All articles by Christina Gwyn – Page 2
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UK trustees get new code of practice
UK- A new, independently-produced code of practice published today for pension scheme trustees helps to spell out in detail their responsibilities. The code comes in the build up to Paul Myners announcing new recommendations on the future role of trustees.
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Features
Making pensions popular
Simplification was the topic firmly on the agenda at the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) annual conference in Brighton. “The pendulum has swung too far in favour of regulation and complexity”, Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions told the conference. Hardly a day goes by without ...
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UK government admits pensions are over-regulated
UK– Secretary of state for work and pensions Alistair Darling today promised to make pensions “genuinely popular” by making them more accessible and simpler.
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Features
Merrill Lynch's shifting styles
Each month in IPE we analyse the portfolio style of a fund using the return-based portfolio analyser developed by London-based firm Style Research. This month we have chosen Merrill Lynch European Value A Fund, managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The graph shows the changes in style the fund experienced ...
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New Star's six long-only funds
The London-based investment fund manager, New Star International is launching – pending approval by the Central Bank of Ireland – six new long-only equities funds. The new funds are sub-funds of the proposed Dublin-based, open-ended investment company (OEIC). Philip Goldsmith, managing director of New Star International, believes it will be ...
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Systems ‘unsustainable’
Look at the future of retirement saving, and it is not a pretty sight. This was the message from Matthew Young, director of special projects at the Adam Smith Institute, to the Pensions Management Institute’s spring conference. With the loss of 0.5% of the workforce every year in the UK, ...
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API says UK funds should raise property to 15%
UK – Aberdeen Property Investors (API) has suggested that with property set to outperform other asset classes over the next five years, pension funds should increase their exposure to 15% of the overall portfolio.
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Rothschild poaches Milton from Baring AM
UK – Rothschild Asset Management has appointed Ian Milton as assistant director and head of European institutional business development. Milton joins Rothschild from Baring Asset Management where he was regional team head in the continental European sales and client service team.
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Frei to cover north central Europe for Citibank
UK – Citibank Global Securities Services has appointed Alfred Frei as regional market manager for north central Europe. Frei comes to Citibank from Pictet & Cie where he was head of global custody marketing and sales in Zurich.
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Fixage leaves EURACS and joins Milliman
France – Fixage, the French actuarial and consulting firm, has left the European and Actuarial Consulting Services (EURACS) network, where it was acting secretariat. Fixage has also just announced its appointment as representative in France for the worldwide consulting network, Milliman Global.
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Stamford picks Morris for multi-manager products
UK – Independent consultancy firm Stamford Associates has appointed Neil Morris as head of business development and client services for multi-manager products.
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FIS beefs up US equities team
UK – Friends, Ivory & Sime (FIS) have appointed Tim Sharman and Robin Wrench to their US equities team.
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EVCA publishes new private equity booklet
Belgium – the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has published a booklet, entitled ‘Why and How to Invest in Private Equity’ aimed at both new investors and those wishing to increase an exiting exposure.
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Features
Large value focus
Every month in IPE we analyse the portfolio style of a fund using the return-based portfolio analyser developed by London-based firm Style Research. This month we have chosen the DIT-Dresdner US Equity fund, managed by Dresdner International Management Services in Dublin. The graph shows the changes in style the fund ...
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PMI and NAPF launch basic pensions exam
UK – The London-based Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) have launched a new foundation level qualification, the Retirement Provision Certificate (RPC), aimed at people whose work brings them into contact with pensions and at those embarking on a career in pensions and benefits.
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BGI in new high return hedge fund launch
UK/IRELAND – Barclays Global Investors (BGI) in London has launched a new, high return market neutral hedge fund, a higher risk version of its UK equity market neutral fund.
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Special Report
A question of competency
“Capabilities are really high, skills and competencies are quite good.” This is the outcome of an independently commissioned survey by consultants Watson Wyatt into decision-making and pension fund governance in the UK. As Professor Andrew Kakabadse from the Cranfield School of Management, who led the research, told those attending a ...
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