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MBOs show little time for pension arrangements
Two-thirds of management buy-out (MBO) companies, say they consider the pension scheme aspect of the firms they buy-out is unimportant or not even mentioned in the purchase negotiations....
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AP7 appoints Nomura for SEK1.1bn Japan mandate
SWEDEN – The seventh national Swedish pension fund (AP7) – the default fund for non-choosers in Sweden’s PPM system - has selected Nomura Asset Management UK to manage a SEK1.1bn (e121m) active Japanese equity mandate...
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Guernsey funds business grows despite threats
GUERNSEY – Guernsey fund managers have recorded relatively healthy growth in hedge fund and fund of funds business for 2000, despite threats to the industry posed by outside bodies such as the OECD and the general increase in competition from other offshore jurisdictions...
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PPM system to receive half a million new entrants
SWEDEN – Almost half a million new entrants will join the SEK18-20bn (e2-2.2bn) state premium pension system (PPM) at the end of May, more than doubling the earlier estimate of 200,000 new members....
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80% of French and Germans say pensions are at risk
EUROPE – More than 80% of French and Germans think that in 10-15 years their domestic pensions system will not be able to pay full benefits in the light of future demographic imbalances, according to a study by three leading European academics…
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Northern snaps up Kinney as multi-manager director
UK – Michael Kinney, a former head of research at consultant Bacon & Woodrow, has been brought on board by Northern Trust to become director of its multi-manager affiliate, Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA)...
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Goldman appoints UK institutional business head
UK – Oliver Bolitho has been appointed as executive director responsible for UK institutional business development at Goldman Sachs Asset Management...
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Latvia adopts PPM type system for second pillar
LATVIA – The Latvian national second pillar pension plan will be launched on July 1, with a little help from the Swedes. Consultant KPMG’s Stockholm office is developing a PPM-type system to be included in the Latvian State Social Insurance Agency’s (SATUR) structure...
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Compass points to Russell for £500m brief
UK – The trustees of the newly created £500m (e794m) Compass Pension Scheme for catering group Compass, have appointed multi-manager Frank Russell Company as the sole investment manager to the scheme’s assets....
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Swedish regulator targets creative accounting
SWEDEN – The Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) has decided to sharpen up regulations on insurance companies giving misrepresentative financial information in their year-end results...
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InvestorForce goes on-line with Measurisk
InvestorForce has struck up a partnership with independent risk management group Measurisk to offer on-line risk monitoring to institutional investors and consultants conducting hedge fund manager searches...
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Mercer talks 'hot topics' with trustees
UK – Consultant William M.Mercer is launching a series of ‘hot topics’ courses as part of its 2001 programme of pensions knowledge seminars for scheme trustees...
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Mercer records best ever year for manager searches
Consultant William M. Mercer’s Investment Consulting Practice advised on a record 800 investment manager searches last year - a figure it believes represents the highest volume of manager searches ever advised on by an investment consultancy in any one year....
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Overseas fund liabilities may double under FRS17
UK/EUROPE - The gap between local accounting estimates of pensions liabilities and those that will face UK companies under FRS17 accounting standards for pension plans in different countries, has been highlighted by international consultants William M. Mercer....
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Schroder signals DC growth with new signings
UK - Schroder Pensions has made of raft of new appointments in response to growth in its UK defined contribution (DC) business....
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SEI up and running with first UK mandate
SEI, the US multi-manager firm has picked up its first UK institutional investment mandate since setting up its London operations...
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Myners: Schemes could boost consultancy market
Paul Myners has cleared the UK consultancy market of accusations of serious competition concerns, but recommended that pension funds split actuarial and investment advice contracts to bring more players into the country’s restricted advisory market....
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Irish scheme worries are fuelling manager reviews
Irish pension fund concerns over uncertainty in domestic and European legislation and regulation are being expressed through increasing manager reviews, according to a new survey...
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Dyson quits Mercer for top Merrill spot
UK – Andrew Dyson, the former head of US multinational investment consulting at consultant William M. Mercer, has been appointed head of institutional marketing at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers...
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BAM sweeps £60m from UK supermarket fund
UK – Supermarket chain Somerfield’s £300m pension scheme has appointed Baring Asset Management as manager to a £60m UK fixed income portfolio...
