All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 28
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SEI names Benelux client service director
BENELUX – SEI Investments has named Fortis Investments’ Peter in de Rijp as its new client service director for Benelux.
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Fidelity seeks new Swiss institutional head
SWITZERLAND – Fidelity International says it is talking to headhunters about finding a replacement for Swiss institutional investment director Raoul van der Lugt.
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Watson Wyatt hires Aon’s Yakoubov
UK – Watson Wyatt Worldwide says it has hired Yakoub Yakoubov from rival Aon Consulting.
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Finnish state fund ‘eyes 10% alternatives shift’
FINLAND – Finland’s €8.2bn State Pension Fund, Valtion Eläkerahasto or VER, is planning to allocate 10% of its assets to alternatives, according to a report.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish fund tenders emerging equities
DENMARK – A Danish pension fund has tendered up to $100m (€77.2m) in global emerging market all-cap core equities via IPE-Quest.
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Liability-driven set for mainstream – JP Morgan
GLOBAL – Nearly half of Europe’s pension funds are using, or planning to use, liability-driven investment strategies, according to a survey from JP Morgan Asset Management.
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Debate over UK university fund rages in press
UK – Debate over the coverage of the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s asset allocation continues to rage in the letters pages of the financial press.
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Towers Perrin in pact with Polish consultant
POLAND - Towers Perrin HR Services has signed an alliance partnership agreement with Warsaw-based employee benefits and actuarial consultancy Trio Management.
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IASB chief rues “daft” discount rate situation
GLOBAL – International Accounting Standard Board chairman Sir David Tweedie has acknowledged the “daft” consequences of the current method of determining corporate pension liabilities.
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UK regulator consults on scheme accounts
UK - The UK’s Pensions Regulator has issued a wide-ranging discussion document reviewing the form and content of pension scheme report and accounts.
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Germany’s Ehrhardt targets UK institutions
GERMANY – Independent German asset manager Dr. Jens Ehrhardt (DJE) is launching its funds in the UK, targeting institutional investors such as pension funds.
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Mercer unveils one-stop-shop pensions service
UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has launched a one-stop-shop service in the UK that combines pension scheme management, administration, asset management and member communications for a fixed fee.
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PPM tenders performance evaluation
SWEDEN - Sweden’s Premium Pension Authority, PPM, is seeking a consultant for, among other things, performance evaluation of its external asset managers.
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Doctors Pension Funds Services names new CEO
NETHERLANDS - Doctors Pension Funds Services, the company which runs more than €12bn of medical pension assets, has named PME’s Gerard van Dalen as its new chief executive.
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Universities Superannuation Scheme hits back
UK – The Universities Superannuation Scheme, the UK’s second largest pension fund, has hit back at the Financial Times, saying a recent article in the paper contained a series of inaccuracies.
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UK accounting board seeks to amend FRS17
UK - The Accounting Standards Board is seeking to amend the FRS17 pensions accounting standard to bring it in line with the international IAS19 measure.
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PPF awards compensation admin to Capita
UK – The Pension Protection Fund says it will appoint Capita Hartshead as its compensation administrator.
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IPE-QUEST: Swiss AHV tenders real estate
SWITZERLAND – AHV Ausgleichsfonds, the administrator of the reserve fund for the Swiss Federal Social Security System, has tendered around CHF150m (€95.9m) in passive Asia Pacific real estate via IPE-Quest.
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Etera investment chief Korhonen joins Kaupthing
EUROPE – Ari Korhonen, chief investment officer at the €5.58bn Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Co. is to take over as head of Kaupthing Asset Management in Finland.
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Belgium prepares for pan-European schemes
BELGIUM – The Belgian government has reiterated its desire to become a pan-European pension fund domicile ahead of a new control law on the matter.
