All articles by Dickon Reid – Page 26
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Treasury and DWP publish consultation documents
UK- The Treasury and the Department for Work and Pensions have published consultation documents outlining the government’s proposed action regarding shareholder activism, compulsory custodians and the financial education of trustees.
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GSAM appoints head of distribution in Germany
GERMANY- Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed Michael Klimek as head of third party distribution in Germany.
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Threadneedle merges retail and institutional units
UK-based Threadneedle is merging its retail and institutional sales and marketing into a single distribution unit that will be run by David Sachon. Sachon will become responsible for all sales, marketing and client services across institutional, defined contribution, retail and alternative investment businesses.
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INVESCO builds up global equities team
UK- INVESCO has appointed Habib Subjally as head of global equities. Subjally joins from Merrill Lynch and brings with him Manraj Sekhon who has been appointed senior fund manager for global equities.
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Spain takes up the reins
It’s easier to sparkle in a new role if a predecessor is seen to have failed dismally, and this is the case with Spain taking over the presidency from the much-maligned Belgians. In the few months prior to the handover at the beginning of the year, the prevailing opinion in ...
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Measuring up to standards
Most large investment managers now comply with performance presentation standards according to new research from PricewaterhouseCoopers. PwC received responses from 69 investment managers around the world for its report 2001 Global trends in performance measurement. The survey found that 95% of those who responded are either compliant with at least ...
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UK pension funds report second year of negative returns
UK pension funds reported the worst returns last year for more than a decade, according to performance measurement consultants WM Company. WM says it is the second consecutive year of negative returns, the first time this has happened since it began its UK pension fund survey in the mid 1970s. ...
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UK funds invest in Wilton private equity fund
UK- Wilton Asset Management has announced the closure of its $240m private equity pension funds in which pension funds for the Nottinghamshire County council and the Lattice group have taken undisclosed stakes.
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Wouters succeeds Stroobants at VKG-CPM
BELGIUM- Jean-Louis Wouters, the man overseeing the transformation of the e560m VKG-CPM fund for doctors, dentists and pharmacists, has succeeded Karel Stroobants as president of the executive board at VKG.
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UK government under pressure to simplify pensions
UK- Actuaries in the UK have urged the government to simplify private pensions in order to encourage more individuals to save for their retirement. In its submission to the department for Work and Pensions’ review on simplifying private pensions, the actuarial profession says excessively complicated legislation is proving a disincentive ...
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European CMBS market to grow 50% in 2002
EUROPE- Low interest rates in the Eurozone, increasing investor appetite and a broadening origination base have led rating agency Standard & Poor’s to predict a 50% growth in Europe’s commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market in 2002.
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Frank Russell adds new UK and US quant funds
UK- Frank Russell has added a further two funds to its multi manager range. The new US and UK quantitative funds are designed to complement the existing US and UK equity funds offered to European clients.
