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Watson, Hewitt involved in Austrian hedge move
AUSTRIA – Consulting firms Watson Wyatt and Hewitt bacon & Woodrow are both involved in an Austrian hedge fund venture launched by Raiffeisen Capital Management.
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Consultant recognition key for Schroders – Fitch
UK – Recognition from investment consultants and improved investment performance are key for Schroder Investment Management, says Fitch Rating Services.
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European pension funds' role in oil hike unclear
EUROPE - Contrasting views have emerged today about the impact of European pension funds on the current rising oil price.
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FEFSI says investment fund assets rise 7.1%
GLOBAL – European investment fund association FEFSI says worldwide investment fund assets worldwide rose 7.1% in the first quarter of 2004 to 11.8 trillion euros.
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DeAM names European distribution head
UK - Deutsche Asset Management has appointed Insight Investments’ Mark Connolly to the new position of European head of institutional distribution, a new role.
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UK doctors in pension timebomb warning
UK – The UK’doctors’ association has warned that planned higher pensions for consultants could lead to a potential shortage of senior doctors.
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Commerzbank reorganises consultant relations
GERMANY - Commerzbank has reallocated responsibilities for consultant relations to give a larger share to its London-based subsidiary, Jupiter Asset Management.
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Pensions accounting debate set to run – JLT
GLOBAL – Imminent agreement in the heated debate over accounting standards for pensions is unlikely, says a top consultant at Jardine Lloyd Thompson.
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German management fees vary widely – survey
GERMANY - The fees asked for active management in Germany can vary by over 800%, according to a survey by GSC-PPCmetrics Investment Consulting AG.
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Henderson makes institutional, consultant hires
UK - Henderson Global Investors has made two new hires, boosting its institutional and consultant relations activities.
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F&C institutional assets hit by pension outflows
EUROPE – F&C, which is being bought by ISIS Asset Management, lost almost four percent of its institutional assets under management in the first half of 2004.
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Gartmore names institutional chief
UK - Gartmore Investment Management has named Invesco UK’s Angus Woolhouse as head of business development for its global institutional and alternative investments business, spanning the US, Europe and Japan.
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Medical society taps State Street for custody
UK - The Medical Protection Society Ltd. has awarded State Street a custody and transition management services brief and has retained its asset management arm for its 460 million-pound (688.7 million-euro) portfolio.
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Mercer names new head of pensions admin
UK – Mercer Human Resource Consulting has named Patrick Cosgrave as head of its pensions administration practice.
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Zurich fund CSIF postpones independence
SWITZERLAND – The continued coverage deficit at the 16.95 billion-franc (11 billion-euro) Canton of Zurich Civil Service Insurance Fund means its planned independence has been postponed, possibly for years.
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IPE-QUEST: Swiss corporate seeks asset manager
SWITZERLAND - Investment consultant Kieger is looking for an asset manager for an actively managed short duration portfolio, on behalf of a corporate client.
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Northern hires SSGA’s de Boer for Europe sales
EUROPE – Northern Trust Global Investments has hired State Street Global Advisors’ Heico de Boer as a sales director for Continental Europe.
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German hedge market could grow to E20bn
GERMANY- The German hedge fund markets, newly open to institutional investors, could grow to 20 billion euros in the next five years, according to consultant Mercer.
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Swiss pension funds boost alternatives - CSAM
SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension funds have raised their allocation to alternative assets to 1.8%, Credit Swiss Asset Management says.
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PGGM discontinues chief economist role
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch health care fund PGGM’s appointment of Peter Kraneveld as special adviser means that the chief economist role no longer exists at the scheme.
