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Features
Crossing the boundaries
The European market for pension fund consultants is effectively two markets - a mature and an immature market. In UK the Netherlands and Ireland, where their role is well understood, consultants are firmly entrenched. Elsewhere in continental Europe, however, consultants are far less established. This has created opportunities for continental ...
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Consultants face uphill task
Looking back over last year, eastern and central Europe remained something of a black hole for consultancy firms, both multi-national and local. Despite their best efforts the companies have failed to persuade local pension funds of the need for their services. This has meant closures, a scale down in operations, ...
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Germany still an elusive target
Germany’s decision to pass it long overdue pensions reform will prove a real boon to the consultants market and Mercers’ Jacques Goulet believes the German market will draw a lot of attention thanks to the changes. Historically companies with an emphasis on actuarial services like Heissman and Heubeck market have ...
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US fiduciary outsourcing gains ground
Downsizing, spin-offs, changes in management: many reasons can lead a company to decide to outsource the complete management of their pension plans. An increasing number of US companies are following this path, but it is difficult to assess the size of the “fiduciary outsourcing” business in the US, because the ...
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International operators gear up
Across Europe consultants have fared very differently in the past year. Common to almost every country are many similar themes- the shift from DB to DC, companies appreciating the potential risks of their schemes, the question of how to react to falling stock markets and dwindling state provision- and above ...
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RTP's pension programme
Towers Perrin and Rauser, a major German retirement benefits consultancy firm, have established Rauser Towers Perrin, a new joint venture company that aims to assist companies across Germany in the implementation and administration of their pension programmes. Based in Reutlingen, the idea to establish the new company comes in the ...
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Portuguese pensions law in limbo after PM resigns
PORTUGAL – Yesterday’s shock resignation of Portuguese prime minister, Antonio Guterres, after local elections swept his Socialist party from power in the country’s main cities and towns, has left the fate of proposed new pensions laws up in the air....
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Parsons to head up EFG AM global marketing push
UK – EFG Asset Management, part of the global EFG banking group, has hired John Parsons, a former sales director for Barclays International Funds, to become its marketing director....
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Rothschild engineers £56m FKI bond brief
UK - Rothschild Asset Management (RAM) has been appointed by the trustees of the FKI Group Pension Scheme to manage the fund’s £56m bond exposure....
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Reuters report reveals fears over Myners review
UK – The potential introduction of single fee structures and an end to “soft commissions” is the hottest subject among fund managers thrown up by the Myners review of institutional investment, claims research undertaken by Reuters into the review’s impact on the fund management and financial industries....
