Advisers – Page 56
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FeaturesThe consulting kaleidoscope
Investment consultants, asset managers and investment banks are increasingly operating on each other’s territory. Rachel Fixsen charts the overlapping boundaries in the advice market and canvasses views on how potential conflicts of interest can be managed
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Special ReportInvestment consultants forum
Liam Kennedy spoke to senior figures from Hewitt, Mercer and Watson Wyatt about the new partnership-based relationships that they are forging with their clients
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FeaturesMoving further afield
Entering a new market poses challenges. Nina Röhrbein assesses the factors required to make it a success
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Features
The rise of the specialist adviser
Rachel Fixsen charts the emergence of niche consultants and advisers in the pensions advice market
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Features
Looking for alternative advice
Pension funds and other institutional investors usually go to established consultants for advice about traditional investments. But where do they go for advice about alternative investments, and in particular, hedge funds? David White reports
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News
Search for alpha increases fees by 50%
[11:00 CET 29-02] GLOBAL - Pension funds are paying 50% more in fees compared to five years ago, following an increased appetite for 'alpha' in the form of hedge funds and private equity, Watson Wyatt has revealed.
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Governance key to reducing pension risks
[13:30 CET 28-02] UK – Around 60% of senior executives believe improved governance and decision-making is the best way to reduce the impact of pensions risk on company finances.
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Hammersmith & Fulham seek actuarial consultant
[16:00 CET 22-02] UK – The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is seeking a new provider of actuarial services for its pension fund on a six-year contract.
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Trustees warned over money-laundering rules
[15:50 CET 19-02] UK – A lack of guidance from the government over new money laundering rules mean professional trustees have to choose between applying for an individual ruling from the government or facing "draconian" penalties, lawyers have warned.
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NewsNorway seeks independent evaluation of NBIM
[16:15 CET 14-02] NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance is seeking a consultant to evaluate and monitor the performance of the NOK 2.084trn (€262bn) Government Pension Fund – Global.
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Absolute returns needs lower fees - Watson Wyatt
[11:00 CET 13-02] EUROPE – Pension funds and asset owners who want to generate alpha from absolute return investments need to toughen up their "procurement skills" and push asset managers to cut costs, according to consultancy Watson Wyatt.
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EU must not favour cross-border DC "at expense" of DB
[11:00 CET 12-02] EUROPE – EU member states need to avoid over-regulating and discouraging defined benefit (DB) schemes in favour of a cross-border defined contribution (DC) pensions system, Barnett Waddingham has warned.
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Trustees increase demand for buyout advice
[13:30 CET 11-02] UK – An increasing number of employers and trustees are demanding specialist buyout advice as they consider the options for risk management of the scheme, Lane Clark & Peacock has reported.
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Mortality changes add £6bn to FTSE100 liabilities
[13:30 CET 08-02] UK - Nearly 50% of the defined benefit schemes in the FTSE 100 changed their mortality assumptions over the last year, adding more than £6bn (€8bn)to pension scheme liabilities, Watson Wyatt have claimed.
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Trustee support 'key battle' for private equity
[11:00 CET 06-02] UK – Private equity firms need to work harder to win over pension trustees, as 72% are fearful about possible private equity acquisitions, Aon Consulting has revealed.
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Dutch VAT exemption 'may take years'
[16:30 CET 05-02] NETHERLANDS – Revelations suggesting the Dutch government could immediately abolish value-added tax (VAT) on asset management services sought by pension funds are simply not true, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Pensions Board unveils support service providers
[12:30 CET 05-02] IRELAND - The Irish Pensions Board has unveiled two lists of 10 companies it will use in the future to provide actuarial consultancy as well as policy and economic research services.
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Features
Trusted adviser retains a key role
While the Singapore government has recognised the need to make changes to the Central Provident Fund system, which is as old as Singapore itself, the current situation is felt to be only a partial solution. Carl Redondo reports
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Turkey case study: new kid on the block
Fideltus was established only in 2007 to deliberately – and somewhat contemptuously – eschew traditional financial services such as brokerage and asset management and concentrate instead on M&A/IPO advisory and debt restructuring services.
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New man at EFRP
He may be a new broom, but Angel Martinez-Aldama will be sweeping up much of the same old dust, finds George Coats
