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German pensions consultant registers with US SEC
GERMANY/US – Siemens Financial Services (SFS) pension advisory team has become the first German pensions consultant to be registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
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Credit Suisse buys SLC Asset Management
UK - Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has acquired SLC Asset Management Group (SLCAM), the UK asset management subsidiary of Sun Life Financial of Canada, in a deal that will add around £11bn to CSAM’s assets under management.....
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Watsons pulls in new HR consultants from industry
UK – Watson Wyatt has boosted its eHR consulting team with the appointment of two new consultants from industry, Ranbir Heyre from Microsoft and Guy Riches from Infinium Software....
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AXA IM confirmed as GIPS compliant
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has been confirmed as compliant with GIPS - the Global Investment Performance Standards, as well as attaining the Association for Investment Management and Research’s (AIMR) PPS grade (Performance Presentation Standards)....
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Kottmann quits Complementa to go independent
SWITZERLAND - Felix Kottmann is leaving leading Swiss consultants Complementa after nine years with the St Gallen-based firm. Kottmann, who is a member of the executive committee, says: “After this time, I feel it is important to take a break and do something new. I think it is the ...
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Outsourcing management key trend on Continent
EUROPE – Institutional investors across continental Europe are increasingly outsourcing their asset management, according to the results of a soon to be published survey by Greenwich Associates(GA), the Connecticut based research and consultancy firm.
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Towers poaches two from rival William M.Mercer
UK – Benefits consultancy firm, Towers Perrin, has poached two business development consultants, Martin Good and Jason Kenny, from rival consultants William M. Mercer....
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Wasserman to head multinational servicing at Aon
LONDON/GLOBAL – Aon Consulting has promoted Simon Wasserman, the former head of international benefits at ASA, recently acquired by Aon, to the position of global chairman of its international benefits consulting practices....
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Myners warns of legislation threat over proposals
UK – There is a threat of government legislation to force pension funds to make statements of non-compliance to the recommendations of the Myners’ Review, warned Paul Myners, when speaking at the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) Autumn conference in London today.
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Mercer: Government will legislate for trustees
UK – The government will legislate against pension fund trustees taking decisions unless they are ‘familiar’ with the issues concerned - as laid out in the Myners report, claims consultancy firm, William M. Mercer....
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Wassum in strategic alliance with Hewitt
SWEDEN -International consultants Hewitt Associates have formed a strategic alliance with Nordic advisers Wassum Investment Consulting, as part of its plans for global coverage.
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Senior City lawyer heads to Morgan Stanley
UK – Keith Clark, current chairman of international law firm, Clifford Chance (CC), has been appointed international general counsel at financial services giant, Morgan Stanley (MS).
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Legal & General scoops £240m from Northumberland
UK - The £430m (e694m) Northumberland County Council Pension Fund has appointed Legal & General to a £240m passive global equity brief, shedding its previous balanced arrangements with Schroders and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers....
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Stakeholder boosts private pension take up by 250%
UK – The take-up of private pensions in the UK has gone up by almost 250% since the government launched the stakeholder pension scheme initiative in April, according to Virgin Direct....
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Aon expands UK defined contribution team
UK – Aon Consulting has expanded its defined contribution team in its pensions administration practice with the appointment of Susan Flynn as UK operations manager and Lee Swindlehurst as an operations manager at Aon’s Farnborough office....
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Investment consultants coming into their own
The German market is getting more sophisticated and investment consultants are playing an increasingly important role. Although the size of the consultancy industry is still very small compared to that of other European countries, their presence has become crucial at a time when new developments in legislation and changes in ...
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State Street hires new head of investor relations
State Street Corporation has appointed S. Kelley MacDonald senior vice president and head of investor relations....
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Pension fund property exposure up in Q2
UK – Insurance companies and pension funds increased their exposure to commercial property in the second quarter of this year, according to DTZ Research reporting on data published by National Statistics (NS), the UK’s official government statistical research body....
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Mercer urges calm amidst market storms
Consultant William M. Mercer is cautioning pension funds not to make hasty investment decisions in response to current market volatility....
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Watsons poaches PWC team for new Belgian arm
BELGIUM – Watson Wyatt in Brussels has pulled off a significant coup in the Belgian market by luring a team of senior management staff from rival firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), including PWC’s forming insurance consulting team head, Karel Goosens, to head up a new insurance consultancy division.....
