All articles by Fennell Betson – Page 8
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Denmark’s SP to widen asset management options
DENMARK – The Special Savings Pensions Scheme (SP) to which all Danes contribute one percent of earnings will offer wider options as to how the assets can be managed, as from January 1 2005.
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New Belgian pension consulting firm names MD
BELGIUM – Carl Haeck has been appointed managing director of the newly formed Akkermans Stroobants & Partners, based in Antwerp, as from July 1.
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Putting down roots in Milan
The impact the Deutsche GSS acquisition is having on State Street’s presence in Europe is no more clearly evidenced than in its new office in Milan. As bank chairman David Spina put it recently it is transforming the business on this side of the Atlantic. “The aim of the Deutchse ...
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Make sure the message gets across
A key issue facing the Dutch pensions market is that public does not know how well it is taken care of, especially compared with other countries. This point was made at the recent VB annual conference in Baarn by the association’s chairman Ton Wennekus. The VB in association with others ...
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PVK hopes to answer regulatory questions soon
NETHERLANDS – The PVK, the Dutch pensions regulator, hopes to be in a position shortly to be able to answer pension funds questions about the application of the new regulatory regime.
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Closed Dutch dentists’ fund considers reopening
NETHERLANDS – The professional pension fund for dentists, which has been run as a closed fund for the past eight years, is approach the members of the dental profession to see if they want to reactivate the fund.
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Solidarity a theme at VB annual meeting
NETHERLANDS – The difference between Dutch and French or Spanish concepts of solidarity were highlighted yesterday at the annual meeting of the VB, the Association of Industry-wide Pension Funds.
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Making global footprints
ABN AMRO prides itself of being “pretty global” on the asset management side, says global chief investment officer Andrew Fleming. “We have asset management offices in 30 locations worldwide, with money being managed in 22 of these,” he points out. “Few other asset managers are as genuinely global as we ...
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It will be different this time
German investors are beginning to draw their breath again. Especially now that they think they know where the equity markets are, but the pain equities caused is not forgotten. The bolt hole of fixed income is where many investors bunkered down but this space could be growing increasingly uncomfortable on ...
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Closed fund with open agenda
The story of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) is part of the story of the UK’s nationalised coal mining. The fund was created in 1947 as the industry came into public ownership to look after the staff including senior underground personnel, and became a closed fund in 1994, ...
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Firm set to launch Irish multinational pensions vehicle
IRELAND- The Irish tax transparent vehicle CCF or common contractual fund designed to lure the pension business of multinationals away from Luxembourg will be adopted in the oncoming weeks by a global company to target the UK pension market, IPE learnt today.
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Bank of America beefs up European debt team
UK – Bank of America has made five new hires as part of its drive to develop its debt capabilities in Europe.
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State Street’s new Milan office to target funds
ITALY - State Street has opened an office in Milan with an eye to servicing Italy’s 500 billion euro investment funds industry, as part of its Deutsche Bank securities services deal.
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Multinationals await law changes for pan-European pension funds
EUROPE - Multinationals operating across Europe will probably begin to establish pan European pension funds (PEPFs) once it becomes clearer how EU countries will modify their laws..
