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New FTK parameters to hit premiums, expert says
NETHERLANDS - The new parameters for the financial assessment framework FTK, announced last week by De Nederlandsche Bank, could lead to up to a 6% increase in pension contributions, says pensions professor Guus Boender.
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British Coal Scheme appoints Watts, Read
UK – The £11.9bn (€17.6bn) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme has appointed Philip Read and Nick Watts as chairman and trustee director respectively.
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Watson Wyatt hires Hewitt’s Everness
UK – Watson Wyatt says it has hired Hewitt Associates’ Graham Everness as a senior consultant in its Pensions Technical Unit.
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Schemes 'unsatisfied with funds of hedge funds'
GLOBAL - Mercer Investment Consulting says only 23% of pension schemes are satisfied with funds of hedge funds investments.
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Deloitte to expand pension investment group
UK – Professional services firm Deloitte is looking to expand the pension and investment services group within its Deloitte Total Reward & Benefits Investment Services practice.
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France’s FRR seeks SRI service providers
FRANCE - The €27.6bn Fond de Resérve pour les Retraites, the French Pensions Reserve Fund, is looking for assistance in socially responsible investing.
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Dutch consultant HV&P joins Milliman
GLOBAL – Milliman Global has added Dutch employee benefits consultant HV&P to its global network of independent actuarial and consulting firms, it was announced today.
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Extra €75bn goes to external managers - report
EUROPE – European institutional investors have put an extra €75bn with external asset managers, according to consulting firm Greenwich Associates.
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New hires at Mercer and Lane Clark & Peacock
UK – There have been a series of new appointments at pension consulting firms Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Lane Clark & Peacock.
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Paternoster awards custody brief to State Street
UK – New pensions buyout firm Paternoster has appointed State Street to provide it with custody and securities lending services.
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Polish reformer Góra condemns govt plans
POLAND – Marek Góra, the Warsaw School of Economics professor who was one of the architects of the Polish pension reform, has condemned the Polish government’s pre-pensions proposals, saying they would amount to a “disaster”.
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Managers assess fallout from Swissfirst
The Swissfirst scandal has rocked the pensions industry, but managers in Switzerland feel there is no need for root-and-branch reform. George Coats reports
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Room at the inn for non-Swiss custodians
While the market for custodians in Switzerland is ruled by local players there is space for providers with international reach. Heather McKenzie reports
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European consultancy shapes up for the future
Stricter regulation and disappointing investment performances during the past couple of years have shaken up the inter-relationship between asset managers, institutional investors and consultants. Two independent Dutch and German consultancy firms that are cooperating together explain their reasons against a changing scenario for their businesses
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Lifting the veil in Germany
Frankfurt was the location last July for the first meeting between the asset managers and the consultants who act intermediaries between the investment sector and institutional investors. This meeting had been arranged by our organisation for a good reason. The situation of the German market is undergoing substantial change. The ...
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SocGen steps up its European presence
Société Générale’s €548m acquisition in January of 2S Banca, the securities services business of Italy’s UniCredit Group, is an important step in the French bank’s aim to become a Europe-wide player in the securities services business. 2S Banca was the second largest custodian in Italy, with more than €455bn in ...
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Who has the lowest costs of all?
If we measure the long-term average annual investment management cost incurred by funds from different global regions, we find that European funds, at 19 bps, spend the least while Australian funds, at 44 bps, spend the most. However, before we conclude that European funds are the world’s lowest cost funds, ...
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Aegon’s €40bn pooling project with Citigroup
Citigroup Global Transaction Services is to build an investment platform for Aegon The Netherlands that will enable the Dutch insurance and pensions company to pursue a range of asset strategies across multiple jurisdictions. Sikko van Katwijk, managing director at Citigroup, said the platform is designed to help investment managers change ...
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Consultants kept busy as regulation mounts
An ever complex legal framework and volatile markets in Swizerland has been a boon for the consultancy industry. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Dutch painters tap MLIM for swaps
NETHERLANDS – A&O Services, which runs the €3.2bn Dutch painters pension fund BPF Schilders, has chosen Merrill Lynch Investment Managers to implement a €1.4bn swap and swaptions overlay programme.
