All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 30
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Gartmore says no change for clients in MBO
UK – UK asset manager Gartmore says there will be “no change” for clients as a result of its private equity-funded management buyout.
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Russell unveils upgraded web pension tools
GLOBAL - Russell Investment Group has unveiled the next generation of its web-based services for institutional clients.
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FIM Asset Management hires two from Nordea
FINLAND – FIM Asset Management has hired two executives from Nordea, with Petri Aho becoming head of international sales and Jouni Salmenkivi head of fixed income.
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IMA creates new role of head of tax
UK – The Investment Management Association has created a new role of head of tax to help it deal with a higher workload in the area.
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Contrarian Faber: pension funds should exit US
SWITZERLAND – Noted “contrarian” investment guru Marc Faber says he would advise Swiss pension funds to move assets out of the US and into Asia.
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UK pension industry split on national scheme
UK – The UK’s pension industry appears split over the government’s proposed national pensions savings schemes.
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UK unveils national pensions scheme, extends FAS
UK – The UK government today unveiled its long-awaited response to the Pensions Commission in a White Paper.
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Greater Manchester tenders investment consultancy
UK – The £8.5bn (€12.4bn) Greater Manchester Pension Fund has tendered for a new actuarial and investment consultant.
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AP3 implements RiskMetrics system
SWEDEN – Tredje AP-fonden, the SEK175.8bn (€18.9bn) Third National Pension Fund, has procured a risk analysis system from RiskMetrics.
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Liontrust loses further €392m of pension assets
UK – Specialist UK equities fund manager Liontrust Asset Management says it lost £268m (€392m) of pension fund assets in the year to the end of March.
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Reuters injects €336m to cut pension deficit
UK – News and information group Reuters is to inject a total of £230m (€336m) into its pension funds to help eradicate a £265m deficit.
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US proxy firm Glass Lewis expands into Europe
EUROPE – US proxy research and institutional voting services firm Glass, Lewis & Co. has opened a European headquarters in London.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish fund tenders N. America equity
DENMARK – A Danish pension fund has tendered $100m+ in US and Canadian all-cap equities via IPE-Quest.
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NAPF’s Ellison to chair IPE Real Estate event
NETHERLANDS – National Association of Pension Funds chairman Robin Ellison is to chair IPE Real Estate’s Investor Forum & Awards in Amsterdam on June 1.
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Skandia case’s Bexhed steps down
SWEDEN – Skandia’s Jan-Mikael Bexhed, who steered a prominent pan-European pensions test case through the European Court of Justice, is stepping down as general counsel at the company.
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Pension funds boost AUM at Dexia
EUROPE – A “strong increase” in pension fund inflows helped Dexia’s institutional assets under management to rise by 12.3%, or €2.7bn, in the first quarter.
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Some Swedish life, pension assets get red light
SWEDEN – Swedish financial regulator Finansinspektionen says a small number - less than 1% - of life insurance and occupational pension assets were in a “red-light” situation in the first quarter.
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AIG, Aegon enter UK bulk annuity market
UK – AIG and Aegon have both signalled separate decisions to enter the UK’s bulk annuities market – in moves which will challenge existing suppliers Prudential and Legal & General.
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Norway’s global fund awards five new mandates
NORWAY – The Government Pension Fund - Global assigned capital to five new mandates in the first quarter – one fixed income and four equities.
