All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 17
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IPE-QUEST: Swiss foundation tenders real estate
REAL ESTATE – A Swiss investment foundation has tendered $100m+ (€78m) in global passively managed publicly traded real estate via IPE-Quest.
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F&C nabs MSIM exec for new Geneva office
SWITZERLAND - F&C Asset Management has named Christian Zeitler as country head for Switzerland and Austria.
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Dexia AM adds €6.5bn in institutional assets
EUROPE – Dexia Asset Management gained a net €6.5bn in new institutional assets in the second quarter of 2006.
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Mercer names Italy investment head
ITALY – Nicola Carcano has been named as head of Mercer Investment Consulting in Italy, based in Milan.
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“Vast weight” of institutional real estate cash
UK – There’s a “vast weight” of institutional cash chasing commercial real estate in the UK, according to warehouse property firm Brixton.
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Watson Wyatt says it’s limited in Europe
EUROPE – Watson Wyatt Worldwide says it will be limited in the way it operates its new European subsidiary until the middle of next year.
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Credit Suisse replaces Swiss asset head
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse has named Peter Schmuki as its new head of asset management in Switzerland, taking over from Mario Seris.
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Morgan Stanley names European pensions head
EUROPE – Morgan Stanley has confirmed it’s hired PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Neville McKay as the new head of its European Pensions Group.
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UK pension regulator finds governance failings
UK – The Pensions Regulator has found a “significant minority” of UK pension funds have shortcomings in important areas of good governance practice.
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IPE-QUEST: Three new fixed income searches
SWITZERLAND – There are three new fixed income searches from Swiss institutional investors on the IPE-Quest system.
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EU Parliament to study migrants’ pension rights
EUROPE – The European Parliament is to study ways for migrants to access their European pension rights when they return home.
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Belgian funds return 0.99% in first half
BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds returned an average of 0.99% on their investments in the first half, according to the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions.
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Clayton joins Pension Real Estate Association
REAL ESTATE – The Pension Real Estate Association has named James Clayton as its new Director of Research as of today (September 1).
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Bexley, Lincolnshire name new managers
UK – The Bexley and Lincolnshire local authority pension funds have separately named new asset managers.
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Study finds “very weak” case for funded pensions
EUROPE – A new academic study has found a “very weak” theoretical case for funded pension schemes over traditional pay-as-you-go systems.
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Norway: new pension asset department launches
NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance’s new asset management department overseeing the state pension funds launches this month.
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AEIP to celebrate 10th anniversary
EUROPE - AEIP, the European Association of Paritarian Institutions of Social Protection, is to celebrate its 10th anniversary under the patronage of José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
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Jones resigns as Morley CEO
UK - Keith Jones is to leave insurance group Aviva's Morley Fund Management arm after seven years as chief executive, the company said.
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Finnish state fund turns to real estate
FINLAND – Investment returns for the Finnish State Pension Fund (VER) dropped to 0.0% in the first half of 2006, down from 8.6% for the same period last year.
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Hewitt deepens tie with Sweden’s Löneanalyser
SWEDEN – Hewitt Associates says it is merging with Swedish compensation consultancy Löneanalyser. Financial terms were not disclosed.
