All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 56
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IPE-QUEST: Danish fund tenders Japan equities
DENMARK – Kirstein Finans has tendered up to €100m in large-cap Japanese equities on behalf of a Danish pension fund via IPE-Quest.
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Italy’s Maroni rounds on unions amid TFR delay
ITALY – The Italian government has delayed the implementation of the TFR, or severance pay, reform until 2008 – two years later than planned.
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Capital International targeting Eastern Europe
EUROPE – Capital International, the reclusive asset manager that has been hit by some client withdrawals recently, says Eastern Europe is an area of “significant potential and interest”.
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Wide variance seen in EU mortality assumptions
EUROPE – A new study has found a wide variation in mortality assumptions across the European Union.
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Allianz Global Investors names top execs
EUROPE - Allianz Global Investors has made some senior appointments as it unveils its new European subsidiary.
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UK minister sets five key tests for pension reform
UK - New pensions secretary John Hutton says any pension reform must past a five-point test.
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CEIOPS in pact with sister committees
EUROPE – CEIOPS, the European pensions and insurance supervisory committee has got signed a protocol of cooperation with its sister banking and securities committees.
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Bank of NY names European pensions head
EUROPE - The Bank of New York has named Robert Darmanin as head of European custody and pensions, taking over from Richard Beaven who has left the company.
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State Street fined $1.4m for trading violations
US – State Street has been fined a record $1.4m (€1.2m) by markets regulator NASD over violations in bond trade reporting.
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Watson Wyatt’s Eyre joins Mercer
UK – Mercer Human Resource Consulting has hired Watson Wyatt’s Peter Eyre as a principal based in London.
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Call for pan-European pensions coordinator
EUROPE – Anne Maher, the chief executive of Ireland’s Pensions Board, has suggested that a pan-European pensions coordinator might be a good idea.
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Frijns: change the structure not the strategy
NETHERLANDS – Jean Frijns, the former investment chief at Dutch civil service fund ABP, has outlined his thoughts on how the Dutch pension fund structure should be amended.
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EFAMA calls for changes to IORP directive
EUROPE - European investment fund association EFAMA has called for the European Commission to make “significant changes” to the occupational pensions directive to help facilitate a single European market for investment management.
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Majedie to develop new fund business
UK – Majedie Investments, the backer of the UK equity boutique Majedie Asset Management founded by former Mercury executives, is looking at developing a new fund management business.
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Watson Wyatt hires Russell’s Penfold
UK – Consulting firm Watson Wyatt has hired Russell Investment Group’s Robin Penfold as a senior investment consultant.
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500+ sign up for IPE online pensions symposium
EUROPE – More than 500 pension industry professionals have signed up to participate in IPE’s online pensions symposium tomorrow.
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Czechs ‘need parametric pension reform’
CZECH REPUBLIC – The Czech Republic needs to implement a parametric pension reform and raise the retirement age, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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EU clarifies status of UK/Ireland schemes
UK/IRELAND – The European Commission has confirmed that UK/Ireland pension schemes do come under the cross-border provisions of the directive on occupational pension funds.
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Turkish pension mutual funds grow to €621m
TURKEY – The assets in Turkish pension mutual funds has grown to TRL1bn (€621m), the country’s Pension Monitoring Centre says.
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Oslo Sporveier transfers €250m scheme
NORWAY – Oslo’s municipal public transport provider Oslo Sporveier has transferred its NOK2bn (€253.6m) pension scheme to Storebrand.
