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Consultants HBW launch ‘conflict free’ fund service for pensions
UK – Major consulting firm Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow(HBW) has introduced the Fund Delivery Service enabling pension funds to choose investment funds from a wide range of managers, but on a basis that claims to avoid any conflicts of interests.
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'Conflict free' fund service
Major consulting firm Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow(HBW) has introduced the Fund Delivery Service enabling UK pension funds to choose investment funds from a wide range of managers, but on a basis that claims to avoid any conflicts of interests. This is for defined contribution and smaller defined benefits plans as ...
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AMS pension tax case seen resolved by year-end
UK – The pension taxation case of computer firm AMS Management Systems is expected to be resolved by the end of the year – helped by yesterday’s ruling against Swedish pension tax treatment by the European Court of Justice.
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HSBC’s actuarial arm hires Hewitt’s Latham
UK - HSBC Actuaries and Consultants Ltd has hired Robert Latham from Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow to be its new actuarial director in its pensions consulting practice.
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Europe fragmenting on hedge fund regulation
EUROPE - The European hedge fund market will become increasingly fragmented, as more countries adopt their own system of hedge fund regulation, an alternative investment consultant predicts.
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Ex-Watson Wyatt consultant joins Investit
UK - Former Watson Wyatt senior investment consultant Philip Robinson has joined specialist consultancy Investit in London to boost its strategic marketing and investment process practice.
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Fund Forum: Delegates chew over critical KPMG report
NICE - So is the funds industry in crisis or not? At the 2003 Fund Forum International conference in Nice, there appears to be some difference of opinion on the issue.
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Former Mercer manager joins Stamford
UK – Roger Cobley, former manager of international consulting at Mercer, has joined consultancy firm Stamford Associates as a director.
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HSBC says UK pension funds rise 10%
UK – HSBC says balanced pooled pension funds in the UK increased in value by more than 10% in the three months to May 30 – with Baillie Gifford the best performing manager.
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UK’s Buckinghamshire tenders bond, property brief
UK – Buckinghamshire County Council pension fund is tendering a bond and property mandate to the value of 110 million pounds (159 million euros).
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US Fed study: pensions distorted stock prices
US – A study by two economists at the US Federal Reserve has found that “pension-induced valuation errors” distorted US stock prices in the late 1990s stock market bubble.
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AXA IM names global consultant relations head
UK – AXA Investment Managers has promoted Joanna Munro to head of UK institutional business development and head of global consultant relations and Nigel Loweth to head of UK institutional sales.
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Investment consultant named to AP2 board
SWEDEN – The government has named investment consultant Märtha Josefsson to the board of the 12.8 billion-euro second Swedish national fund Andra AP-fonden.
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IPE.com nears one million “hits”
EUROPE – IPE.com is getting close to recording one million article views, or “hits”, and there’s a prize for the millionth reader.
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Fund management consolidation inevitable - survey
EUROPE – Consolidation within the fund management industry looks inevitable given overcapacity and declining profitability - but difficulties may hinder mergers, say fund management executives surveyed by Mercer Oliver Wyman.
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More pension funds use consultants - report
GLOBAL – More worldwide pension funds are using consultants for some or all of their mandates, according to research by the Boston Consulting Group.
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AP1 widens consultant remit to include ALM
SWEDEN – The 12.8-billion euro Swedish national pension scheme AP1 is looking for a consultant who can offer asset liability modelling, manager selection and evaluation.
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Watson Wyatt names Renwick as senior consultant
UK - Watson Wyatt has named Graham Renwick as a senior consultant in its benefits practice.
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Austrian MPs pass pension reform bill
AUSTRIA – The Austrian parliament has passed the controversial pension reforms bill, although chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel had to concede on key points to calm rebellion among the two coalition parties.
