All articles by Carolyn Bandel – Page 37
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Kas Bank in merger talks with UK institution
[15:30 CET 11-01] NETHERLANDS – Laurens Vis, managing director of the London branch of Dutch securities custody bank Kas Bank, has said the company is in ‘serious talks’ with a UK based institution over a possible joint venture.
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JPMorgan confirms Blair appointment
[13:00 CET 11-01] UK – Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair, who left his office in June, was appointed as senior advisor to US investment bank JPMorgan Chase, the company has confirmed.
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Investment houses seek improved trading through Chi-X
[16:30 CET 10-01] UK – Alternative trading platform Chi-X Europe, which aims to compete with established European exchanges, has reached agreement with a consortium of shareholders taking a minority stake in the firm.
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CDC protagonist in corporate governance code
[16:00 CET 10-01] FRANCE – French president Nicolas Sarkozy has put forward plans for a new corporate governance code to protect French corporates against ‘destructive action’ from foreign investors.
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2007 sees Partners’ AuM grow by 41%
[15:45 CET 10-01] SWITZERLAND – Partners Group, the Swiss alternative assets manager, has reported a 41% increase in assets under management (AuM) at the end of 2007.
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1 in 4 DC schemes lack governance safeguard
[16:15 CET 09-01] UK – More than a quarter of UK defined contribution (DC) schemes do not have a so called service level agreement (SLA) with their pension scheme administrators, a new Watson Wyatt study has found.
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Governance code still "too unclear"
[15:30 CET 09-01] NETHERLANDS – A consultation paper on corporate governance, hedge funds and private equity could ease pressures on shareholders' responsibilities, but still is unclear as to what constitutes ‘acting in concert’, according to Eumedion.
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Wednesday people roundup
[12:00 CET 09-01] People roundup: GLOBAL – Nordea Liv & Pension, Aberdeen, HSBC, Investec, KPMG, SWIP, SHPS, Mercer, Prime Rate Capital Management, EEA, Frontier, Goodman.
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AP1 appoints new chief
[11:40 CET 09-01] SWEDEN – Johan Magnusson, currently the global head of Swedish SEB Investment Management, will succeed exiting AP1 chief, William af Sandeberg.
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PPM performance slumped in 2007
[16:00 CET 08-01] SWEDEN – Annual performance of funds accessible through Swedish pension system the Premium Pension Authority (PPM) more than halved in 2007.
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NewsRoche fund picks new head
[15:15 CET 08-01] SWITZERLAND – The Basle-based pension fund of Swiss drugs giant Roche has appointed Robert Aeby as its new head.
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NewsStrathclyde reappoints custodian
[14:00 CET 08-01] UK - The £10bn (€13.5bn) Strathclyde pension fund has said it has reappointed its custodian Northern Trust.
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IPE-Quest: Large cap value required
[13:00 CET 08-01] EUROPE – An investment company based in continental Europe seeks an equity large cap value manager for a $50m mandate, using IPE Quest.
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SWIP forays into FoFs
[16:55 CET 07-01] UK – Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has launched two absolute return funds, making its first foray into the UK fund-of-funds market.
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Quest investor says no to 'huggers'
[16:50 CET 07-01] EUROPE – A continental European investment company is looking for global debt managers via IPE Quest.
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RailPen presses Japanese governance reforms
UK – The British Railway Pension Fund (RailPen), at £20bn (€26.8bn) on of the UK’s largest schemes, has asked around 200 Japanese companies to improve corporate governance practices.
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NewsOpel tops up pensions for blue-collars
[16:15 CET 04-01] GERMANY – The German General-Motors subsidiary Opel is to top up the pensions it pays to around 20,000 of its former blue-collar workers.
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NewsDebate to determine who owns pension assets
[16:00 CET 04-01] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch parliament will in the next three months investigate who in fact owns pension schemes’ assets accumulated to meet pension liabilities.
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ERAFP courts advice for diversification push
[15:00 CET 04-01] FRANCE – The €4.8bn French public service additional pension scheme, ERAFP is looking to hire a new investment consultant in its push for greater diversification.
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PGGM in court again over insurance activity
[15:35 CET 03-01] NETHERLANDS – PGGM, one of the largest European pension funds, is being taken to court by the Dutch Association of Insurance Companies (Verbond van Verzekeraars) over claims of unfair competition.
