All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 55
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The man with star credentials
The phenomenon of US movie stars crossing the Atlantic to tread the boards on the London stage is now well established – and it looks like the same thing is now happening in the pensions and asset management field. The latest high profile transatlantic transplant is Mark Anson of CalPERS, ...
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Pension fund contagion fears
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet has warned that pension funds and insurers could be sources of vulnerabilities that could spread “contagion” in the wider financial system. Trichet, speaking in Frankfurt, pointed out that pension funds and insurers might be “sources of vulnerabilities through their increased interdependences and linkages with ...
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The poisoned chalice?
Germany’s got a new minister responsible for pensions – which is interesting for two reasons. First is the scale of the problem, then there is the minister himself. Out of the turmoil of the election and the horse-trading behind the grand coalition, the SPD’s Franz Muentefering has emerged in the ...
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Robeco names consultant relations head
NETHERLANDS – Robeco Asset Management, hit by a “disappointing” asset inflow in the first half, has hired a head of consultant relations.
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Petroleum Fund funds seven new mandates
NORWAY – The NOK1.28trn (€161.3bn) Petroleum Fund transferred capital into two fixed income and five equity mandates in the third quarter.
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20% of UK schemes invest in hedge funds - NAPF
UK – Around one in five large UK pension funds have some exposure to hedge funds, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
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IPE-QUEST: Swiss fund tenders €258m of debt
SWITZERLAND – Consultant MBS Capital Advice has tendered up to CHF400m (€258m) in euro zone and Swiss debt on behalf of a Swiss pension fund client via IPE-Quest.
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UK’s Turner proposes funded national scheme
UK – Lord Turner’s Pension Commission has proposed the introduction of a funded national pension scheme with individual accounts, modelled in part on the Swedish PPM system.
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Fortis creates €6bn multi-management arm
EUROPE - Fortis Investments says it has set up a new multi-management business with around €6bn in assets under management.
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Bank of NY investment manager head exits
EUROPE – Philippe Seyll, head of investment managers for Continental Europe at the Bank of New York, has left to join Deutsche Boerse’s clearing and settlement operation Clearstream.
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Sweden's AP2 names new chief executive
SWEDEN – Andra AP-fonden, the SEK173bn (€18.2bn) Second Swedish National Pension Fund or AP2, has appointed Eva Halvarsson as chief executive.
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Swiss tap Watson for rail, postal pensions advice
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss ministry of finance has appointed consulting firm Watson Wyatt to help it assess solutions to problems at the rail and postal pension funds.
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Julius Baer facing client attrition – Moody’s
SWITZERLAND – Bank Julius Baer & Co. could be facing client “attrition” as it seeks to absorb the three Swiss banks and the GAM arm it is buying from UBS, Moody’s Investors Service says.
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Hermes’ Watson to join Witan Investment Trust
UK – Tony Watson, outgoing chief executive at Hermes Pensions Management, is to join the £1.4bn (€2bn) Witan Investment Trust as a non-executive director.
