certifying team
NETHERLANDS - Mercer Human Resource Consulting is to set up a separate section for its staff who certify pension funds to enhance the independence of the team.
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Watson Wyatt private equity partner leaves
UK – Stephan Breban, a Watson Wyatt senior consultant and partner in charge of the private equity management research team, is to leave the firm at the end of March to set up his own business called City Capital Partners.
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Schroders chief foresees death of tracking error
EUROPE – A top executive at Schroders has foreseen that tracking error may no longer be the best way of measuring portfolios as the focus moves towards risk and liabilities.
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Belgian construction fund officer joins regulator
BELGIUM - Ann Devos, investment officer for the €450m social fund for the construction sector, FSE, is to leave the fund and join the Belgian pension regulator.
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Watson Wyatt confident in Credit Lyonnais case
UK – Consulting firm Watson Wyatt is confident it will win a negligent advice claim brought against it by Credit Lyonnais that was first filed almost two years ago.
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Allianz’s European asset chief Goldbrunner exits
GERMANY - Johann Goldbrunner, head of Europe for Allianz Global Investors, has decided to resign on April 1 – just three months after taking on the role.
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Mercer launches DC investment platform
UK - Mercer Investment Consulting has launched an investment platform for defined contribution pension schemes.
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Actuaries past sell-by date?
Across Europe, demand for actuarial services has ballooned as corporations and their pension funds struggle to comply with new regulations and accounting standards. In some areas, there are now signs that the peak is past, but how has the industry coped with the call on its skills? Malcolm Campbell, vice ...
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Not all on the same hymn sheet
“Historically, pension funds gave all their assets to one manager. Then they realised that one manager could not outperform over every asset class. So they turned to specialists, and ended up with several asset managers, 10 or 12 reports, and a very complex structure. Multi-manager (MM) is the solution. It ...
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Hard going in France
While multi-manager (MM) services have grown dramatically in popularity worldwide, France is one European market where progress has been slow. Foreign entrants to the French MM institutional market have found it particularly hard to make progress, and domestic organisations which set up MM products some years ago have found growth ...
