Advisers – Page 58
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Special ReportShowing the way on governance
Roger Urwin advocates a greater focus on governance and internal investment resources for pension funds
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News
Consultancy to assist search for consultants
[16:00 CET 03-12] UK – A new consultancy service has been launched in the UK which is designed to advise pension funds regarding the selection of investment consultants.
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Features
The thinking pension revolutionary
Thought leadership is a well-worn term but one sure practitioner in the pension fund world is Keith Ambachtsheer, who has been voted by our readers as winner of this year’s IPE Gold Award for outstanding industry contribution.
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Actors in search of a role
Investment consultants have yet to carve our much of a niche in the Spanish pensions market, George Coats finds
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Watson Wyatt poaches from Goldman
[16:45 CET 27-11] GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt has persuaded Paul Richards, head of consultant relations (ex-US) at Goldman Sachs, to join its global manager research team as a ‘sustainability’ expert.
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Hewitt strengthens presence in Austria
[11:00 CET 23-11] AUSTRIA – Hewitt has signed a co-operation agreement with the Austrian firm ‘Benefit Consulting’ to increase its exposure in Austria.
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Flexibility deters schemes from fiduciary management - KPMG
[15:00 CET 21-11] NETHERLANDS - Doubts about managers’ ability to deliver flexibility prevent many Dutch pension funds from choosing fiduciary management, claims accountancy advisory firm KPMG.
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Mercer plans catch up with Höfer merger (Updated)
[Updated at 15:10 CET 21-11] GERMANY - Mercer Germany's Frankfurt-based operation and German pension consultant Höfer Vorsorge-Management are discussing a possible merger.
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Hewitt eyes risk as Watson Wyatt looks to DC
[15:15 CET 19-11] UK/EUROPE - Consultancy firm Watson Wyatt has unveiled a pension provider research database services detailing how schemes operate across Europe, at the same time as rival firm Hewitt is turning its attention to enhancing pension funds' risk and reward potential.
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Special Report
How to raise pensions awareness
Alfred Kool suggests a way in which pension funds can organise the communication of information to their members in an efficient and professional way
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News
Norway seeks real estate expertise
[16:00 CET 09-11] NORWAY – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global has effectively confirmed its intention to invest in real estate by tendering for a real estate investment consultant.
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Aon closes Swedish investment consultancy
[15:30 CET 08-11] SWEDEN – The global consulting company Aon has closed its investment strategy consultancy business in Stockholm following the departure of both Mats Langensjö and Martin Källström.
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Cardano replaces Hewitt at £3bn pension fund
[16:00 CET 07-11] UK – The newly-opened London office of Rotterdam-based consultant Cardano has won its first mandate, from the AstraZeneca pension fund.
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Free pension tracker to tackle info gap
[15:30 CET 07-11] IRELAND – A free pensions tracker service has been launched by an Irish financial adviser firm which is designed to track down information on individuals’ past pensions.
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Deloitte under review at TPR
[15:30 CET 06-11] UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is tendering for a new internal auditor.
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HVB sells out pension consulting
[16:10 CET 05-11] GERMANY – The Bavarian HypoVereinsbank (HVB) has sold parts of its subsidiary Pension Consult in order to focus solely on Pensionsfonds.
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Features
Why invest in company x?
Kurt Schacht proposes additions and amendments to current practices in the business reporting model
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News
AP7 names portfolio revamp technology
[16:30 CET 30-10] SWEDEN – The Swedish buffer fund AP7 has applied the New Frontier Advisors' IT platform for its latest major strategic asset allocation review.
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Pensions Board creates actuarial panel
[13:30 CET 29-10] IRELAND – The Pensions Board is seeking five to six actuarial consultancy firms for future projects.
