Advisers – Page 188

  • News

    FCPE shift

    2000-12-13T12:13:00Z

    FRANCE - The marked shift into shares within France’s FCPE (Fonds Communs de Placement D’Entreprise) individual company savings plans, is under scrutiny following recent dips in the equity markets, according to Richard Deville, managing director of Watson Wyatt in Paris.

  • News

    APAM adjusts European focus

    2000-12-13T01:03:00Z

    EUROPE - Allianz PIMCO Asset Management (APAM) is reshaping its European investment management business in a move it says will introduce best practice and avoid marketing conflicts across the continent.

  • News

    Diageo decides on custodian

    2000-12-12T10:00:00Z

    UK - The UK-based Diageo Pension Scheme has re-appointed The Bank of New York (BNY) to act as global custodian for its fund, valued at £3.6bn (e6bn)

  • News

    Cornwall splits global mandate

    2000-12-08T05:06:00Z

    UK - The £600m (e990m) Cornwall County Council Superannuation Fund has split a Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) global balanced mandate into two, following a review in conjunction with consultants Hymans Robertson.

  • News

    New manager system launched

    2000-12-08T04:58:00Z

    SWITZERLAND - Felix Kottman, executive vice president of St Gallen based Swiss consultants Complementa, has launched managerselection.com - a new internet based data platform for pension funds, consultants and asset management companies.

  • News

    Bacon and Callan reach parting of ways

    2000-12-08T04:52:00Z

    UK - consulting actuary firm Bacon & Woodrow and US consultants Callan Associates are set to unravel their global consultancy relationship.

  • News

    Irish funds focus on managers' process

    2000-12-08T04:30:00Z

    IRELAND - Irish plan sponsors are becoming more aware of the investment strategies of their funds.

  • News

    UK funds review SRI issues

    2000-12-08T04:28:00Z

    UK - Jardine Reeves Brown consultants and actuaries has published its fourth annual ‘Survey into Pension Plan Compliance and Standards’ in the UK.

  • News

    Swedish investment arm closed

    2000-12-08T04:17:00Z

    SWEDEN - Consultant William M Mercer has closed its three-strong investment consulting operation in Stockholm and will instead run it from the London office.

  • News

    PPM pulls in 70% of Swedes

    2000-12-08T04:00:00Z

    SWEDEN - Around 70% of Swedes in the north of the country have chosen to actively invest their assets in the second round of selection under the PPM (Premium Pensions Authority) national pension scheme.

  • News

    German pensions reform put back by a year

    2000-12-08T03:42:00Z

    GERMANY - Reform of German pensions has suffered another setback after the government postponed the introduction of legislation leading to the introduction of private pensions. Private provision will begin in 2002, instead of 2001 as initially planned.

  • News

    New Danish consultancy

    2000-12-08T03:40:00Z

    DENMARK - Jørgen Leschly has left SkandiaLink, the Danish Unitlink arm of Skandia group, to start a new consultancy, DCG Consulting, based in Copenhagen.

  • Features

    New danish consultancy

    December 2000 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Room for more consultants

    November 2000 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Swedish investment arm closed

    November 2000 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Consultants in turf war

    October 2000 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Selecting the best

    October 2000 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Aon buys ASA

    October 2000 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Theoretical under-pinning

    June 2000 (Magazine)